Kona poke chef Nakoa Pabre opens first sit-down restaurant on the Big Island

One of Hawaii’s award-winning poke chefs, Nakoa Pabre, said he is changing things up a bit by opening up his first sit-down restaurant in Kailua-Kona. It’s a new element that, he said, is a step up from his two Umekes Poke Bowls and Local Lunch Plate take-out stands in Kona that are well-known for their eponymous dish on the menu. “I wanted to give everybody the same local-style food but in a little more upscale environment, so we decided to turn it into a fishmarket bar and grill kind of…