First appearance of Chef Masaharu Morimoto.
Chin Ho, played by Daniel Dae Kim, says to Kono, "whatever happened, happened." This was a major theme in the time-travel theory of Lost, which Kim also starred in. In fact, it was the title of a Lost episode.
"Ma Ke Kahakai" is Hawaiian for Shore
The waitress who wants to sign Steves plaster bandage is Renee Nobriga, Miss Hawaii 2010