Everyone told us to go to JoJo's- sorry JoJo- THIS place is the sh%#!…read more Please walk, run, waddle your way HERE! Set in a little strip mall, so lots of parking! Friendly staff. Nice air conditioning inside. They also sell merch. We shared the Almond Joy and the Lava Flow. Both delicious! The Almond Joy had great texture with the almonds and toasted coconut. And the Lava Flow was juice and perfectly sweet. No high fructose corn syrup here!

Wow! Wow wow! This was one of my favorite shaved ice places…read moreever. The fact that they have a vegan foam for the ube iced was awesome. So many times I have to skip out of the foam or the whipped cream because it's dairy. Back in the mainland and I'm already missing this place. Everyone there was wonderful and helpful in answering my questions. It's nice and cool in the shop. There are a few tables and a couple of benches. I wish I would have gone to this place in the beginning of my trip so I could have returned multiple times. But now I know for my next visit.

Such a cute lil ice cream shop. You can smell right outside the door. It is very pink inside…read more I got a banana mac-nut brittle and a cookies & cream milkshake. And it was so good. It's a small shop so they only one group inside at a time, which I loved. They don't do tester but no need all the flavors are so good. This places warms my heart. I loved it so much. Service is great, the staff was fast and accommodating.

Delicious ice cream!…read more Got the ube and fudge ripple flavors and both were delicious. Unfortunately no samples before ordering but I'm sure all of their flavors are delicious. Very creamy and tasty and we will definitely return. It is a little pricey but it is good quality ice cream!

DELICIOUSNESS IN A BAG…read more Guarenteed to cool you down on a hot summer day and make your mouth happy in any weather. Every flavor is so yummy you'll be sure to buy more than one! Not to mention Gabe is a sweetheart!

This ice candy is da BOMB! KILLA fo sure!…read moreI had one avocado and one sweet corn. I've never had anything like it! Really!! Thanks for cooling me down!!! Aloha little Gabe, I'll be back for sure!!.

June 2026 This is…read moreacross the street from Dukes restaurant. Parking was ample and plenty of seats/chairs both indoors and outdoors The ice cream flavors were plentiful. From the classic to the tropical flavors of the island something for everyone. I got 2 flavors and it cost something like $10. Worth it.

Great Ice Cream. Intimidating Scooping Energy…read more Skinny Mike's feels like one of those places locals would rather you not know about - tucked into an unassuming little shopping center with vintage Hawaiian vibes and decor that makes you want to grab a cone and stay awhile. The ice cream, thankfully, was worth crossing state lines for. My kids predictably ordered something bright blue - Cookie Monster and another flavor that could only have been invented by either a six-year-old or a marketing genius. Whoever came up with those flavors is probably laughing all the way to the bank. I went with mint chocolate chip and toasted coconut topped with hot fudge, and it was absolutely fantastic. Rich, creamy, and exactly what vacation ice cream should be. The only reason this isn't five stars was the service. Let's just say the welcome felt a little more "Who sent you?" than "Aloha." Maybe we accidentally wandered into a locals-only witness protection program. Hard to say. Still, the ice cream was so good I'd happily endure another soul-piercing stare for a second scoop.

Food does not look like the menu item. The avacado egg sandwich I got was delicious but way too…read moremuch food. I just wanted what the photo showed. Also for the sandwich and a pineapple limeade it was $30. A bit pricey but it does seem like they use quality ingredients and it was delicious.

While staying at Kauai Shores Hotel we decided to try this place while we were at the shopping…read morecenter near by . Every time we would want to eat here it was closed . We went for breakfast one day at the time they said they were open & waited. We could hear some noise coming from inside the location but they never opened we waited 15 minutes then left . We even tried calling the phone number but no one answered . The menu looks amazing & has a lot of choices. We were sad they were never open when we wanted to try it.

My husband grew up visiting his family on Kauai every summer, and having shave ice here was a key…read moredaily event. We incorporated Hawaiian Blizzard shave ice as a part of our wedding reception and it was a lovely way to beat the heat and share a treasured family memory together! Best on the island! ​

Hawaiian Blizzard shave ice is the best! Aaron's homemade…read moresyrups are the best. Aaron's shave ice stand outside Big Save in Kapaa is the best. Aaron is the best.

We've been going to Hee Fat for shave ice for nearly two decades. It used to be our favorite place…read morefor shave ice, mostly for the high quality syrups. But it both hasn't kept up with some of the more creative offerings at other shave ice places, and the quality was lower on our most recent trip (June 2026). Here are the rankings of the shave ice places from our last trip: Kauai Shave Ice Rankings 2026 1. (Tied) North Shore Bowls in Kilauea - very enjoyable and creative pre-designed flavor combos, nice fluffy ice, good ice cream, flavorful syrups 1. (Tied) Wailua Shave Ice - very enjoyable and creative pre-designed flavor combos, delicious toppings, very good ice texture and ice cream; too light on the syrup for one of our two trips 3. Wishing Well in Hanalei - good fluffy ice and really flavorful natural syrups; downside is it's very crowded (always!) and pretty basic 4. JoJo's in Hanalei - this is a standard shave ice place; ice was a bit compact and icy, but the syrup was plentiful (maybe too much, if you can believe that, for our one visit) and the ice cream was both generous and good 5. Hee Fat in Kapaa - great flavors but the syrup was light coverage, and the ice cream seemed gummy/freezer burned, ice was decent texture; used to be our favorite in Kauai in years past, but it hasn't kept up with other places and maybe the quality has gone down hill 6. Honu Shave Ice in Kapaa - syrup was very light, almost nonexistent on one of our shave ices, ice was clumpy/chunky, ice cream was really minimal, flavors were decent

I think this had to be my favorite shaved ice on the island. I got a POG, and the flavor was so…read morespot on and tasted so much like the actual fruit. The portion size was also so generous. There's a parking lot around the back and a beach a block away to enjoy your shaved ice.

The shave ice was great, and there were a variety of flavors. I loved how they had natural flavor…read moreoptions. They were quick and it was cool how you could see them make it. It was also nice being able to sit in the shade. I had the regular Rainbow shave ice. The regular sizes are good for one or two people, depending on the amount you want.

This place was pretty disappointing. Based on the reviews, we were expecting much better. I would…read morenot recommend this place, when there are tons of better options on the island, including just a short trip south to Wailua. Our entire family of four got different things in our one stop at Honu Shave Ice and all were a bit disappointing. The ice quality was mediocre, the ice cream was barely there, and two of our shave ices had almost nonexistent syrup, to the point where it was just clumped ice chunks. I suspect that they don't train there staff well, given that our experience was pretty different than the reviews. Here are the shave ice rankings from our recent trip to the island (June 2026): Kauai Shave Ice Rankings 2026 1. (Tied) North Shore Bowls in Kilauea - very enjoyable and creative pre-designed flavor combos, nice fluffy ice, good ice cream, flavorful syrups 1. (Tied) Wailua Shave Ice - very enjoyable and creative pre-designed flavor combos, delicious toppings, very good ice texture and ice cream; too light on the syrup for one of our two trips 3. Wishing Well in Hanalei - good fluffy ice and really flavorful natural syrups; downside is it's very crowded (always!) and pretty basic 4. JoJo's in Hanalei - this is a standard shave ice place; ice was a bit compact and icy, but the syrup was plentiful (maybe too much, if you can believe that, for our one visit) and the ice cream was both generous and good 5. Hee Fat in Kapaa - great flavors but the syrup was light coverage, and the ice cream seemed gummy/freezer burned, ice was decent texture; used to be our favorite in Kauai in years past, but it hasn't kept up with other places and maybe the quality has gone down hill 6. Honu Shave Ice in Kapaa - syrup was very light, almost nonexistent on one of our shave ices, ice was clumpy/chunky, ice cream was really minimal, flavors were decent