Cutest little shop in Kawaihae Village. Locally made with the finest ingredients: soaps, lotions,…read morescrubs, so yummy smelling you find yourself wanting to taste it all. Not to mention the stores beachy theme where you can find beautiful hats, matted artwork and beach glass jewelry, all at very reasonable prices. Definitly worth a stop to shop.

Perfect place to get a bite to eat if you are driving to Kohala. The chicken and potatoes were…read moreperfect. We arrived in Kona after 6pm our drive to our Kohala Airbnb and we were starving then saw this Mini Stop. It was a perfect dinner to take with us. Workers were so pleasant and helpful. I'm glad we stopped.

Starved after a day at the beach, we stopped in because my smart daughter remembered Minit Stop…read morefrom when she was on Oahu. We were served THE most delicious fried chilen by the sweet auntie back there cooking away. Mac salad was THE bomb! The chicken katsu plate with two huge scoops of rice and a big scoop of that mac salad. It was the same fried chicke in bite size pieces and teriyake sauce to pour over top. Sweet Mother of Mercy everything was ono to the MAX. I highly recommend this Minit Stop for a meal.

they are the biggest lie. they say they are open too 11 but at 9 they wouldnt open the doors. I DO…read moreNOT review but this is soooo disrespectful. Especially rude when they are inside and not even looking at you when you knock on the door since it says they are OPEN!!

worst customer service ever!!! When you buy something the cashier is still super rude to you.read more

Amazing, fresh poke! There'll be a line and it may take time (service can be slow) but it's worth…read moreit. What they have depends on what they catch that day. They also have spam musubi and other local Hawaiian snacks and foods. For poke--you can get lettuce or rice, and they often have a variety of tunas, salmon, tako, and accoutrements like seaweed salad!

They are located INSIDE the Kawaihae Marketplace on the western side of the street. We tried their…read moretwo choice bowl with shoyu and wasabi pistachio and edamame with brown rice. The tuna was fresh, and I loved both flavors. The shoyu made the fish more silken in texture, which I liked, but I also liked the subtle wasabi flavor of the wasabi pistachio, which was more unique. Note: the wasabi pistachio is not spicy at all. They also sell fresh fish, and we bought some kanpachi (about $25/lb) to eat sashimi style, and it was amazing! So fresh, and great firm texture. I will be going back for more!

Jim is the best! I had no hope for my 2 pairs of sandals where one side of them tore out. He…read morerepaired them quickly and I am so happy. What a pleasure to work with him.

Great leather repair shop! Jim is friendly and a talented cobbler and his shop has a large…read moreassorment of acceories. He did an excellent job restoring a pair of sentemental boots. I highly recommend Jim's!

The internet and electrical outlets stopped working at our home after the recent storm and power…read moreoutage. I called VP Electric to rescue us, and they did not disappoint. Service Technicians, Allen and Garrett, arrived at our home on time, and immediately honed in on what was causing the electrical outlet problem inside our home. Allen found 2 electric outlets on our lanai that were completely corroded due to the recent storm. Upon cleaning out and completely replacing the corroded outlets, the power to the previously non- functioning outlets inside our home became fully restored. Allen and Garrett then installed outlet covers to protect the outlets on our lanai from the same corrosion problem happening again in the future. Last but not least, Allen addressed our downed internet service. He installed a new router we provided him, and got our internet service back up and running. Yay! Allen and Garrett proved to be experienced electrical pros, and delivered friendly, expert service. In summary, I look forward to patronizing VP Electric for our future electrical contractor needs.

This is the second home we have used VP Electric to run electrical lines for relocating a range and…read moreinstalling electrical lines for a Daikin mini split air-conditioning system. They are professional, knowledgeable, and do great work. Both times we have been extremely happy. We highly recommend VP Electric.

They won't return my phone calls for warranty repairs. That sucks. I bought a whole house of window…read moreblinds.

My interaction with the Budget Blinds franchise on the Big Island started well, but things quickly…read morewent downhill. Shortly after moving into a home that lacked any window coverings, I arranged for Dionne to come by and give me an estimate. I selected vertical blinds for three large windows in the main living area and for the glass sliding door in the master bedroom, plus horizontal blinds for two smaller bedroom windows. The price seemed reasonable, so I okayed the estimate and paid the required 60% deposit. That was in late January. Dionne indicated it should take 2-3 weeks for the blinds to arrive, so after about a week I emailed to see if there were any updates. As would become a pattern, it took several days and a second inquiry to get a response, which was that the order would ship in 5-6 days, with a tracking number that would give an idea of the arrival date. Two more weeks went by with no word. I followed up on Feb. 24 and was informed that the blinds had just arrived. After a brief delay due to a health emergency, we scheduled installation for the first week in March. So far, so good. Except that when the installer came to put up my blinds, it turned out that the horizontal blinds for one bedroom were missing, along with the hardware to install the valance for the master bedroom. What followed was a succession of delays, messages not returned until I'd made 2-3 followups ,and two more misfires: Eventually the missing blinds arrived, but twice they sent the installer with the wrong valance hardware. This went on till May - yes, May - for an order that was placed in January and supposed to be done in no more than about 3 weeks. The final part of the job - installing the bedroom valance for which they kept sending the wrong hardware - didn't get done until May 14. At no point in this whole ordeal did Dionne proactively reach out to me with any updates or attempted reassurance. At no point did I ever get a response to my inquiries without at least two, sometimes three, tries. How long does it take to type, "Sorry, no news yet but I'm keeping an eye on it - will let you know as soon as I hear" -- something, anything, to let the customer know they haven't been forgotten? After a couple months of this I emailed that it was time to talk about a price reduction, given the multiple delays and the inconvenience they were causing. As you can probably guess, that request was ignored. All was finally finished on May 14 and I awaited a bill. Nothing that week. Nothing the next week. Had she decided to waive the final 40% that was due as compensation for this fiasco? That seemed too much to hope for, plus it would be weird to do that and not say so. Nah, a bill finally arrived in early June for the final 40% with a bland "thanks for your patience" note. Rather than argue further, I just paid it. By then I just wanted to forget the whole interaction. I can't say positively that this is the worst customer service experience I've ever had, but it's certainly close. On the bright side, the end product looks just fine. But... never again.

These folks ripped me off for over $400. They walked off the 'install dishwasher job' and did not…read moreeven do the $79 install..but they left because they promised to hook the water filter back up and it turns out that Stev'es plumbing said it would be $1000 to fix what they broke. They broke the housing for the walter filter so i will need a completely new system. They did not respond to the visa complaint and i cant get y money back. on another website there are a bunch of low ratings saying that they are 'frequently involved in defrauding home depot warrantly customers'.

I had a great experience with Courtney. She communicated well with me and even when there was a…read moredelay with a part, which was not her fault, she updated me on it. She was always kind with her communication and went above and beyond for me.

Hidden gem for hawaiiana collectables!! Reasonably priced. Purchased a ring- the particular day…read morethey were only accepting cash, otherwise I would have bought a few more items. I will be sure to return!

Great shop!! Historical house which adds to visit. Multiple vendors. All items nicely displayed…read more Good prices for vintage and collectible pieces.