Clean, well maintained, cute little shopping center in downtown Keaau. Has everything you could…read moreneed on a quick trip to town from local grocery's, quick eats (yummy grinds), to laundry services. Parking can be a bit tight here during peek hours so plan ahead

It's a cute little shopping center! I love the variety of shops here. Malama Market, Popeyes,…read moreMcDonald's, Jeans Warehouse, etc.! Love that people who live out in Puna don't absolutely HAVE to go to town for every little thing, because most things can be found here.

We were slowly and casually making our way across the island on our last trip, and of course had to…read morecome through Pahoa. I realized I had never been into the Mystic Closet before and so I was drawn in. I found two things here that I know I could not find anywhere else, truly, and both things are now like prized possessions. My daughter was looking for a skirt for a Stevie Nicks costume and found the most incredible asymmetrical black skirt that I might steal from her when she is done using it But the mystical icing on the cake is the most incredible labradorite necklace that I've ever seen. I've attached a picture because words do not describe the beauty of this piece. I've never seen anything quite like it. It's intricately woven together to make it one of the most beautiful statement pieces I have. The selection here is really incredible and I can't say enough about the kind sales associate that helped us. I also loved the belle of the ball, their adorable little dog that clearly has the run of the roost. When you're out of town, any little canine companion is helpful if you're missing your own dog lol. This place is fantastic and I will always be a must see anytime we're on the island.

I looove this store, is impossible to walk in and not to buy something. The jewelry and the clothes…read moreare soo beautiful and unique .. I wish my closet looked like this The stuff lovely as well

Very small and quaint museum! Very educational and informative. The volunteer was knowledgeable and…read morevery kind. This is totally worth a stop on your trip.

Really neat little museum. Picked up the displays from the Jagger Museum after it got broken in…read morethe eruptions of 2018. Also added descriptions of the local eruptions and their aftereffects. Very interesting displays. Also, the docent was very informative and interesting to talk to. He had been personally affected and described its effects on him.

We appreciate that they will take type 2 plastics for recycling as it is hard to find any…read moreopportunities on the Big Island to recycle any plastics. We live in Hawi, but take advantage of the opportunity to recycle there whenever we have a weekday trip to the Hilo area.

I use Business Services Hawaii while taking trips to Hilo from Volcano. The recycling center at…read moreVolcano is now closed. Both Merle, who generates the ticket, and Jazmin who does the payout, are very friendly and have good people skills. The location is convenient, and service is quick. Merle knows how to take smaller recycle requests while working on larger ones at the same time. I highly recommend this facility for HI-5 recycling.

Wonderful displays and interactive learning activities for all ages!! The owner did a fabulous job…read moreputting together a center for learning and play.

What a fun, relaxing, STEAMpunk-y space! Can't wait to come back and hang out again!read more

Hours say they're open - when we arrived there were signs saying they're closed due to Covid-19…read more Still? In June 2022? We went to their website and tried to call their phone number, but no answer. Their website says to try and email them - no response to that either. What a bummer and a waste of time to drive out here for nothing! I submitted to Yelp that they're closed so hopefully that gets updated soon.

I couldn't have been more disappointed. I never got to see the collection of bonsai trees. Every…read moretime I am south I want to go and every time we have not had enough time or the center was not open. This time we got there when their hours say "open" only to find a note saying that due to Covid we could not go in. I called the number and was told they were taking people by appointment only and they would not take me. I understand that there are many changes to schedules and routines due to Covid but perhaps a bit of a heads up would have been nice, like a message on your webpage so I don't drive all the way to you only to be turned away. Update your information so everyone knows what is going on. I would have loved to see the beautiful bonsais and purchase one but I will never return. Five tries is it for me.

The current workers are some of the rudest people I have ever encountered there. The lady that is…read more"in charge" denies toys, clothing, etc. She told me my freshly washed clothes were junk and that she would not except them. I told her they were not dirty and she could smell them if she liked she said "NO"! that is fine but I didn't know that she was the leader in standards, the clothing she was wearing was not that great so I'm not sure why she would act like that, its a donation center. Im just wondering if she just doesn't want to have to sort them, or just do a decent job. The past few years the way it is being ran is a disgrace, I have gone there many times and most of the clothes in the bins were not in as good of condition as the stuff I was donating. Who is she to say what the community wants or needs. To top it all off the pricing is outrageous for donated items. Its sad, I was donating that stuff so others could find clothing and toys at an affordable rate but I GUESS THAT DOESN"T EXIST ANYWHERE IN THIS STATE. For shame on your company and workers. I have been there a few times since she has started and I can only say she has never been kind to me. I think maybe you should find people that want to do the job, are happy to have the job. If you don't like what you do move on. In a state where everything is so expensive they should be ashamed of themselves and the way they treat people. I will tell everyone I know how crappy the service is, how rude they are to people,. It borders on hatefulness the way they act over there. Take a note of how awesome the donation center used to be before covid-I'm not sure what has changed over the years besides the quality of workers that they hire. Maybe that is intentional, I don't know but I do know that business' don't last long, or if they are still around aren't profiting like they used to. Keep that in mind. I will never shop there nor will I ever donate anything there. I will just give it away first, throw it away(good stuff, that's a shame), maybe I will just take it to a competitor just for spite

I have been donating to this store for about 8 years with no problems - last week, and today, March…read more14, I was met by two women who accept the donations at the back entrance to the store building I had brought a number of items last week, including 2 sets of brand new Christmas dishes, 3 small appliances that all worked fine, a large popcorn popping machine that was brand new and a number of clothes - all of these things had been in storage for about a year, but now we had to clear it all out so I was bringing it all to this store - I had not noticed that one of the bags of clothes had a clump of something that looked like cat hair on the top shirt - the older woman looked at that, and rifled through the bag for a second, announced that everything was covered in cat hair, and she didn't want any of it - I apologized, even though I knew everything had been washed and folded before they had been put in the bag and took the bag back home - I got rid of the top shirt with the hair on it, pulled everything back out of the bag, shook them out, folded them again, and put them back into a rainbow colored, large rope tote bag that I was also donating I brought this all back to the transfer station thrift store today, and the second woman who had been there last week rudely said "so, do any of these clothes have cat hair all over them?" - I said no, they didn't, and she still rifled though them, obviously not believing me - I put another small bag of clean clothes on the table, and thanked her - she have me stink eye, never thanked me for anything, and I left Needless to say, I will never be back to this store with donations again - I recommend that anyone reading this save yourself from this bad attitude and take your donations to Salvation Army, Goodwill or any number of homeless shelters in Hilo - do not waste your time giving to this place that clearly does not appreciate what they are getting and do not know how to show gratitude