We wanted to go to Aokis but they are closed in Sunday's. Line was too long at Matsumotos so decided to try here. Pleasantly surprised as no one was there when we got there. But quickly filled up after we got our shave ice. Friendly service and we the like got long after us it took a while for our last shave ice to be ready as only one person working. She nicely gave us a free bottled water to make up for the wait. Flavors were delicious and ice soft. Really large portion. Had shave ice holders at picnic tables which was great for kids. Cash only and has its own parking. read more

Old school Hawaiian shaved ice stand! Perfect for the chill village of Hale'iva. No indoor seating, just a bench outside. Parking next to the stand. The best part was the finely shaved ice, piled super high with delicious(not too sweet) syrup from top to bottom! Perfect for a hot day!! The service was prompt and helpful. Order from the front window and pick up from the side. If you want fancy, expensive indoor with AC go somewhere else. Want lots of great shaved ice with a friendly little gecko greeter wandering in the parking lot give this place a try True old school Hawaii - no frills just refreshingly delicious on a hot day!! read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Gecko greeter - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

My daughter and I grabbed Shave Ice from here after our Spa day and really loved the customer service and natural flavor offerings. My daughter is allergic to red dye and hasn't had cherry flavored sweets in years. She was able to enjoy a childhood favorite and we were so thankful for the staff who explained how they make the natural flavors. We look forward to visiting again before we head home. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Natural flavors over shave ice - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

DO NOT support this business. They are not honest business owner. This business works with a tow company to tow your car regardless if you buy from them. They will tow your car unless you're sit in your car and buy their merchandise. The tow company only wants cash. Beware of their scam. They made up the revenue by towing tourist's car not by selling a good product. read more

There wasn't much flavor in the shave ice flavorings. It seemed watered down. We had 10 people all together and all said the same thing, that it wasn't very flavorful. Roadside shave ice with tables outside to sit. There are other shaved ice places around, longer lines, now we know why. It was cold and refreshing, just not much flavor. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Compared to other shaved ice places, this was very mediocre. High price for the quality. The quality is what I remember as a child, so it is very very standard. Nothing fancy at all. The service was fine. It was a bit odd that they made it so you pick your shaved ice from a side window, but okay. The place is small and very hole in the wall. There is a bench to the side to eat at, but it is in the sun. read more

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The traditional and lava shave ice were excellent and the ladies were sweet and professional! read more

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This place is good, but very expensive for what you get. They really capitalize on tourist, but I guess you can't blame them. This is their place and if the reason why I'm giving it four stars, I'm all for showing respect. They say that was great, but the fruit is so amazing in Hawaii that I'd rather have that with just some lime juice on it, that bite itself is already incredible. read more

Broke da mouth!! Nuff said! Don't pass this up!! matsumotos line is like an hour long this line was minutes!!! Cash only. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

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Overpriced ($8), for a regular. Insipid syrup and discourteous service. No aloha, from lady at window. Cash only! read more

This isn't Matsumotos but the shave ice here is good and hit the spot. The line for Matsumotos was very long and we only had a small time frame for some shave ice. We decided to go to Haleiwa Shave Ice which was a short walking distance away located at the old Aiokis. This place is just a small walk up. 12 steps from the door to order. There was no line and just one employee. The employee was very nice and the shave ice was made quickly. The flavors we ordered were yummy. They also have toppings such as boba, condensed milk, azuki beans, and other to name a few. We also noticed that they serve halo halo there. The famous Filipino dessert. It was not bad at all and others came as well while we were there. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Outside - Entrance - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

We tried this shaved ice place, because it didn't have a line. There is another one right up the street, that I guess is really popular. It had a line out the door and around the corner. At first we were thinking that the busier one had to be better, but we met a local man there and he said that there both the same, the other one just has a big following so they are always busy. He said that he never goes to the other one. He was right, this shaved ice was very good and had all the same options. read more

We wanted to go to Aoki's shave ice but we ended up here cuz of traffic and no parking. My wife insisted we go to Aoki's but I said, "nah, we hea awready, should be da same ting. We go give dem one try" WRONG!! We ordered 3 Traditional Mango wit condensed milk, mochi, ice cream, an azuki beans, $9.50 ea + tax. Didn't taste anything like mango, more like watered down orange syrup. Mochi balls were like freeze dried. She poured it out of a plastic container. We were expecting a soft textured mochi, haha. Da azuki beans was meh . Niece said it tasted like boiled peanuts . Only thing dat was real, condensed milk, vanilla ice cream and the ice. Texture of ice doesn't compare to Matsumoto's or Aoki's. Overall it was edible. I neva like waste my money so I ate most of it. If it was da odda 2 shave ice place, my cup would've been empty. If u from hea an go ova hea, no blame me cuz I wen warn u. Go stand in da long line at Matsumoto's o bettah yet go Aoki's, da line mo short. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Traditional Mango $9.50 - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

As advertised- light fluffy shave ice and sweet sticky condensed milk with red beans sweetened topped with pre made mochi balls. I am okay with all that! You can get this with vanilla ice cream or just the shave ice. I like it with no ice cream. This is "top heavy" and when I went to grab it- it tilted and spilled. The nice person made me another one. Be careful when grabbing it. I got here on a Sunday at 5:45 pm. North Shore shops were about 75% closed. The more famous shave ice place where they make their own mochi balls was closed. This place rocked on and was open. Small but mighty and had consistent people in and out of the place. 20 plus flavors. Cash only. Pay at door, go to the side by the bars and get the sweet dessert. Use BOTH hands to pick up- top heavy and will tilt and spill. Very messy, I ate it over the grass. And still got some on my pants and shirt. I guess when in Hawaii- it's okay to be a little messy, sweaty, and happy on sugar. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Paradise shave ice cream - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Pineapple Express was so yummy. Loved the toppings. I'm not a shaved ice person but I've been converted. Halo halo flavor was alright but toppings were yummy, mango was good. Alooooohaaa read more

Great little hole in the wall to get shaved ice. Service was quick and friendly. Business only except cash, and the only thing I found odd was that there was no trash cans to throw your trash in. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Outside the Business - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Very good, friendly service and no line on a Sunday afternoon! Just steps from Matsumoto, so if you don't like waiting in lines, give it a go. read more

Not worth the money. Over priced for a shack /stand with nasty tables and poor quality shave ice. Not as fluffy as it should be ..chunks of ice present ... syrup seemed watered down . Have had much better... Alas, the usual places we hit for shave ice in the area were closed since it was later in the day...so we took a chance.....lesson learned.. $60 worth of lesson .. in cash mind you because they don't accept any other form or payment. read more

Took just over an hour to actually receive our order of 4 shave ice. Very light on the flavorings so it was mostly ice. Disappointing.

We were visit ohana and decided to play touristas for the day. So of course we went to the north shore. Ummm, we totally forgot how it was up there and were so surprised that Matsumoto's line was insanely long. We wanted shave ice, but it wasn't that serous that we would only eat Matsumotos. So we stumbled down road and ended up at Haleiwa Shave Ice. We all got one of the specials and it really hit the spot! The mochi and popping boba were delicious and fun to eat. read more

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Matsumotos is next door with a pretty long line so this is your stop if you're in a time crunch. Flavors were tasty though I like my shave ice extra sweet hehe. Pretty expensive if you start adding a bunch of toppings but nonetheless a refreshing dessert after a hearty lunch. Very colorful and inviting place but keep in mind it is cash only and no indoor seating. read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

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This place is a blink of an eye. If your lucky not to miss it and find this jewel, you'll be greeted by an awesome cashier. Who made my daughter's evening and mines. She was so patient speaking with my child making sure she had ample time to order. As a parent, customer, human being. I'm so satisfied with this establishment. I want to share with everyone in this community. The shaved iced was in point I got mines with condensed milk, and the serving was generous to say the least. The price is more than equal to the pocket when your receiving, this absolute superb service a bang for your buck and your supporting a small business owner of this community thank you so Haleiwa shave ice! You guys are awesome!!! read more

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What a great find! Generous, tasty and lots of toppings to choose from. No wait was the best. Highly recommend. Best Shave ice had in Oahu

If I could add this review with zero stars, I would! This place SUCKS!! I don't write bad reviews because I feel like it was my own experience and you might have a better experience than me, but this one I had to write to warn others. My family and I wanted some shave ice on New Year's Day and unfortunately, Matsumoto's and Aoki's were closed. Haleiwa shave ice line was super long, thinking it was good shave ice. Come to find out, they were busy only because Matsumoto and Aoki shave ice was closed. The cashier and workers were very rude, they look like they all did not want to be there, not welcoming at all and not inviting to their customers. While we waited, I took notice how dirty the place was. Then other locals talked about how much difference the customer service was and the quality with other shave ice companies were. We were letting other tourist know if they really wanted good shave ice, come back the next day and head to either Matsumoto or Aoki's. We received our shave ice along with everyone else one hour later! One hour for shave ice?!!The shave ice was so messy, the condensed milk dripped everywhere, there were only 3 pieces of mochi balls and the flavors sucked! It's New Year's Day and the other shave ice stores nearby were closed and they had the audacity to raise the price! Bad business. We locals knew this would be the only time they can do that. If the other shave ice stores were open, they wouldn't profit as much. We asked the worker, do you know how long we've been waiting and let them know one hour. They did not apologize. They just said "oh." We let them know they should at least let the people ordering know how long the wait time is and let them decide if they want to wait or not. The locals and I let others know the wait time was about one hour. We then heard a customer asked the cashier how long the wait time was, the cashier replied 20 minutes! Lies! If this company keeps running their business like this, I won't be surprised if they go out of business anytime soon. All these other comments about how great their shave ice is, I wonder if you really had good shave ice?! Go to either of the other places, Matsumoto's or Aoki's. They have been in business over 70 years, so that should indicate how good their shave ice is! Haleiwa shave ice sucks! I repeat Haleiwa shave ice sucks! Save your money! Never again! read more

Haleiwa Shave Ice - Shaved Ice Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

The shave ice had amazing texture and they had a ton of natural flavors! (The passion fruit had real fruit in the syrup) It's located in a cute little gift shop with a bunch of fun items. Great service would absolutely come here again! read more

A bit disappointed. We went to get shaved ice, and got there around 735pm, they close at 8pm. It's as if the lady saw us arrive and immediately left to go on a break. Sign posted said to come back later. We waited until 8pm, and she didn't come back. Well, you lost customers. read more

Delicious shave ice. They use sustainable utensils and products, which I appreciate. They closed at 6:30, which we didn't realize but they happily took our order when we walked up at 6:40. read more

Great shave ice! Nice service. Sometimes busy with only one person working but worth the wait. Very cool locally owned store.

I don't like to post negative reviews but the service here was SO incredibly slow and so I'm posting this in hopes that you guys hire more employees and keep your store more stocked! the shave ice itself is yummy and it's such a shame that the service was soooo slow :(( came here on a Saturday afternoon with my family (including 3 younger children) because the Matsumoto shave ice line was around the corner, and we figured that this store would be quicker. boy were we wrong! there were ONLY 3 groups ahead of us in line and it took more than a half hour to just get our order in. :(( then when we went to order, they were missing syrup flavors. the employee herself was nice thankfully. it ended up taking about an hour from the time we got in line to receiving our shave ice which is quite silly considering there were again, only 3 orders ahead of us. if u come here, be prepared to wait longer than you would in the Matsumoto queue of 60+ people :( read more