A local told us about this place on our last trip to Oahu, and it was so good that it was definitely on our list for this trip. We stopped by on our way back from a day at Yokohama Bay and weren't disappointed. We got spicy and shoyu bowls and nachos, and the fish was so fresh. Drinks are reasonably priced, and they have ice cream too if you want dessert. We sat outside at the tables and devoured them. You wouldn't think a surf shop would have among the best poke on the island, but they do. read more

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The staff at this surf shop went above and beyond with their care for their customers. As we were renting kayaks and other gear, I got the impression that this surf shop is mainly used by locals who have a truck or vehicle to transport the rented gear where they want. We had over estimated our ability to walk the heavy kayak down to the beach and the owner was very kind to assist us by loading it in his vehicle, while at the beach he introduced us to the life guard because he was concerned as there were strong winds/currents that day, and he also came to check in on us and helped drive the kayak back. We were super grateful for the effort he put in because it truly was exceptional. The boogie boards and snorkel gear were good quality and easy to carry if you're going to a local beach. If you do want to rent the kayaks, just make sure you have the transportation figured out. When we returned we also had some shaved ice which was some of the best we had during this trip. Very refreshing! read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Menu - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

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The staff was great. The ice is very soft which I appreciate but the syrup for me is a little too light for me. For me by the time I got to the bottom the syrup was no where to be found. I would say give a try if you are on the west side. read more

Their Açaí bowls! And shave ice is a must! My family & I will drive down there anytime we go to the beach.

I violently crave their spicy poke bowl and I am not usually one for spicy ahi! Served on rice, pickled onion, taegu for 12.99- freshly cut and so ʻono! I stumbled upon this place for an acai bowl but seen that there is so much more sold here. They sell Daves Ice Cream, shave ice, acai bowls, surf merch, pro club shirts, small selection of fishing lure, and all the things. If on the west side, Id highly recommend! read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Spicy poke bowl - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

On a lark, we stopped here to check out whether they sold beach chairs. They didn't, but they do rent them. No interest in that. But what did interest us was their snack bar which featured milk shakes among other specialties. We both ordered a sugar cookie caramel milk shake with crumbled cookies on top. What a great decision that was. The milk shake was incredibly good! We really enjoyed this place. Nice people and an outstanding milk shake. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Entrance to the shop - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

Omg. I was having the worst day, and it was almost time to pick up my child from school nearby. I've been meaning to come here to pick up some Opae for the longest time to try it out. I came in here looking to just pick up the opae. I ended up seeing that they have shave ice and poke bowls. The laulau poke combo caught my eye. It was a bit expensive considering I was still going to get the opae, but with the day I was having...I said eff it. I made a huge mistake because it was so good. Not only did it turn my day all the way around, but it also made me want to come in here more EVERYDAY. What am I going to do now? I told my coworker I'm going to work here part-time so I can get a discount on the food if it's not free when I'm working. The poke was freshly made and of excellent quality. The laulau was also homemade and a bit small, but you can tell it was well thought out when it was put together. There was a nice piece of fat in there for flavor and a nice size piece of pork considering the size of the laulau as a whole. I don't like that I live nearby because of the temptation! Great job on the excellent setup. BTW. I noticed immediately when I walked in that it smelled nice inside the store. Random, i know. It wasn't the food I was smelling. I couldn't place it, but it was noticeable and a pleasant surprise. So much so that I said it outloud. This is truly a hidden gem. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Spicy opae ho'i... lots of limu (), onion, and dried shrimp in a Spicy shoyu vinegar sugary liquid. Get it. It's good - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

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Fresh fish, made to order and prices that can't be beat? Look no further than Kainalu surf shop. I know what you thinking isn't this like those local surf apparel shop? No, it's so much more than that. This is a local own shop, where they actually care about and are from the community they are serving. They have fresh fish caught right here, and they even provide old school style delicacies straight from the ocean that reminds me of my tutu. They have dry ahi, lomi oio, opihi, even raw tako the old school Hawaiian style. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Poke nachos - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

I came here for food. Yes, I said food. The Poke Nachos here aren't cheap but you get what you pay for. Fresh fish and sauce on top of crispy chips. So simple but so good. Check out the photo to see how good it looks. It tastes even better. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Poke Nachos - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

You will not know how special this place is until you get there. Yes, its a surf shop. Yes, the clothing is on point. I bought a cool shirt from here. Shave ice is the kind I like, and they got the extras that go with it. Sunglasses. Bodyboards. Fins. Mask & Snorkels. Boom! But what you dont know is that THEY SELL POKE BOWLS TOO! Yup. Poke by the pound. Poke Bowls. And our favorite...POKE NACHOS. If you dont believe me, go look for yourself. I went there plenty of times just for the poke. IYKYK. And now you know. read more

I didn't realize it til later but they really upcharged the f**k outta the cookie butter milkshake. I wanna say ever since that foodie posted a video - now the keiki (small) is $10 and some change and the larger one is $11 and some change even though their board literally says $7.99 and $8 something. Besides the price it is good. read more

Best shave ice spot on the west side! You can add anykine ice cream from Dave's Ice Cream such as Kulolo, Cookies N Cream, Ube, and more. If you no like shave ice, you can also just get plain ice cream for a good price too. If you don't want that, you can also get poke bowls. If you no like that either, then you can get some açaí especially good on a hot day. If you don't want any of that, you too picky! Love this place!! read more

Best shave ice ever! Shave ice was super smooth. Great flavors. The ice cream was delicious too. We had one and coconut ice cream. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Store front - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

Thanks for the recommendations for this surf shop. They are nice and they have good prices for their rentals and shave ice. It's easy to find. We took Bus 40 from Kapolei. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - a watermelon on a plate - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

My first experience coming into Kainalu! First and foremost, local people support local businesses. However, teach your staff the meaning of Aloha and Respect! I waited patiently in line, and when I got to the counter the young local girl walked passed me (as if I was an invisible person) and sat at the stool and began scrolling through her phone. I piped up and said "do you not see me" and she replied "oh yah!" Until we can get the service we are paying for and supporting local people I will not be back. read more

Had to hang out in Nānākuli for 2 hours while my keiki attended a class at the high school. I didn't want to drive home to Ewa during that time because with the traffic coming back to pick my kiddo up it wouldn't make any sense time-wise, so I took to Yelp to find a local place to get a snack. Right nearby I saw Kainalu Surf Shop listed with Dave's Ice Cream for sale. PERFECT! Parking was plentiful at 2pm on a Monday in June the little shopping complex, and I popped in the shop and ordered 2 scoops: matcha green tea, and ube: It was only $3.50! The scoop sizes were generous, and with that price I can actually afford to bring my kids next time and get some for all of us. We will be back soon. Mahalo! :) read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Dave's Ice Cream at Kainalu Surf Shop: Ube and Matcha Green Tea - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

We made a quick stop before the beach! Staff were all very friendly and patient. It was our first time so it did take us a while to decide on what we were all going to order lol. Kids loved the shave ice. I had the spicy ahi bowl and Chantilly brownie which was both very delish. Spicy ahi bowl came with pickled daikon/carrots and Taegu. We will be back and try some of the other pupu's desserts. read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Spicy ahi bowl - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

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The shop has many different options to buy. They offer rentals. I went for the shaved ice and the young lady recommended some fantastic flavors. We love supporting local businesses. read more

Hands down the best shave ice I've had. The ice is crazy soft, it's almost like cotton candy but better. They don't drown the shave ice in their syrup either! Although they were training, I still received great service, I wouldn't have known it was her first day on the job if she hadn't apologized for what she thought was slow service. Great customer service and the shop itself is stunning, not too crowded with everything but perfect. Definitely recommend and coming back here again! read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Large shave ice with mango and strawberry syrup drizzled with condensed milk! - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

Great customer service! Nice clean environment! Got a bunch of local vendors selling their amazing products! Surf gear! Glasses! Fins! Boards!leash! And a bunch of water gear!! Bonus their shave ice is Heavenly! It's on another level! Not your average shave ice! Mochi balls! Creamy top! With ube ice cream served in a bowl!!! So worth the Brain Freeze!! Get some Pmctreats Get Finnaddictions Get 2BDesire bikinis Unko chili pepper water!!! Best on the Westside Worth the drive out to the west side! Check my buddy Keoki he get good stuff at Kainalu surf!!! read more

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Great service great shave ice and acai bowls. We usually end our beach day here. Support local! read more

I love their shaved ice! I got the pina colada with a drizzle of condensed milk, topped with li hing and and vanilla ice cream on the bottom. It was so delicious!!!! This size is regular and it was a lot for just me, you can def share with someone else with the regular size. The shave ice texture is so smooth and plush, i personally prefer this texture over the typical chunks of small ice bits. Customer service was fast and friendly. I'm excited to try the other flavors of shave ice. If you haven't tried this place out yet, check it out! You'll enjoy it! read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Pina colada, condensed milk, li hing and vanilla ice cream on the bottom. Size regular. - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

Brah. As someone who graduated Nanakuli and spent a lot of time here, i brought me & my friends here hoping to support local. Not only did the owner mess up on ALL the orders, but he was complaining the whole time and trying to get us to just "take the wrong order". And yelling at his employees as if they took our order wrong. I could see on the ticket that it was correct! If i could give anyone advice, do NOT come to this place. The owner did not appreciate the business we came to give, and the food wasn't even that good. Also, the clothes was overpriced, selling 5$ plain shirts for 15$. Your better off going up to Kapolei or A&G bar n grill read more

Just had a pineapple and passionfruit shave ice from Kainalu Surf Shop and it was fluffy heaven! The stand is in a corner of the store. The syrup flavors are more limited than some of the other shave ice places, but the choice for ice cream flavors is much greater (although it does me no good since I always just order vanilla anyway). It took longer for the young man to make it than other places because the machine seemed to move slower, but the finely shaved ice was worth the wait. There were no chunks in any of it! The syrup was flavorful and covered the ice perfectly. The ice cream was pretty much in the exact middle of the mound, so I was able to scoop it up with each bite of the powdery snow. While your shave ice is being made, there are soft t-shirts, bathing suits, snorkeling gear, footwear, and other related items to look at (and perhaps purchase), so your wait doesn't seem long at all. Definitely a great place for shave ice on this side of the island! read more

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My daughter and her friends frequently go in and get ice cream and since I had the time to, I decided to go in myself. I tried the Maia bowl and it was so awesome, I wish I had come by sooner! I can't wait to go back for another! read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Maia Bowl - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

The Shave Ice is the BEST - smoothed ice with all kines of flavors! Also love the clothing, shirts, jackets, surf board kayak, board rentals all there recently love their set up for the delicious poke nachos and assorted poke bowls - you can have a one stop cruise and get your lunch at Kainalu Surf Shop in Nanakuli - support local! Mahalo, Patty Kahanamoku-Teruya read more

Excellent Service and Shave Ice.!!! The ice is so fine and soft; get it with snow cap

Loved the staff. So sweet & willing to answer my touristy questions. The woman who helped me recommended banana/strawberry combo & it didn't disappoint. read more

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The staff was super awesome first time trying their shave ice friend recommended it to me I am a big-time shave ice fan all I Gotta say is hands-down best on the west and just to top it off they have multiple ice cream's not just vanilla so if you need a shave ice on a hot day with ice cream go check them out majah read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - Shave ice blue vanilla with ice - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

Friendly atmosphere, clean, and the shave ice is (according to my son) "it's very yummy!!" read more

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Hands down, the BEST Shaved Ice on the Island!!! This trip we went to several shave ice places on Oahu and Kainalu Surf Shop is a hidden jewel. Not sure what they do different but I can't wait to go back!!!! And yes, been telling my friends and ohana too! read more

best poke and best acai. staff are really good too. Always stop in here if I'm in the area.

Smoothest ever, so good. They take their time making it but it turns out the smoothest so it's cool. Also they have a variety of ice cream which is cool. Best in Hawaii hands down! read more

Kainalu Surf Shop - POG, banana, melona - Beach Equipment Rentals Near Me - Waianae, Hawaii

Drove all the way to Town & Kailua from Makaha looking for Hubb Boards, to be told everywhere was "sold out" and the shops we went to wouldn't restock on Hubbs till next month. Took a chance & googled surf shops carrying hubb boards & this one popped up. Walked in & instantly found the Hubb Board I was looking for ! The workers were super nice & the shop was clean. We're going to Kainalu Surf Shop from now on, not only is it closer to me, but all the boards there were BEAUTIFUL ! Thank you Kainalu Surf. #supportlocal #westside read more

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For some reason this spot didn't come up in a search for shave ice on the west side, but luckily we noticed driving by. Shave ice is perfect, ice is super smooth, flavors are delicious AND they have a keiki size so my little ones aren't bouncing off the walls afterwards. Would recommend the haupia ice cream (or the cotton candy if you're 5 yo) and pretty much all the shave ice flavors since we've tried almost al of them. read more

Nice surf shop in Nanakuli and one of the best shave ice I've had. That "snow" was so ono. The flavors were on point at the perfect sweetness. And adding Dave's ice cream made it even better. So happy we found it. We were looking for a shave ice place to cool off with after leaving the beach in Waianae. On the drive back home I spotted a flag that said Kainalu Surf Shop and the words in "SHAVE ICE" waving to us on Farrington Hwy (in Nanakuli near Taco Bell/Starbucks/Longs). This place is a one stop shop for your beach needs. They have awesome Surf clothes and gear. Surf board and SUP for rent. We are definitely coming back for more! read more

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First of all, Yelp needs to get this place categorized as a surf shop and shave ice spot, because this was the best shave ice we had on our trip to Oahu. We accidentally found this place because we had to make a pit stop. We saw that they had shave ice, so we went in. The clothing they had was all really good stuff at good prices, but then we went to the back for the shave ice and we were blown away. It was the softest, smoothest ice we had ever had. Do yourself a favor and make this place a stop on your next trip. read more

I went in with friends to check out this spot. We all said Aloha when we walked in but the cashier didn't even look up from her phone to respond. We went up to look at the menu and wanted to order but she still didn't look up from her phone. We all just left. Didn't get a chance to try the food but we felt very unwelcome. read more

Best Shave Ice on the Westside hands down no one knows about! I wish they were in Kapolei cause the place they are now is not high traffic. In the new shopping center in Nanakuli where Wendy's and Taco Bell are. Take the drive and try their Shave Ice! read more

We have traveled to 4 islands and have eaten shave ice practically every day. Unexpectedly, this surf shop has the BEST, SOFTEST shave ice we have tried anywhere! read more