Loved this shop! Located in the Ali'i Gardens Marketplace, this little shop sells yummy treats that…read moreare local from Hawaii! We stepped in and were greeted immediately and offered samples of several items, including the Hamakua Toffee, apple banana, furikake rice crispies and white chocolate with cacao nibs. Everything was delicious and we ended up purchasing several items. Great customer service and a nice spot to pick up some local, tasty gifts for friends and family (or yourself hehe).

Great mix of products! Hawaiian made and delicious!…read more It's only been open for a few weeks so this was a cool new find. I see I get to be the first to review! Every product in Yay! Candy has a story of local history behind it that the store owners/operators are happy to share. They are very local focused and said they have a very strict policy to only carry products from Hawaiian companies. The owners said they seek out vendors where everything is made on one of the islands and ingredients are source locally when possible. Fair trade when not. So no cheep imports here. We checked a few and couldn't find anything that didn't meet this criteria. The store is ran by a super sweet couple that reminds me of my grandparents and make you feel super welcome when you come in. They have a bit of a sense of humor about their store as well it seems. They have a secret dentist discount. So all you dentist with a sweet tooth, we found your spot. Samples! They have samples available for most products. So if you're unsure you can probably try it, but be warned if you sample it you will want to buy it. Chocoholics be warned! I saw over half a dozen local grown and made "bean to bar" as they say, chocolate crafters on their shelves and each with multiple options. Farm to table tarts. And a wall of small farm macadamia nuts options, including chocolate covered varieties, and the best friggin toffee I've ever tried. Lilikoi, Li hing, coconut options in everything. Even organic cotton Candy?? My new favorite candy store! The only negative is I don't live on the island, so I have to wait for my next visit to get my next fix.

Love this little locally owned shop. Great snacks and drinks. Perfect place for locals to get all…read morethe food they love and great place for tourists to try new unique food and to buy snacks to take back as souvenirs.

This place is right next to Manago Hotel Restaurant. So we stumbled across this iconic place!…read more Surprisingly, the store inside is quite large with lots of snacks and merchandise! They use Idaho potatoes as we saw boxes stacked up! It would have been nice to have Samples as the kitchen was adjacent! Probably, would have bought alot more especially omiyagy to take.back home to Honolulu. Free advertising! What a missed opportunity!! The packaging says: "kitchen cook'd: Fresh on Onolicious Crisp: Made Fresh in Hawaii: Potato Chips Spun to a Crisp! Special spinning process that reduces oil and adds extra crispness!"

These chips are a bit pricey, but they're absolutely worth it. You can really taste the quality in…read moreevery bite. I first discovered them at the snack bar on a golf course and liked them so much that I bought five more bags to take home as souvenirs. Although I didn't get a chance to visit the Kona Chip Factory store, I found their chips at several shops and restaurants around town, making them easy to pick up during my trip. Highly recommend giving them a try!

Very friendly, video they showed us was so informative explaining the entire growth harvest and…read morefinal delicious products Staff greeting us couldn't have been sweeter, just like their chocolates

We had a great tour with Bob, the owner. It was interesting to hear the process from pod to…read morefinished product. The tour is less than an hour which I imagine is to give you time to purchase.

I bought 4 tires last week. Yesterday when I called, tires had just arrived. Made appointment for…read more145, Wed.,July 15, was there on time. Car went in, tires changed, all done at 3:15. How much better can it get! Service is excellent, tires look like excellent value. PLEASE, COSTCO IS ON IT!

Get your Hawaiian Foods here!!! Large sekection! To take back to the mainland or for your Luau!!…read morePoi, Lomi, Lau Lau, Kalua, Kimchee, Manapua, Red Hotdogs, Portuguese Sausage, cookies, candies, chips and MORE!!! This is the place for your Hawaiian Foods!! And the prices are great compared to local supermarkets. Much cheaper and more quantity! As always the service is with Aloha! Friendly staff!!

The sweetest candy shop, located on the main street in downtown Hilo! Gummies, chocolates, taffy,…read moreBig League Chew (hello nostalgia!), and so much more...there's something to satisfy every sweet tooth. I went in with one mission: to find the elusive (and discontinued?) Peach Penguin gummies. Does anyone know these? I've not had them but a friend who grew up in the Bay Area raves about them, so it's my mission to find them (other than on the internet). It's not surprising that we didn't find them, but we did find every other gummy candy under the sun, including gummy peaches and sharks. It was still so fun to look at all the sweet eye candy. If you're visiting Hilo and searching for a sweet treat, definitely check out Sugar Coast Candy!

Really cute candy shop with a massive selection. Overpriced but you pay for the experience. They…read morealso a fridge with a wide selection of fun drinks. Unfortunately, didn't get a picture but worth a stop by!

When I'm in Hilo, I always love visiting Big Island candies. It's always fun seeing the factory…read moreprocess and seeing the cookies dipped, but what I enjoy most is the complimentary samples. This place is a piece of heaven. Those cookies, brownies and rocky road are things I dream of. I do prefer dark chocolate over milk, but milk chocolate stuff is really yummy too. Who am I kidding if only milk chocolate dipped cookies in front of me I'd totally take them. The packaging is also beautiful, but if you just want cookies for you or to make goodie bags save a little money and get the bagged cookies vs boxed ones. And if you have any product questions, make sure to ask the friendly staff.

Bigger of an operation now compared to back when I was growing up in Hilo. But they have always…read morekept the fact that you can walk in and see the workers hand dipping cookies and whatnot. They've not changed much besides having newer items here and there. They've classic chocolate dipped shortbread cookies are always a winner. Best part about visiting is that you get samples of their products if you just ask kindly! The staff are always so friendly and helpful. I wish they would bring back the Peanut Butter Crunch Bars!

What a gem. I happen to see it while having coffee across the way at Hico coffee. So glad I stopped…read morein for dark chocolate and stickers. Love the aloha vibes and interior. I'll stop there tomorrow for coffee!

Stopped in after a long day of running errands and could not wait to have a cold drink. Ordered the…read moreube latte latte with coconut milk. The coconut milk was so smooth and espresso was perfect amount marrying with the ube. Would definitely return. In addition to their drinks, we got a molasses dark chocolate bar which was delicious and perfect with our drinks. The shop had a lot of nice merch. I also bought a nice Puna chocolate shirt; so adorable. Great spot for cool refreshing drinks.

Get your coffee and chocolate here!…read more We stopped by an hour ago to round out our shopping before heading back home tomorrow. We picked up butter rum-covered macadamia nuts for my brother-in-law and dark chocolate donkey balls (also macadamia nuts!) for our teenage nephew. Prices are reasonable given the prime downtown Kona location.

I've been to the other donkey, balls, coffee shop, just across the way, and did a wonderful coffee…read moretasting there with two amazing people last year!! I didn't know they had this other coffee shop, but I knew I wanted to get something cold to drink! I ended up getting a lilikoi iced tea and it hit the spot perfectly!! It was so humid and hot outside that my ice actually melted within 10 minutes, but I originally thought the "ice" was actually lychee! Lol I was surprised to see it wasn't as my ice melted. Oops! Hee. My teenage son thought the merchandise within the store had a handful of great/funny names as well! Lol I will definitely be back again and everyone should try their coffee and buy!!

Food & service 10/10 , every time I come out capt cook it's a must to stop & get there 2 choice…read morepoke plates.

Straight off of our flight and we needed some Big Island poke. Even coming just from O'ahu, the…read morepoke here is so fresh and there's so many unique poke flavors and sides. The side that blew my mind was the Hō'i'o salad. That's really something we don't have on O'ahu and it added such a nice little crunch and umami to the poke bowl. Poke with a view? You really can't beat it.