Upon arrival, my two boys and wife immediately turned to enjoy king Kamehameha's beautiful statue…read morewith day old leis having celebrated King Kamehameha day earlier this week. Long beautiful leis to ho or the great king. Staff at the restaurant was friendly, and full of aloha, we are grateful for their honoring of the islands mana. If we could encourage all island visitors come to see the beauty of Hawi and embrace the local love, DO IT! You will be grateful. Following this stop, we are headed to Kilauea to visit Pele. Best day on the island EVER! Pizzas was delicious, we had three at the table.

Locally owned cafe - We stopped on our audio-tour of the Kohala Coast to take a picture of the King…read moreKamehaha statue. This is a cute cafe and a great local jewelry/gift shop next door. We ordered smoothies and Hawaiian ice cream. Service was prompt and friendly.

Best and most complete liquor store in Hilo, hands down. The staff know their stuff and you'll get…read moreindividual attention if you want it (ie if you need help selecting a wine to match your dinner). Or if you just need to grab a quick drink, you'll be in and out in no time. Stop by next door to grab a swirl ice cream cone while you're there.

If you are an drinker and you like to drink alcohol Kadota Liquor is a place to go and buy your…read morealcohol. The workers are friendly and helpful.

Kamuela Liquor Store is one the of reasons I look forward to when visiting the Waimea Cherry…read moreBlossom Festival, not because I am an alcoholic but I just LOVE alcohol!! Kamuela Liquor Store has been in business for over 80 years, the signage on the glass window has 78 years but I confirmed with the kind lady staff that helped me twice this past Saturday, is family owned liquor store located in Kamuela on Hawaii Belt Road, parking is next to the store which is a great thing and offers an impressive selection of wines, spirts, sake, and craft beers, they have a unique offering of cheeses, meats, olives, snacks, some groceries and dips. Staff was very helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable with my questions on wines and recommendations. They also have weekly wine/sake tasting on weekends. I usually stop here to grab my alcohol for the hotel stay and I saw some great deals, close out deals. I purchased 4 bottles and went back to grab a few more bottles, before we drove back to Hilo, during my most recent visit. Luckily the 6 bottles made it back to Oahu safely. It was such a great deal, a close out deal at $6.99, the only regret is not purchasing the last 6 bottles that were left. It was an Oregon wine which I always wanted to try when I was @ Portland but didn't have the chance to. ( Happy Dance) Check out Kamuela Liquor Store, such a GEM, hole in the wall, at Kamuela and worth the one hour drive too!

Amazing selection for such a little store. I love that this place exists and it's always fun to…read morebrowse what they have on their shelves. The wine tasting events are tons of fun and quite educational.

Stopped in here on a way from the airport to see about getting some wine for the week, given I love…read moregood Italian wines and not many places have large selection on the island. The woman there was so unfriendly, didn't even say hello, so we ended up leaving. Given the wine selection and most likely this being a small owner shop, one would have thought the customer service would be much better...

This was not only the worst retail experience in all my years living in Hawai'i, it was the worst…read moreshopping experience ever. I don't say that lightly, nor am I exaggerating. When I came into the shop, the owner was helping the only other customer there. I walked around and found some bottles of what I was looking for in the back, where a woman was wrapping baskets. She made no eye contact with me, and didn't offer a greeting. I remained in the back for over five minutes, repeatedly looking at her and trying to get her attention, but she refused to engage. I returned to the front, where the owner had finished cashing out that one customer and was chatting with him. He made no acknowledgement of my existence for at least another five minutes. The other customer then left and the owner finally asked what he could do for me. I said that I just wanted some help. He told me that it was a very busy time of year (note: at this point I was the only customer in the shop, previously there were two, including myself), and that I need to have patience. This felt like a highly passive aggressive thing to say. But I desperately wanted a certain liqueur for my husband, so I ignored the comment and checked out the bottles. He left me in the back to help another customer. By the time I returned to the cash register with my bottle of choice, he had just started to cash her out. A "she's been waiting, would it be okay if I assist her" might have been nice and what I would have done but I let that slide too. The customer left and he started cashing me out. Being one who's both honest and upfront, I told him that I understand both being busy and patient, I'm an elementary school teacher with Hawai'i DOE; the customer service was deeply lacking, and that I had thought the woman in the back didn't even work there, but rather was a volunteer. He repeated his line about it being a busy time of year (at this point I think there were three customers, including myself, but not including the distributor near the register). I said something to the effect of, "too busy wrapping baskets to even greet a customer," and reminded him of my very busy job. The owner then asked me to leave. As I was walking out I heard him tell the distributor that this had never happened before, but if you look through previous reviews, there are complaints about this woman. Ultimately the owner did me a huge favor. The bottle I was going to buy retails for $45-$52, he was selling it for $79. Another bottle that he was listing for $87, a competitor had for $64. Extremely greedy in addition to rude? All of DOE will hear about this experience!

Fun fact this is not the Wailuku on Maui, this brewery is named after the Wailuku River…read more Had a wonderful time chatting with the owner on a Sunday afternoon. Their standards are good and they also have a barrel program which has some room for improvement, but is coming along. Where else can you find a barleywine in Hawaii. They also make their own ginger beer and their Dark and Stormy was delicious. My favorite beers were the barleywine and the tripel. I tasted 8 total. The tasting room is well appointed. I appreciate a comfy bar stool. The bathroom was nice and clean. They also have food trucks or food daily. This day they had Uncle Bob's smoked ribs, with truffle mac and cheese, and a cornbread muffin. Probably the best ribs I have ever had. They were seasoned so well I didn't even need sauce. Next time you are in the area, do yourself a favor and stop in. They also have a crowler machine for to go.

Was invited to a party upstairs. We walked in and the bartender was very friendly and excited to…read moreshow us the actual brewery. We then went upstairs which you can actually rent for private parties. It was cozy and sexy. Only downside we bought a brew on tap a a Moscow mule price was $23 which in my opinion was a bit pricey. So didn't order anything else after that. The bar downstairs was nice but only stayed upstairs.

This was our favorite spot when we were on Maui. Really liked the friendly open atmosphere, the…read morestaff and the selection of beers. I think I had tried them all by the time we left and was hard pressed to name just one of them a favorite.

Wow, what a wonderful little brewery (with fantastic views) tucked into Maui's beautiful Upcountry…read moreregion. I was only on the island for a few days, to help out at a Yelp Event, so I asked several local Elites for recommendations on must-dos while I was there. Several mentioned Mahalo Aleworks, so I made the lovely drive up on a sunny, breezy Saturday morning. This place definitely lived up to its reputation! With good beer (I tried the Mexican Lager and the Amber), ahhhhmazing views literally across the entire island, live music, and friendly service I can see why Mahalo came so highly recommended. I also loved the overall vibe of the place - light and bright, with a tiny little beer garden and both table and bar seating. If you go, don't miss their loft-like upstairs area, with its small balcony with sweeping views from Kahului to Kihei. The beer? Both were crispy and delish. I was kinda sad that the Mexican lager didn't come with a lime slice, but that's literally my only complaint.

Overboard IPA on tap…read more Rockies fish bites (Ono) Friendly staff A good time to be alive!

Great food and great service!! We enjoyed our meals and…read morebeer. The poke nachos were amazing. I also enjoyed the fish bites and garlic fries. My daughter enjoyed her burger and her brownie with ice cream. The golden sabbath beer was so good.

Alex and his daughter, Alexa Rae heart incredible on their knowledge about wines not only in…read moreEurope, but throughout the world. Alex travels the world had explores many vineyards! He has a huge map of Italy and explains the regions of the top wines in each region! I mentioned my son who likes to travel to Italy every year and visit Abruzzo! Alex knew exactly which wine my son enjoyed on his visit to the region! I have never met anybody that knows that much about wine in my life! Alexa Rae is vey knowledgeable as well! I am definitely going to visit his wine shop again before I depart for the mainland!

Fun spot to stop and grab a bottle (or two or three!) very kind Staff and a lovely selection. Wine…read moretastings on fridays too! Win-win! It's a cute little shop that is cozy and they give you plenty of space and time to make your selection, but are available if you have any questions!

Great little convience store to pick up any last minute items you may need. They do have tons of…read moresnacks or easy dinners, alcohol, trinkets and sunscreen. I just popped in to get some ground coffee for the hotel.

Came here to buy a sake for Miso Phat next door. I was pleased to see they had organic sake that I…read morebuy back home. We were promptly checked out by a friendly cashier and I noticed the space was clean and well maintained.

The best wine selection I've found on the island! Worldwide diversity and reasonable island…read morepricing. I loved the local fish ahi poke (other fish poke may not be local fish), I choose the wasabi masago, and it was the best poke I've eaten! The kimchee cucumber was also delicious! To top it off my favorite local popcorn, Samurai furikaki with Arare was in stock!

tuna poke (prices vary by fish & weight) - their poke…read moreselections only include tuna and they really perfected their tuna game - id go to foodland for salmon but tamura's for tuna - the texture of the tuna was insane oml after one bite you could already immediately tell this is a game changer - so fresh, it was incredibly chewy, firm, and springy; each bite was so tender and the fish is far from mushy and soft - we got two different flavors, one is spicy mayo and the other is a typical shoyu type poke; the spicy mayo was lacking a kick to it and tasted a bit plain; it needed some brightening flavors because we got bored of it immediately; the texture of it was also not as good as the shoyu one - shoyu was my fav and it's a flavor id never get sick of AND the texture for this was impeccable; i didn't know i could be obsessed with tuna until i tried this - the knife work could be better too; i bit on this long piece of sinew that i had to spit out halfway because it was difficult to chew through rating: 4.9/5 - literally near perfection, almost comparable to foodland! Minus 0.1 because of the mayo sauce that didnt really hit plus the knife work but everything else exceeded my expectations and changed my mind about tuna INDEFINITELY - located inside a liquor store which i thought was pretty quirky and the parking lot is quite empty too; it's giving ratchet vibes but hidden gem - quick service - i like that they mostly serve fresh tuna only and not that many previously frozen ones because foodland has many previously frozen selections IG: @nom.noms.only