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Waiola Shave Ice
An 86-year-old building and a family shave ice business running since 1978, with homemade syrups and toppings that go well past the tourist-strip version of the product — the strongest longevity claim of any Honolulu candidate found.
What to order
Thai tea or strawberry cream syrup with custard flan or lychee jelly (Honolulu Magazine, 13 Aug 2021)
What we know
- Original building established 1940 as a general grocery store named Waiola Store; the current family took ownership in 1978 and renamed it, choosing 'Wai' (water) and 'Ola' (life) deliberately (Waiola's own site, About page)
- Homemade syrups, including Thai tea and strawberry cream (Honolulu Magazine, Maria Burke, 13 Aug 2021)
- Toppings include custard flan and lychee jelly, distinguishing it from syrup-only shave ice (Honolulu Magazine, 13 Aug 2021)
- Described alongside neighboring Shimazu Store as one of two 'old-school shave ice institutions' with 'generations of experience' in a less-touristy Kapahulu location (Honolulu Magazine, 13 Aug 2021)
- Status
- open
- Address
- 3113 Mokihana St, Honolulu, HI 96816
- Opened
- 1940
- Website
- www.waiolashaveice.co/
- Last checked
- 2026-08-21
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