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Unique Stores in Hawaii

Hawaiʻi’s unusual stores are rooted in distinct island communities rather than a single shopping corridor. Hasegawa General Store carries a fourth-generation general-store tradition in Hāna, combining everyday necessities with local goods and an unmistakable historic setting. On Oʻahu, Waiāhole Poi Factory Country Store connects country-store retail and island food to a historic taro-mill site. On Molokaʻi, Big Wind Kite Factory makes the workshop itself part of a visit centered on handmade kites and island-made gifts. Together they offer three grounded starting points; every current Hawaiʻi profile follows below.

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Maunaloa, HI
Big Wind Kite Factory
A tiny Maunaloa shop where handmade Molokaʻi kites, hula-girl windsocks and stunt kites come with a working factory, behind-the-scenes tours, and even lessons in how to get them airborne.
Big Wind Kite Factory turns a specialty kite shop into a working Molokaʻi attraction, selling handmade and performance kites while inviting visitors to see how they are made and learn how to fly them.
Toys, games & hobbiesArt, crafts & handmadeGifts, novelty & souvenirsOther
Toys, games & hobbiesArt, crafts & handmadeGifts, novelty & souvenirs+1 more
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Hāna, HI
Hasegawa General Store
A fourth-generation Hāna general store where groceries, local produce, fishing rods, doorknobs, sunscreen, books, wine, shirts, postcards, wall art, coffee, souvenirs, and whatever else town needs still share the aisles.
Hasegawa General Store preserves the old catch-all meaning of 'general store,' serving Hāna with groceries and produce alongside apparel, fishing gear, books, household objects, wine, souvenirs and famously miscellaneous necessities.
Food & drinkGrocery & pantryHardware & toolsOutdoor, hunting & fishingApparel & footwearHome goods & furnitureBooks, records & mediaGifts, novelty & souvenirsOther
Food & drinkGrocery & pantryHardware & tools+6 more
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Honolulu, HI
Hound & Quail
A Honolulu curiosity cabinet where vintage furniture, taxidermy, old books, Hawaiiana, jewelry, ephemera, strange medical objects, global finds, and carefully chosen lifestyle goods occupy one tiny Chinatown shop.
Hound & Quail combines a vintage furniture shop, antique dealer, taxidermy cabinet and lifestyle boutique into a highly edited Honolulu collection of unusual objects gathered from Hawaiʻi and around the world.
Antiques & vintageBooks, records & mediaHome goods & furnitureGifts, novelty & souvenirsOther
Antiques & vintageBooks, records & mediaHome goods & furniture+2 more
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Kahului, HI
Very Rich Dead People's Things For Sale
A Kahului warehouse where wealthy estates, giant crystals, art, jewelry, records, furniture, statues, books, strange memorabilia, and objects too bizarre to categorize pile up behind a sign promising 'Very Rich Dead People's Things For Sale.'
Very Rich Dead People's Things For Sale turns an enormous Maui estate warehouse into part antique shop, part furniture store, part gallery and part roadside museum, filling it with art, jewelry, records, rugs, crystals, statues, furniture, Hawaiiana and genuinely baffling one-off objects.
Antiques & vintageBooks, records & mediaHome goods & furnitureArt, crafts & handmadeGifts, novelty & souvenirsOther
Antiques & vintageBooks, records & mediaHome goods & furniture+3 more
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Kāneʻohe, HI
Waiāhole Poi Factory Country Store
Inside a circa-1904 Waiāhole taro-mill property, a modern country store mixes local art, apparel, skin care, quilt bags, ceramics, stationery, snacks, gifts, and Hawaiʻi-made goods beside a working traditional poi and Hawaiian-food operation.
Waiāhole Poi Factory Country Store adds a local-artisan marketplace to one of Oʻahu's most historic food destinations, filling the old Waiāhole Valley property with apparel, beauty goods, home pieces, quilts, art, ceramics, stationery, snacks and locally made gifts.
Food & drinkGrocery & pantryApparel & footwearHome goods & furnitureArt, crafts & handmadeGifts, novelty & souvenirsHealth & personal careOther
Food & drinkGrocery & pantryApparel & footwear+5 more