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January 2024 by Michael C.
Been coming here ever since small kid time! Love that are now customizing the icees. Our favorite is the strawberry with ice cream, mochi balls and condensed milk (it reminds me of the shave ices that they serve at bon dances except in a cup and much easier to eat). The workers do such a great job making it. They are always nice and friendly so no complaints with the service here. I hope they consider expanding their icee line like how Doe Fang was before.
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November 2023 by Edmund G.
Great place to get your crack seed and they make this shave ice cake ice cream that is the best. So many goodies and snacks from my childhood days to choose from . Owner is super friendly and helpful.
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October 2023 by Julie U.
Made the drive to Mānoa Marketplace to buy crack seed for a special care package for my daughter on the mainland. This is my kid's favorite crack seed store. Now that everything is prepackaged and priced, it makes it easy to shop. The prices are comparable to what you buy for the stuff sold at drugstores and grocery stores, but it is SO much better. Worth the drive for a special treat so might as well get plenty!
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August 2023 by Maddie B.
Been coming here almost all my life and finally came around to writing a review! Always come here mainly for the shave ice or icees. So many different flavors and options for toppings. My go to order is li hing, guava, and mango with ice cream, condensed milk, and li hing powder.. mm so bomb, cravings satisfied. If you don't want to eat your shave ice at the time you buy, they have made to go and ready shave ice with ice cream in the middle, all different flavors in their freezer!! Love to get me some crackseed when I'm here too of course. They have a bunch of traditional crackseed candy I grew up eating and also regular candy! Owners are so sweet and going to this place reminds me of when I used to take my grandma here. It's located in manoa marketplace so plenty of parking. Whether you're visiting or from here, this is a must try for crackseed and shave ice!
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August 2023 by Robert Kim
I would have liked to give this company Five Stars for their quality products, but after how 'Mei Chang' just handled my my recent order, they have just lost my business forever. Here's exactly what happened to me, only moments ago.On their online order form, they clearly stated: "Free shipping over $100 purchases." But when I ordered over $100. in new items, she told me that, "free shipping for over $100. was our old promotion a long time ago," telling me that they had raised it to $150., then flatly refused to honor the offer that was still appearing on their online order form! Not only is this the height of unprofessionalism, but constitutes FALSE ADVERTISING, offering something for free, then refusing to observe their own policies. In fact, this sales practice is TOTALLY AGAINST THE LAW, without exception. I even sent her the actual screen shot of their online order form, but instead of offering me an apology for this obvious mistake and thanking me for alerting them to their error, she REFUSED to honor their written promise and lost a customer for life. This is deception on a level that I haven't seen in years, and why Amazon will remain my "go to" retailer for all my future needs.
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June 2023 by France Pelis
I’ve been a Kay’s Crackseed customer for years! Love their seeds and snacks, plus welcoming aloha vibes. Small shop, but packed with all kind goodies! Easy shady parking under beautiful shower trees too!
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June 2023 by Elizabeth Sickels
Childhood go-to place for icees and ice cakes. Owners are also really sweet and remember a lot of locals
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May 2023 by Stevi P.
Cute little crack seed shop located in Manoa Marketplace. Lots of parking right outside of the shop. It looks like the building is doing maintenance, but they are still open. The workers are so friendly, always smiling. If you need assistance they are willing to help out. I always go there to purchase Lihing seed and other types of snacks. This shop never disappoints. We recently seen they sell ice cake with ice cream in it! A must try. Check them out for all your crack seed candies.
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May 2023 by Willy H.
This place has been a go-to spot for me for more than 20 years! Service is still friendly and they always have the best assortments of lemon peels. Always give great advice for my own snack projects. Definitely a true community crack seed store and a long time treasure for the manoa community!
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November 2022 by Scot U.
Memories from the 70's... Grew up eating this stuff. I remember buying 25 cents Yick Lung packages of cracked seed on the weekends when I had money! Foot balls were my favorite, followed by li hing mui, then salted lemon peel! As I type this, those memories make my mouth water! Haha! This place reminds me of those days of childhood! Support the small local businesses like these to help carry on the traditions to our future generations!
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October 2022 by Morgan Migita
My favorite crack seed shop for over a decade!
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October 2022 by Ten T.
Got 1lb of the wet li hing mui, it's one of my favorites. The lady helping was really nice and the guy working the register was also friendly. Definitely will be back.
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October 2022 by Nadine C.
Shopping for Crackseed in Honolulu, Hawaii... My cousin on the mainland is searching for "chunk ginger". It's supposed to be red in color. I've been looking almost everywhere and sending photos to her. I have no idea what she wants. Haha! I thought that Kays Crackseed at Manoa Marketplace might have it. The staff were very helpful and offered suggestions. They pointed out "Ginger Chunk". I sent a photo... It wasn't the one! Argggg! I'm quite sure she doesn't want the type with li hing powder. She said it doesn't have visible crystals on it and not super sweet nor extra salty. Hmmm... Well... Since I was there, I got some pickled mango for myself. Should be good for digestion and have some health benefits, right? Next time, maybe I'll have an Icee Float or shave ice! The ice cake looked interesting, too. Plus - all types of candy!
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September 2022 by Samantha Nakamoto
Been going here for years, fresh, delicious varieties flavors of dried fruit and crack seed, local favorite for all ages, also offering shave ice, icee and floats as well starting at $3, definitely recommend
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August 2022 by Serena M.
We've been frequenting Manoa Marketplace the past couple of weeks because my daughter has swimming in the area. We've been going to check out lunch spots in the area. We stopped by Kay's crackseed one day to check it out. My daughter and I kept seeing people come out with delicious Icees. We had to go in and check it out. The crack seed store is small but they have a lot to offer. They have dried seeds and lihing products. They also offer ice creams, shave ice, and Icee. We got one strawberry Icee and a small bag of lihing sour patch kids. The Icee was so good. It really hit the spot on a warm day. It was gone in a matter of minutes. The lihing sour patch kids was also so so good. My husband loves those and he's pretty much tried every brand. But he loved these. There was real lihing powder and there was a lot. He loved it from the moment it touched his lips and he kept eating it and eating it. That bag was gone, my daughter and I got to try one measly piece. We can't wait to go back there and try more things. I'm sure my husband is waiting to get more lihing sour patch.