8171 Kekaha Rd, Kekaha HI 96752
“I come here occasionally when I'm in the neighborhood. They have lots of hot foods, snacks, beverages and miscellaneous items. Counter service was friendly and quick.”
13443 Kaumualii Hwy, Eleele HI 96705
“good food, wide selection, but get here early; deserves the praise it gets for fishing gear; pleasant staff. not a convenience store! lots of choices in alcohol, but no milk.”
4469 Waialo Rd, Eleele HI 96705
“Much improved over just after the "Out with the old, in with the new" crew took over. Still a bit of a shelf nightmare when trying to find specific medicines or vitamins, and while they revamped the "Pick Up" This caused the cold &flu section to be covered by waiting in line. It's a good layout if the store had about an extra 3-4 feet though. My pharmacy is stuck in the strip mall from the 1950's. No room, no room, no room. The new employees seemed to have cheated up a bit. No more Ling waits while the solo clerk put bagged Rx's on the shelf. I agree that it's a job for extreme overlapping skills. But making a customer wait at the counter for 5 minutes while you work in full view of them it feels like an hour.”
4485 Pokole Rd, Waimea HI 96796
“Just bought a bag of chips and a soda here. The lady behind the counter was nice. Nothing else to say about it really. It's good for chips and soda, but they had other stuff, too.”
9862 Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea HI 96796
“We had some problems with our car and they were very friendly & helpfull! + Nice shop with some good sandwiches ? Thank you so so much ?”
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