Hula Girls Shave Ice

Hula Girls is my favorite local Shave Ice and dessert place. They have the best Coconut Macademia ice cream ever, and the Shave Ice is even better than what I have had on the islands. Definitely stop by here for some friendly, family style service and a special treat you will want every day!

Have you ever been to Matsumoto shave ice in Haleiwa, Hawaii or had a taste of any type of Hawaiian shave ice? We were lucky to have traveled to Hawaii and experience this summer favorite. Shave ice brings back the inner child in us with the flavor combos and colors. However, our mainland version was the SNOWCONE and we’ve never had it with ice cream on both the inside and top like the Hawaiian style. #ALOHA

Our search for a good shave ice store front started last year. We looked on Yelp.com for a spot and found Hula Girls Shave Ice. Excited for another taste of Hawaii, we called the shop, but they were not yet open to sell shave ice. (We think they were closed for renovation). Our quest for shave ice completely stopped there, but fast forward to a year later, and we found that Hula Girls is open and fully active on Instagram #YEAHSocialMedia

As we stepped out of our car in 90 degree weather,
a big SHAVE ICE sign stood there enticing us sweaty Californians. Are you feeling hungry yet? We introduced ourselves and asked for their favorite shave ice combos. Recommended to us were: #1 The Hula Rainbow & #4 The Lava Flow.

The hospitality here was AWESOME!
The owner of Hula Girls Shave Ice hand delivered our shave ice and gave us a history and lowdown on the flavors here. This location has been opened since 2004, and we can’t believe this was our first time here! The owner let us know that if we didn’t like the flavors, then he’d be happy to bring out another shave ice combination for us until we found the one we absolutely loved. He was the sweetest, and showed that customer satisfaction was a priority. How’s that for customer service?! You really should go there now.

1. Hula Rainbow Shave ice: Strawberry, Banana, and Blue Raspberry syrup with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream inside and on top!

2. Lava Flow Shave Ice: POG (Passion fruit, Orange, & Guava ) , Piña-Colada, Tigersblood ( Watermelon, Strawberry & Coconut )with Raspberry sauce. We got ours with a #DOLEWHIP inside and on top. #SOGOOD

Besides shave ice, they also serve Dole Whips and Dole Whip Floats. As much as we LOVE Disneyland (see our recent Disney post), we’ll have to come here for the Dole Whips when Disneyland is overly crowded or beyond our reach.  

If you like shave ice or if our pictures and video enticed you, check them out

Been wanting to visit for a long time. Finally got a chance yesterday and it did not disappoint!! Excellent!

You’ll always get a great shave ice. Wish they would keep matcha on hand, though.

Perfect for a sunny day at the beach! Located next to the Albertsons in Huntington Beach. This is a great spot for authentic Hawaiian shave ice, as opposed to snow cones! They also provide outdoor seating, with park benches (similar to Waiola or Shimazu shave ice stands). I highly recommend their root beer float with vanilla soft serve: finely shaved iced, root beer syrup, topped with vanilla soft serve ice cream!

I highly recommend this place for authentic, Hawaiian-style shave ice and Disneyland-quality Dole Whips. We came during a particularly brutal heatwave day with a long line of people waiting for their orders but the quality and service was still great. I was especially impressed with their COVID-19 safety protocols, giving us a safe way to get a bit of summer normalcy. You order and pay online, and then pick up your order in a contactless manner, complete with take-away packaging. And even while slammed, they surprised us with a treat for our dog! We'll be making plenty more visits.

One of my favorite places in OC. Great Shave Ice and Ice Cream. They are also known for their pineapple dairy free whip.