Sugar Coast Candy — Local services in Hawaii

Super cute shop. Pricey, but you are in a tourist area and you sometimes suspend your sticker price shock when on vacation.... Especially when the products are so well displayed. A little girl entered the store while we were there and she literally was the embodiment of "like a kid in a candy store". Heck, even I was starry eyed and I'm 50 years old. If you have any type of a sweet tooth you'll be enchanted with this place. Saw some candy from my childhood (e.g. Astro pops). They also have a selection of bottled "old time" drinks for sale. We bought just a small amount of candy and our bill was a little under $8. So, yes, it is not cheap, but you're also paying for...

I seek out can’t stores every city I travel to and this one was a dream! Not only did it have an enormous selection of candy, it also was displayed in such a cute way. They grouped all like candy together — all licorice in one section, all mint favored candy in another, all sours group together etc. we had so much fun going through and picking our favorites and some new ones we had never seen before. It’s worth a drive to Hilo just for a stop at this candy store. It’s almost all bulk candy, but it’s not cheap (the chocolate candies are $5.25 for 1/4 pound). But still...

I've been here in the past with friends and had a decent experience, but today just seemed to be a bad day to come. We weren't even acknowledged when we walked into the shop nor were we asked if we needed any assistance in choosing anything. While another tourist/visiting looking family came in and were greeted immediately, we on the other hand were still completely ignored. The workers today seemed to be giving off a racist vibe towards my wife and friends. We definitely will not be coming back....