We happened upon this store while driving up the coast. In need of some refreshments, we went in. The atmosphere inside is so friendly and down to earth. The spam musubi with pickled radish and egg is the best I've ever tasted. Super tender and soft rice - yum. They have some really fun local treats and snacks as well. read more

Super old school general store with long history and all the good stuff. Double pastele with rice was mean, especially for being under ten bucks. I may have risked death by getting the salmon furikake rice that looked like it may have been sitting out at room temp for too many hours, but da buggah was 'ono and less than six bucks. Would do it again! :P read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Salmon mayo rice - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

Five stars. Ching's Punaluu Store was a lifesaver on my epic Dick Evan's Road Race in August 2024, during Hurricane Hone. I was bonking out by the time I reached here and I had no nutrition or hydration left on my bike. The food I had was a spam musubi and a Coke. Boy, it was a lifesaver indeed! The service was great. The auntie helming the cash register was friendly and allowed me to lean my bike inside of the store while I grabbed my stuff (didn't want it to get stolen left outside). The ambiance was an old school, Hawai'i mom and pops store that definitely brought back some nostalgic memories! A true gem when I needed it the most! read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

Pretty good, little convenience store that has a lot to offer. Came in clutch when we were getting dehydrated. Nothing was overly expensive, everything was clean and organized, but there isn't much parking available and the staff wasn't very friendly. read more

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Super friendly and convenient over on windward side. Small little store but has most essentials. Plus a really nice coffee store right there. Has food and supplies. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

Ching's is your friendly neighborhood staple! Can't miss the bright red exterior as you drive along Kamehameha Hwy going towards the North Shore. Some parking available but its first come and first serve. My favorites include: - Banana bread - Poke - All the cold drinks (alcohol, non alcoholic) - Samurai soft serve If can, stop on by and support local before enjoying the East side of Oahu! read more

We came here off a recommendation from YouTubers we watch. We went with their fresh poke, some rice, and their homemade sushi. It's cool visiting these stores while on vacation because you're able to try different foods they don't offer on the mainland read more

Banana bread latte is 5 stars and so is their banana bread. The woman working was so nice too

Great pupu's, sushi, fried chicken. Perfect stop for a drive to the North Shore, a visit to the beach, or when you're just craving some good local ala cart type foods. And, hey... might as well get some banana bread and butter machine while you're at it... GREAT PARKING SPACES! Easy to park. Definitely a plus! read more

I personally like the coffee and acai bowl. Other snacks are available too. The service is helpful. The ambiance has small town family feel to it. The selection could be better but is optimal given the store's size. Overall, I would bring my family to this store again in the future if visiting the North Shore. read more

Stayed on the windward side for a week and basically got all our breakfast from this place! Loooved all of them. Acai bowls everyday. And takeout poke for lunch on the beach :) read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Acai - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

Love this family store in Punaluu. Came to the coffee shop at 8 am this morning because it's under new management and has a new name called Coffee Cove Hawai'i (formerly Keao's Coffee). Stopped in the store to buy spam musubi that includes egg & daikon (this one sells out by 9 am), maki sushi (so fresh and ono), butter mochi, fried chicken, celery. So nice to get all this in one place PLUS great Coconut Vanilla Latte with almond milk, Matcha Latte, Mocha Macadamia Nut Latte, and an Acai bowl! Great service and really nice lattes, right in Punaluu! read more

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They make the best butter mochi!! Never tasted anything better, came to this store last year, and tried the butter mochi for the first time, came back here again yesterday and it was unfortunately sold out. The owner said he will have his dad bake some. We bought the whole pan. I really appreciate this store & how they're so welcoming.. i will miss the chings butter mochi!! everytime we visit Oahu we will always come back to this store! Mahalo! read more

The brownies here are awesome!! $1.50 for a brownie that would easily be $7 in Canada. Good assortment of drinks. They sell butter mocha- it's my first time trying it and it's pretty good w respect to the flavour, but I found the texture a bit grainy. That being said, I don't know what makes a good butter mochi. The brownie cookies were also excellent. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Drinks and butter mocha - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

The best snacks! The spam Musubis are delicious. The fresh poke is amazing! And they have a selection of tasty other treats too!

Charming Mom & Pop family store with the sweetest owners. They made our family Sunday picnic perfect with all their Ono bento items, salmon special, fresh sushi, & Samurai for the kids. Just across the highway is also the most picturesque beach spot. Couldn't ask for a better spot to enjoy some relaxing family quality time. Love local businesses like this one for all the love and pride that goes into keeping their store thriving. Will definitely make this spot a regular visit for our Ohana. Hope visitors and kama'aina alike continue to support this locally-owned, locally loved store/eatery. read more

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chings' punaluu store reviews amazing shrimp and steak truck next door #Grateful you guys are awesome thanks for having all the Homemade Bakery items and always such a great personality thank you for having the bathrooms thank you for having all my favorite snacks thank you for being so close to the bus stop so close to the beautiful ocean thank you for keeping everything neat and clean with no rubbish around the beach thank you for the swing and the antique table and chairs Mahalo I am never leaving Paradise you will see me several times again and I will definitely recommend my friends and family to this awesome secret on the beach read more

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My family frequents this spot as it is a perfect place to stop and pickup snacks for the beach. Everything from maki sushi, Korean fried chicken, poke, and butter mochi. Staff is always friendly. Bonus: Great coffee shop connected to the shop and this store was in the movie, "Next Goal Wins". read more

Great place to stop for a small lunch and snacks. Got the Korean chicken with rice, a deluxe spam musubi and a "brookie" for less than $8. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

I was really hoping to be more excited about this place, but it reminded me of the average 7-11. No one was overly friendly or happy I was there giving them my $$. Don't let the reviews fool you. Tried a few things to eat; eh.... read more

While driving up to the north shore, we got a bit hungry so decided to stop for snacks. I ordered banana bread, butter mochi, and this sushi looking thing. The clerk called it a local sushi. The rice was a little vinegary, the tuna tasted like canned or fried tuna, I think there was yellow cucumber, and I have no idea what the bright green color is (see picture). Although there wasn't a good rice to filling ratio, the combination of flavors was still tasty. It was also really cheap but I forgot how much. I think all 3 things cost less than $8. The banana bread and butter mochi were so good! So soft and flavorful. I would plan to make snack stops here on our way to the North Shore again. read more

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AMAZING & SO ONO!! Never had chance to take pictures of our food because we was so hungry!! Fresh poke, mac salad, Ching's special salmon (got da last one), butter mochi, some other treats and a beer all within $20!!! GREAT PRICE AND GOOD KINE GRINDS!! read more

Whenever my wife and I go holoholo around the island we always stop at Ching's to buy some road snacks and maybe even a T-shirt. I love mom and pop stores and Ching's has a variety of snacks and small portion pupus to warrant stopping here. This time we purchased 2 beers and a bag of wonderful boiled peanuts for $6.22, then we sat at a table provided on the beach where we could enjoy our refreshments and the ocean view. The tables and chairs are located directly across the street from the store. We had to hold back on the peanuts because we almost ate them all and we were still going to Waiahole Poi Factory for lunch. There are other snacks at Ching's such as fried mochiko chicken portioned in small containers with rice and priced by the pound. There are also dried fish snacks such as dried Aku and a limited selection on poke. You have to stop by these stores because someday they will all disappear. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - 2 beers and some really good boiled peanuts for just $6.22, and you get a seat on the beach. Doesn't get better than this. - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

very pleasing convenience store. i will be back. the stuff on the wall about the original ching and his ching ming's is a nice touch.

This little store has been here for many years. Homemade snacks. A large variety of beverages. Easy parking and there's a restroom. Sweet spot to relax and get a bite. read more

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This little store was an awesome place to stop and recharge on the way to the north shore. It's your normal mom and pop store and the female clerk was hilarious, as she was sweet and sassy at the same time. The butter mochi came in large squares and was ridiculously good. There's a shrimp truck outside the store and I'm not sure if it's connected but if not, it was definitely drawing in business to the store. The store had an assortment of items you'd find at a corner store or market. Could also get fried chicken, masubi, alcohol and other drinks as well. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Butter mochi!!! Sooo good! - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

A historic shop when you're making that windward side drive. Can't miss this iconic red shop on the side of the road. It's quaint, it's cute, the workers are friendly, the food is no frills good, super local snacks. These mom & pop crack seed store like establishments are dying around the island and I would hate to see this one go, so I needed to write this review. It's nothing fancy but it definitely brings that old Hawaii nostalgia as soon as you step in. Local treats & snacks (boiled peanuts, poke, bentos, beer, frozen treats, etc) and random nick nacks all through the store. Make sure to try the musubis and the samurai ice cream! It's always a treat to do a road trip around the island and I always look forward to making this stop, and to remember to take life slow...just like the good ol' days and this store definitely reminds me of that. Let's keep this friendly, local store in business! read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Musubi - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

All kinds of coolness lie inside - from the local snacks to the history of the business and Hawaii. If you're up exploring on the Windward side, it's definitely worth your time to stop in. Lots of parking, lots of cool stuff inside. Check it out. read more

This little store has one of the best butter mochi!! We also like the furikake salmon and fried chicken bentos after a day of fishing across the street. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

My only reason for going in was to get a soda to drink and chips to eat with my food from Shrimp Shack next door. Not very often I feel unwelcomed, but this is one of them. Came the first time and thought the cashier was having a bad day. No big deal. Came the second day and not a SINGLE word or thank you. I'm a friendly person. Two people ahead of me got more pleasantries. Would have bought more food, but the place looks sketchy. The butter mochi tastes like butt by the way. Out of Towners clearly are NOT welcome here. Come for the canned drinks and that's it. The view of the beach and Shrimp Shack are the only upsides to this joint. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

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Came for the butter mochi at the recommendation of a local and it was highly worth it! Delicious.

The poke, banana bread, and customer service are on point. Great spot for convenience but also good food with great coffee!

I passed by here many times before in the past. But, I never did stop here to try and see as to what they have here. I noticed that they have a sign out in front of the store of homemade baked good. As I was passing by, there was plenty parking and I knew that it was meant to be to try here. So, I parked and went inside to see what Homemade baked goodies that they still had left. I bought a bread pudding, butter mochi, sweet egg portuguese sausage furikake musubi. To me, the bread pudding tasted like it was made with wheat bread instead of white bread. It had that taste that you knew that it was wheat bread if you closed your eyes and tasted it. The butter mochi was soft, chewy and tasted good. The musubi was different from from anyplace that I tried before. The sweetness of the egg, the spiciness of the portuguese sausage, the saltiness of the furikake and the rice all went together very well. I am glad that I tried here. I will try their plate lunches next time. read more

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We stumbled upon this place since we had to buy some stuff. Good thing they had Ahi Poke over Hot Rice at that time. I would drive here again on my next Hawaii trip hoping they have Ahi Poke, better than the overpriced ones in Waikiki. Awesome! Since it's along the way to North Shore, this is a great stop over on your way to the Shrimp Trucks. read more

Chings' Punaluu Store - Their awesome Ahi Poke over Hot Rice.... - Convenience Stores Near Me - Hauula, Hawaii

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On my Sunday road trip around the island with Kac and Moda, we made a quick stop at Chings' Punaluu Store. We knew where we wanted to eat lunch (Opal Thai, see my review) *shameless plug*, but we didn't know what we were going to have to hold us over. Queue, Chings'. We picked up a few musubis, a container of poke and some of that butter mochi. The musubis were aight. Good. but nothing really special. The butter mochi was awesome and the poke was super fresh. Everything created a perfect snack to hold us over to an awesome lunch. Normally, I don't go to many of these mom and pop general stores. However, when you are going around the island on a sunny day, you will more than likely find your way to one of them. I will definitely recommend stopping at Chings', but I will also recommend stopping at ANY mom and pop store. Hawaii is home for many small businesses and we need to support them. read more

Butter mochi! Yum..yum! Pretty cool how all the family history is on the wall. Definitely a place to stop! Loved the beautiful ocean view right across the street too. read more

Good little store that has everything you need. We usually fish or swim across the street or nearby and stop here for supplies if needed. Fishing supply, other gears, food food food, Korean Chicken Mochi Diamond Head soda its all good. Support local! read more

Best butter mochi, bake daily. Great poki bowl, was really fresh. Home-made plantation ice tea was refreshing.

Love this country store! The homemade brownies and butter mochi are the best. Very friendly service, very old school! read more

Nice convient store to pick up essentials for beach or just to grab a few drinks. It has all the essentials from beer to poke. The butter mochi is tasty and do not forget to get some samuri frosts. They also have an atm in the store in case you need cash. read more

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