The largest indoor mall on the big island since 1985…read more....... The Prince Kuhio Plaza has been the main shopping complex on the eastside of the big island which provides - restaurants/food court, banking services, dental services, veterinarian services, shopping, and entertainment for all of the Hawaii community, & visitors abroad. Situated in Hilo town, you can find this mall just about a 3.7 miles away from the Hilo International Airport. I haven't been to Prince Kuhio Plaza in ages, as I had stopped commuting to the Big Island on a regular basis, but when I did finally come to this complex for work recently, I noticed a few changes in the vendors at this shopping complex, for instance Sears is no longer here, and a TJ Maxx took over a very large portion of the shopping complex. For a list of vendors at the Prince Kuhio Plaza, check out this link - https://www.princekuhioplaza.com/en/visit/ As a bonus, directly across the street from this mall, you will also see Walmart, a Ross Dress for Less, Office Depot, Target, Safeway, Home Depot, and a few other vendors who provide food & banking services. The mall is clean & well kept, this used to be one of my favorite spots to go to watch movies, whenever I had to stay overnight in Hilo. Of course one cannot compare this mall to like Ala Moana Shopping Center on Oahu, but at least the big island has a pretty good mall that provides many types of services for the big island community.

Disregard to customer's safety. My car was damaged by their maintenance crew, report was made to…read moremanagement & police. When I spoke with management to file a complaint, "we'll talk to the company and see how they do things." The company they use has no regard to the customers either. Multiple times, employees talk the crew about damages to the car. Of course the mall management doesn't have any complaints about them. I don't expect any changes with a response like that.

I've purchased at Yamada to support small business, especially during Covid. The quality is not…read moregreat - my sofa bed broke within 4 years. But I still went back today, again, to support small business. Wow, It was unbelievable how completely uninterested in helping me the salesman was. I don't know his name - he was taller, older, with a gold chain on his neck. Every question I asked was met with flat "I don't know" or "maybe in the next shipment". He was unhelpful, clearly did not care if I found what I was looking for or not. There are other local businesses that need support. Yamada definitely has had enough of mine.

I have many work projects and clients who live in Hilo and I will always send them to YAMADA…read moreFURNITURE. Mainly to support a local small business, and because I know they will receive the kind of attention and care they deserve and that matches what I have given them before sending them there. I want nothing but the best for my clients no matter where they reside, but in small rural towns it can be a challenge to find upscale materials, service and standards, so Yamada Furniture has truly come through for me and my Hawaii clients while remaining humble, comfortable and wholesome. -Great selection of furniture, with some higher end pieces that other places in town won't deal with. -Even the cheaper items are well made. -I bought a table and sofa for myself once and love them to this day! -FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED!

Once in Hilo is a moderately upscale boutique with hand-made silk blouses, art crafts like koa wood…read morepepper mills and wine stoppers, hand made (hilarious) Filthy Soaps, dish towels, jewelry and huge giant tikis. The tikis are for sale for either 9K or 10K (I forget) but they don't ship them for good reason. If you want those tikis, you gotta show up with your crew and have the help of several men to lift those gorgeous hunks of wood. Tiki carving is becoming a lost art. The lady in the store was super nice and friendly, attentive and gave a lot of history for each item I was interested in but I ended up not buying anything due to being on a budget, otherwise I would have bought that cool steampunk-looking pepper grinder for $125.00, or the amazingly awesome Tidepool Koa Wood Table for $2,650.00.

This is one of our favorite stores in Hilo. We discovered a…read morenew clothes line with design that looked fresh and bright. There was a young man - Baha - at the store that was actually a graphic designer that created the art for tee shirts and post cards with a colorful art that created the mood and the right impression of this beautiful island. He just started his career but thing he creates full of positive vibes and happiness

The service was excellent and the manager was very helpful. Knew what I was looking for and send me…read moreto a competitor because he no longer carries the product. Prices are very reasonable and I enjoy shopping there

Love the items for party supplies!!!! And the prices. Easy…read moreshopping and amazing workers. Lot of office supplies. Friendly staff.

So glad we found him since he moved from the big mall. They have fabulous inventory with many hand…read moremade art objects along with regular souvenir items. On our quest for bonsai stands (dai), we purchased @ 10 winners and at a good discount. Very pleased with our experience. Easy parking in downtown Hilo. Helpful staff.

There have been negative reviews from the local people and I finally experienced one myself . The…read moreowner gets a zero for customer service. Quality of some products are very poor and can fall apart the same day you purchase. Don't expect him to replace it or give you a refund. The receipt states exchange within 10 days but the owner won t exchange because he says there is no warranty. Expect and be prepared to be verbally insulted as he speaks to you condescendingly.

Walked in specifically looking for a recliner. It has to be on the smaller side, manual and not a…read morerocking chair. Elijah approached us and immediately showed us two chairs. My mother in law sat in both of them and liked the second one. We put it on hold to make to check other furniture stores. We went to a store down the street and they were closed even tho it said they were open, the next one didn't have a smaller chair. We went back the next day to purchase the chair. The ladies at the front assisted us and it was the most easiest and fastest furniture purchase we made. The price was also very good! I am so happy that my MIL will be comfortable in her new chair!

A nice place to buy good quality furnitures. Good Customer Service and very knowledgeable. A…read moresalesperson name Jaden help us choose the bed we needed to buy. He is very attentive, very nice fellow who gives his all to assist you with a pretty smile. Another salesperson name Gerence "Geri"also work with Jaden together to make it easier for our purchase. She made our day assisting us in everything what we needed and help us save money for suggesting some sales which is so great. Really appreciate this two for their hard work... thank you both for all the help. Wes/Ella

Welcoming atmosphere upon arrival and throughout our visit. Staff were happy, friendly, and offered…read morekind assistance. Found a beautiful, unique opihi print dress and matching aloha shirt for my significant other. He's not into "matchy matchy" wear, but I was surprised he was willing to wear the aloha shirt because he actually liked the print! Who knew?!! And the staff gave us kamaaina discount without us even asking! Woo hoo! So we got great value and great aloha wear. Definitely will visit on my next trip to Hilo!

Located right in the front of downtown Hilo with plenty of parking is this lovely boutique that has…read morethe best items you can ever want for Aloha Resortwear. Because we were here for Merrie Monarch weekend. They were incredibly well staffed and had a great selection of items but of course their limited pieces were almost sold out by the time we got there. The store is beautiful and they're doing some gift with purchase for every hundred dollars you spend up to $300 (free beach bag tote). There's nothing else like this on the strip so you must stop here if you're in Hilo town for a long time or just a good time.

You'd think with the name Paradise Plants that there would be a welcoming energy of Aloha....Just…read morethe opposite- an uptight owner with a negative attitude. I was told by a gentleman who was in charge of garden pots that I could buy some pots at a sale price bc there were just a few left, so I did and love them. Came back to buy the two that were left and the owner refused to honor his sales price, saying they were new and he shouldn't have done that. I left, remembering that it was not just a bad day for her but that previously she refused to let my service dog on he premises even though we had been there a few other times. Just such a buzzkill and not a place I recommend

We own a real estate management company, an interior design company and we are real estate…read moreinvestors so we are constantly buying furniture and design elements. We have purchased many pieces of furniture, plants, art and decor from Paradise Plants over the years. Objectively speaking we have come to realize over time that our purchases from Paradise Plants were all superior in quality and often times the same price as the pieces we bought from other stores both on-island and the ones we had shipped to the island that were far inferior in look and build quality. We purchased some pretty beds from Home World. They look great, however they are very cheaply made and we have had to rebuild all of the internal parts to make them stronger as they all broke in the first year. This was a great expense. Home World sells particle board junk. We noticed the beds we purchased from Paradise Pants had solid aluminum supports instead of cheap particle board. They are all super sturdy and look amazing and were the same price as the Home World particle board junk. Paradise Plants sells quality, unique, indoor furniture at excellent prices. Bamboo and Teak down the road is also good, but mostly used stuff so a bit like shopping at a garage sale, but sometimes you get lucky. Paradise Plants has new, gorgeous pieces every time we go in all at a good price. They also have an excellent outdoor furniture brand called Lagoon that is perfect for the environment here on the island. So far, It's the only outdoor furniture that has survived at our salty oceanfront locations and our corrosive Volcano location. That brand of outdoor furniture is Puna proof! It has no steel to get rusty and is all strong durable plastics and/or non-corroding aluminum. Very happy with quality and price as none of these end up in a landfill after 1-2 years like every other brand we tried. From price, quality/longevity, beauty of pieces, to their excellent customer service and ability to deliver and setup all pieces and have a great customer experience, you won't find a better store that is locally owned and operated employing great local people.