Best and most complete liquor store in Hilo, hands down. The staff know their stuff and you'll get individual attention if you want it (ie if you need help selecting a wine to match your dinner). Or if you just need to grab a quick drink, you'll be in and out in no time. Stop by next door to grab a swirl ice cream cone while you're there. read more

If you are an drinker and you like to drink alcohol Kadota Liquor is a place to go and buy your alcohol. The workers are friendly and helpful. read more

They have a wide selection of alcohol beverages, from beer, wine, and hard liquors. Unfortunately I don't consume alcohol so I don't go there unless I need to buy a gift. read more

Very friendly and accommodating staff. Was very helpful in searching the back to find the right item I was looking for.

Great selection of beer, wine and liquor. Clerk was helpful with suggesting local exclusives and one of a kind Kadota co-branded liquors. Clerk was friendly and helpful with everyone she interacted with. read more

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Great selection of wines. It took a while for us to decide what to get. We probably stayed there over 30 mins to pick a few. read more

Kadota Liquor - Wine Section - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

On the bright side, this place has a great selection of wine and spirits, as many reviews have noted. On the downside... Are you familiar with the term "cooked"? It refers to a wine that's spent too much time at excessively high temperatures, ruining the flavor -- a serious consideration in a location where daytime temperatures typically run in the mid-80s and it often doesn't go below 70 at night. A recent experience suggests that the proprietors of this not-air-conditioned shop have not considered this. Recently, I was delighted to see they had a few bottles 2015 Ridge Petite Sirah for roughly the same price the winery sells the currently available vintage, the 2020, for. Maybe I should have been suspicious, but I bought it and yeah, it was cooked -- just on the far side of drinkability. I think it's safest here to stick to buying just the current releases and not anything that has likely been sitting in the shop baking for a year or more. It's a pity, they have a great selection and lots of wines I would love to try, but I'm not wealthy enough to routinely pour $45 (what I paid for the Petite Sirah) or more down the drain. read more

I was referred there fro Hilo Bottle Shop- which is where I went first but they did not have what I was looking for Kadota had it! They were out of hennessey on the shelves but one of the staff members was kind enough to look and retrieve one from the back. I grabbed the last grand marnier they had in stock and paid for my findings. They have their own branded shot glasses at the counter which was also handy. I walked in and out before they closed that day before the holiday. I mark down 1 star because when I got home I found that my sealed Grand Marnier was completely liquified- normally it has a thick consistency when poured as it is liquor. I found this very odd. Yet is smelled and tasted fine- not sure if it was a defect or not following FIFA protocols. read more

LOVE their selection!! Ryan is a GREAT resource too when looking for a gift of something that I'm unfamiliar with! Definitely my go-to place! read more

Great prices on wine and beer. Nice selection. I was super impressed. Bottle of Quivera Sauv Blanc for $20.

They have a vast selection of spirits. They also have store picks. Prices are great. Great service and friendly atmosphere. Locals frequent this place. read more

If you're looking for hard to find liquor, this is the place to go. Also stop by the restaurant there, you'll be happy you did

Amazing store knowledgeable staff and has everything a great hidden gem great choices stop by for yourself before your next party

This is the spot for all your drinking needs. Good prices, great selection and friendly people.

This long time business has been the go to place for booze. BUT today I bought a six pack of Elysian Space Dust IPA for $17.10 then discovered it was beyond its best use date when I got home. Not good Kadota Liquor! read more

Best selection of Liquor and Wine and Beer on The Big Island. Rare and unique releases- vintage's and always good deals and terrific sales on Great Items- For example: Maker's Mark Cask Strength Straight Bourbon Whiskey Kentucky ON SALE!! I order and get Keg's from Kadota's I've ordered over 20 kegs in 3 years such as: Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. - Torpedo Extra IPA Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. - Hop Hunter IPA Kona Brewing Co. - Kua Bay IPA Honolulu Beer Works - Hop Island IPA Deschutes Brewery Fresh Squeezed IPA Lost Coast Brewery - Indica IPA Belching Beaver Brewery - Deftones Phantom Bride IPA Mehana Brewing Co. - Mehana Tsunami IPA and more! Andy is the man in charge of inventory and more and he has the answers and the great customer service. The rest of the staff is friendly, they remember your name and treat you with Aloha. read more

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if its "Happy Water" that you want, they've got it! They have an amazing selection of wine, hards, and beers crammed into this little Liquor Store. They also carry a few snack items and of course cigarettes too, eeeeew! The prices are pretty compatible to other Convenient/Liquor Stores in town. The only downside would be the parking. It's a very small lot, as they share it with their fast food Drive-In next door (K's Drive-In aka The Home of the "Twist Cone" see my pic's). So, if your into Liquor, this place could make you become an alcoholic, lol! Literally walls and walls of it, that can make you go dizzy reading all the different labels (see my pic's). Good variety and a casual place to buy some quality or low quality liquor, that is, if you are low on cash, but need to drink, lol! Especially when your not dressed in decent attire to walk into a big grocery store, this place is convenient! The staff is friendly and helpful too! **Remember "Don't Drink and Drive" = MADD read more

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We like coming here for their selection. They has the best selection on the island. They carry all different types and brands of gin, beer, whiskey, sake, vodka and anything else in the area of liquor you may want. Their array of liquors and the price is comparable to many of the bigger liquor stores on Oahu. They also carry a small selection of cigars. The only reason I gave them a 4 store and not a 5, was their service. Multiple times we walked in the girls behind the counter didn't even acknowledge, smile or say "hi". Several fine we've stopped in and asked if they carry a certain brand, they we clueless and didn't seem to want to try and help. But if you need some liquor overall this is the best place in town. read more

This is the place for booze, they know what is what. They carry a lot of the good stuff that other stores don't.

Great champagne selection and very friendly staff. Better than most liquor stores in Honolulu. A Hilo gem.

Great experience. Went to grab some champagne for my wedding. The staff was so helpful and the store was very organized.

They have a very good selection of beer sake etc. However, some of the sake for example is old. Sake is best within one year of bottling and some of there sake is two years or more old. Also they are more expensive on a lot of their items than other stores in the area. Twice now the girl at the counter has short changed me. Bill was 38.78 and she gave me change for $39.78. They will not give you a receipt even when asking for one as they do not want you to notice they cheated you. Be sure to double check the price and make sure they give you the correct change. read more

Giving 4 star due to stocking harder to find items one can't find in grocery or drug stores. It's a very small store filled to the brim in every isle and every shelf!! Everything from entire isle of Sake to good selection of wines to nice selection of of the common liquor to the hard to find specialty items. I had been looking for Hawaii classics like blue curaçao, coconut rum, peach schnapps, banana liquor, chocolate liquor, bitters, and then wanted sweet vermouth and a good scotch. This place has it covered and counter Guy very helpful. Just don't go here getting a basic bottle of standard booze,,,vodka, whiskey, etc. Longs has best booze prices. This is place for hard to find specialty alcohol items. Had thought they offered nice selection of cigars but really not the case. Will return for our special booze run ! read more

BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL of buying any wine from the backroom. This is where they cellar their premium wines. I purchased 5 bottles a few months ago. I probably should have done more homework on the provenance of the bottles or cellaring skills of Kadotas. ive recently opened two bottles (paid over $100 for each bottle) and both wines have turned. One was cooked the other oxidized. had to dump. It was so disappointing. Im sure they're good people and perhaps are unaware about the state of their older wines but when you're selling close to market value and have price tags from $100 to over $1000 a bottle you should have a good handle on the condition of your wine. The staff was excellent...in fact they was cool. Full on local style...bruddah - sistah kine. I would go back to buy from them but I aint touching any bottles older than a year. read more

LOVE their selection!! Ryan is a GREAT resource too when looking for a gift of something that I'm unfamiliar with! Definitely my go-to place!! read more

Awesome selection of beer, wine, sake, and all other forms of liquid happiness! :-) They even have a little wine vault located at the back. You just have to ask them and they'll let you see it. Haven't bought any of those wines yet as they tended to be the expensive ones. But we will definitely try some one of these days. read more

They have a huge selection of SAKE', in all sizes. Chilled or off the shelf. Plus Ryan can help you select one that is within your budget and does the job! Definitely recommend Kadota Liquor's! read more

I came here looking for Mango Cart, Melon Cart and Pineapple Cart from Golden Road. I was very excited to find it. Belinda was very helpful and helped me create an ice chest by giving me a box with handles, black thick trash bag and placed iced in it. It's going to be perfect for our little adventure. read more

BEST beer selection on the island and every trip in feels like a voyage of discovery.

came here after eating at K's Drive In, which was next door and delicious. Met Dale who gave me a tour around the establishment and educated me about all the selections available, he had a lot of pride with his wide selection and top shelf liquor. i highly recommend coming here to find just about any type of alcohol you desire, from Belgium beer to premium sake and fine wines. prices aren't bad either. read more

Great selection of booze. A ton of imported beer, wines from all over the world, sakes, and liquor. Expect around a $10 or more mark up on a lot of the higher end sakes and liquor, but its expected when your the only game in town. read more

Great service, a massive selection of wine and they will work with you if you want them to carry something new on their store.

Where you need to go if you want random drinks nobody on the island will have. Great selection. Kind of far to walk if you're a student at UHHilo but why not drink on the way back to the dorms? They had Vailima which made it worth the trip for me. 3 fung'u Vailimas and spicy pork rinds and that's a night. Faumu. read more

One of my favorite stores in Hilo. This is where I get all my beer, cider and whiskey. If I start drinking something else I'll get it here to. read more