This place is a gem! They have a variety of masubi's and they're packaged in a cute triangular shape. My favorite is the spicy tuna, Teri spam with egg and the regular tuna. I went today around 9am and they were already empty! Luckily, they were making more in the back and I was able to get some of my faves. My only reason for 4 stars is because the lot does not have a lot of parking. People would try to squeeze into the dirt area on the side of the building and that makes it harder for people who got a spot to get out read more

Mana Bu's - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Although the price per musubi is a little expensive, they are so good! My favorite's are the spicy tuna and the salmon tobiko musubis. But pretty much all of them are good. I prefer this place over Musubi Cafe. The only thing that's rough is the parking. It's very limited as is and is shared with other businesses. It's best to go really early too because they run out of musubis pretty quickly it seems! read more

This place is absolutely incredible. They have a variety of "gourmet" Musubi with different types of rice and protein options including salmon, spam, chicken etc. I would recommend coming before noon as they commonly sell out by this time. Highly recommend checking this spot out if your in the area. read more

Mana Bu's - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

After hearing so much about this place, I finally got a chance to try it out... I got there before they opened as others have suggested and I was a bit surprised that when the doors swung open at 1030, there were only 3 of us waiting. I quickly scooped up the ones I thought looked interesting which was alot. The Musubis I tried... Baked Salmon...Brown and White rice Spicy Tuna...10 grain rice Shiso/Wakame...10 grain and Brown rice Tuna Mayo..White rice Konbu...Brown Rice Baked Yaki Onigiri Teri Corn on the Cob and the Chocolate Cupcake All I thought were good with my favorites being the 10 grain Shiso/Wakame, the Baked Onigiri, and the Brown Rice Salmon. The Teri Corn on the Cob was also quite good. The Baked Onigiri was the most interesing, the outside had a nice almost chewy texture while the interior was still soft. The Chocolate Cupcake was on the dry side tho. All these were either $1.20 or $1.50. If you've never been here, it's definitely worth a try...keep in mind they're usually closed on Sun/Mon and Holidays and they only take cash. read more

Good, but not Great. If you've had the original Manabus, then you know that the musubis are not the same. The Mana musubis are significantly smaller in size compared to its predecessors. This also means that the filling is also much less. Prices have remained reasonable, but you can eat 2 to the previous Manabu 1. Mana Musubi is still popular. There was a line at 6:20am! They don't open until 6:30a. read more

Mana Bu's - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Come early!! This place literally opens at 6:30am and will close when they are sold out, or at 1pm if their goodies last that long. Aside from going to work, I'm not much of an early bird myself, so getting here at 9am in the morning was considered pretty "early" for me. Wrong! At Mana Bu's, you're going to have to be earlier than that if you want to get your hands on their daily offerings of musubi. We made it there in time to still have some picks on the musubi flavors, but not early enough for some their okazu or sweet offerings. The moment we walked in, I still saw 2 fresh strawberry mochi sitting in their refrigerated case, I turned around to grab a basket, and boom, they were snatch up by the guy behind me! Sold out for the day, along with the custard pudding and coffee gelatin. Can you imagine the devastated look on my face?!? Thankfully, I grabbed the reminder of the gobo salad and French bean, but still, it does not make up for the mochi portion of my meal. On average, Mana Bu's offers about 15 musubi flavors a day, from unagi, baked salmon, spicy ahi, Portuguese sausage, curry tuna mayo, teri-spam to their more traditional flavors of ume, shiso wakame, mentaiko, and Kombu seaweed to white rice, brown rice, or 10-grain...they have it all! Prices range from $1.40 - $1.90, depending on the flavor, but everything is made fresh and individually wrapped nicely. The musubi itself is not as big as some other places in Oahu, but quality is definitely there and the flavors are great! They make a great breakfast or even a snack to take with you to the beach. Check out their website or give them a call before heading there, they actually have a schedule on what time each items are made/brought out to the front. read more

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My favorite musubi place! I am obsessed with their spicy tuna mayo, it's #4 on their top musubi list but I think it should be #1. Perfect portions and they have a wide range selection of musubi, side dishes and drinks. The shop is small and located across Washington middle school. Highly recommend going as early as you can because when they run out they don't restock. With that said, they close if they run out so definitely go early! If you want a good musubi it's worth a try read more

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I got here at 6:20am on a Friday...and there was already a line fronting the door! They don't open until 6:30... I had to try this place out and see what was so good about their musubis. Plus, I was craving one for two weeks. But everytime I craved one it was already 9:00 and I figured it was too late and they were sold out. Once inside, I observed this place is super tiny. All the musubis are out in trays in order of what kind of musubi it is. I took 2 baked salmon musubis, 1 Teri Spam and Egg, and a Shiso/Wakame one. The baked salmon was delish! I'd definitiely come back for more! My favorite so far. The rice is perfectly salted and the salmon is light and flaky. The shiso/wakame however was ok to me. I didn't like the sesame seeds in it, but that is my own preference. The rice however was perfectly seasoned as well. I didn't get to eat my Spam musubi. I felt generous and gave it to a co-worker who didn't have breakfast. I'll definitiely come back again to try it out and buy more of the baked salmon ones. If you go early there is enough parking in the tiny lot. Otherwise there is a lot of street parking. read more

Mana Bu's - Salmon musubi, teri spam, and shiso wakame. - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I wasn't as impressed with this place as I thought I would be. Let's start with the positives: - Lots of parking and easy to get to Places like Iyasume require walking or hunting for parking, but this place has its own private lot. - Large variety of pretty tasty musubis When I say variety, I don't just mean salmon, salmon roe and the different fillings, but they also have a variety of rice as well. White, brown, organic.. they definitely know how to make a whole bunch of them. - Like a bird (cheap) very inexpensive and affordable, you can get full with a variety of them and not break the bank. - Very friendly staff Now the things I wish were different: - Meager fillings inside the musubis When some places are serving a hearty musubi with egg, spam, and bacon or cucumber, it's hard to find as much enjoyment with sparing filling like these. - the strawberry mochies They literally only bring out 6 packages. Not per hour, per DAY. I waited half an hour for them and wanted to buy all 6, but I felt bad for the people behind me so I only picked up 2. While they were tasty, there's at least one other establishment that offers more per day, as well as ones with chocolate instead of just red bean. Overall I would probably come back because of the variety, but it's not my favorite for musubis or their strawberry mochies. read more

Mana Bu's - Strawberry Mochi - at the beach - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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One tip for future customers: PLAN TO COME EARLY. Yes this is a fact and if you don't, you will not leave a happy customer. I have come and stood in life before they even open in the mornings, and it can get pretty crazy at times since it is so small inside. Once everyone starts forming a line inside it can be hard to see all wide variety of musubis they have out since the line will form in front of everything they have out. Another tip, it is helpful to come knowing EXACTLY what you want to get, or else you will just get stuck waiting in line or maneuvering around others who are already in line. Lol. My few favorites are the baked salmon, kombu, wakeme, and tobiko salmon. Their most popular is teri spam, which you will see most people buying in bulk. I wouldn't suggest spending a lot of time in there deciding what to get unless it is not too crowded. They also have a selection of cold okazu which is perfect for lunch or a picnic. I believe it is cash only, but each musubi is no more than $2 each except if you are buying for a n entire soccer team or everyone at work. They do have a selection of drinks that are very affordable and a keurig if you ever forget your morning coffee! Parking can be limited, the lot is in the same place as is baskin robins on king street. read more

Mana Bu's - Perfect lunch combo - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I love this little early morning gem for grabbing tasty musubi freshly made with tender loving care. I believe they changed owners a year or so ago. I first thought the quality would drop, but yelp reviews were strong and I was pleasantly surprised to see how little had changed. Same quality ingredients, subtly stated on the musubi name card. Not at all like the preservative filled musubis you get at 7-11! Come early said one of the reviewers and I totally agree. This past week was my first time arriving before 7 am and the shelves were filled....and the musubis were flying off the shelves! I hope to have another reason to visit this place early again! So yummy! read more

Spam musubi = lots of stars. It was simple but the rice was just so fluffy the spam was well cooked and all together it was just an amazing spam musubi. I know you're thinking, how, but it just is. And I think I make a pretty gnarly spam musubi myself but theirs is different. It's not super full of sauce but it's super full of flavor. But it almost has a delicate spam musubi flavor. So hard to describe but so good! read more

Whoaaaa! Onigiri everywhere! Famous Onigiri that is! We luckily came in on Saturday morning when it opened at 9am. Dang, there was a line. This place must be really amazing. There were so many selection of onigiri. Everything looks so good...but we just got 4 onigri. Overall taste is not bad. Onigiri around $1.70~ each. I'll be back when I have the chance. read more

I usually only write a review if the business stands out for any specific reason, whether bad or good. So here it is.....their customer service was impeccable. It's Saturday morning at 8:30am and they're almost sold out! As you walk in to this small establishment, you're greeted by three employees all standing shoulder to shoulder. The place is clean, simple and well ventilated. There's no sign of any cooking or musubi making! Let's get to the musubis....I just can't explain it, but everyone of them have such a pleasant flavor. Very authentic and simple. No crazy sauce or flavors. This place is a must go if you're a musubi connoisseur! read more

When I used to live on the island, I would try to make it to this place because of all the awesome reviews on yelp, but no matter what, I always missed them. However, I finally hit the Jack pot during the "hurricane" iselle scare because people were advised to stay indoors that day. They only had a few items left when we got there, but we were so grateful they had anything at all. We picked up the shiso/wakame with 10-grain rice and some kind of kombu one I think. I really didn't think a musubi without meat or"filling" would be all that impressive, but WOW. You can really taste the quality in their ingredients and the musubi were salted just perfectly. The kind gentleman working the front on that particular day was SO friendly and welcoming. He thanked us over and over again for coming in and it was no question that he actually meant it, so sweet! I also love that they list the ingredients for each musubi and tell you where the ingredients were sourced from. We had the pleasure of trying this place again a few days ago. My sister and hubby woke up early and picked up 18 musubi and all of the strawberry daifuku that they put out for the day (they only make 8 per day). My faves are the tuna ones (tuna mayo, spicy tuna mayo, and curry tuna mayo) J says their spam and egg one is the best he's ever had. The mentaiko is also very yummy. I'm so happy to be able to have strawberry daifuku again since trying them for the first time in Osaka. If you are fat and lazy like me, the good news is (I wish I knew this before) you can call 24 hrs in advance to place an order for pickup and avoid having to wake up at the butt crack of dawn to fight the meanies for some musubi! read more

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Manabu renamed itself. I guess they thought they were being sly but I found you! Still the best musubis on the island. They have white rice, brown rice and seven grain rice. I like their egg + sausage, 7 grain ume and spam musubis. They also make good custard! Cash only and they sell out by noon. This is in the same strip mall as Baskin Robbins across from Washington middle School. I come around 7am to nab all the good stuff, so I guess you could blame me when you come late and there's no more! read more

Sorry I wasn't impressed. Very pricey as well. The filling was skimpy. I've had much better elsewhere for less expensive. The sales clerk was nice though. read more

I came here to compare the musubis at iyasume and here :) after trying both, I can honestly say that iyasume is the winner. Mana bu's has great selections of musubis as well, but it's all pre made and CASH ONLY. I was going to order a Teri spam and kombu musubi, but I noticed the kombu had no nori around the outside so I just got the spam. Upon tasting the spam musubi, the rice was nice and sticky and perfect amount of salt. However, I noticed it had a kind of weird sweet after taste and it was pretty small. So why do u like iyasume better? Iyasume makes everything fresh to-order, they take credit cards, annnd the onigiris are a bit bigger....all while having the same great taste with the perfect amount of salt and a choice of brown rice or 10-grain rice (which they no longer have at mana bu's) Overall though, I'm glad I tried mana bu's and while the musubis are good, I think I'll be frequenting iyasume more read more

Mana Bu's is definitely a must visit place if you're visiting Hawaii. So you only know spam musubis? It's okay. Walk on in and you'll be able to familiarize yourself with other different types of musubis in this world. You'll get your socks knocked off of you. Though the only thing I have to warn you about is ... make sure to look at the dates, day, and times. I was quite the unlucky one when I visited Oahu. The days I was on the island were the days of King Kamehameha Day ... so Mana Bu's was closed for the weekend. So I ended up with only ONE chance to go to Mana Bu's and that was before my flight .. So my friends and I ended up going really early in the morning. So we definitely got to get some musubis but unfortunately, not all the musubis were out and the dessert selection was also not out. The way they did their musubis is that a certain batch of musubis come out at different times. =/ I don't particularly like that system ... especially since I only had one chance at it and ... I only got the early morning selection T_T But they do make it fresh and the musubis that I tried (spam, salmon) were yummy. I guess if I ever visited Oahu again, I'll make sure it's not during a local holiday. :P read more

We were in Hawaii for a week and between our friends and I frequented Mana Bu's about 4-5 times! Whew! That's a LOT of musubis! It's a really small store and they don't have a lot so when they sell out, they sell out! On the weekends they have all the different flavors available but on the weekdays they only put out certain ones every hour. Limited parking (as is all of Hawaii). My personal faves - spicy tuna, baked salmon, salmon tobiko - I liked the unique shape of the musubi though it's still mostly rice but I liked how clean tasting it is! The spam ones aren't greasy tasting! Perfect to bring to the beach! read more

I'm so glad I was finally able to check this place out since the last time I was here, I didn't wake up early enough to snag a couple of musabis for myself. For those of you who like to sleep in like me, I suggest for you to come on Saturdays when they open later (at 9AM) instead of at 7AM on the weekdays. I was jet lagged so waking up before the crowd worked out pretty well. The store is a little cozy so you may booty bump other customers. You'll be greeted with an array of different types of musabi. There are so many different flavors, it's hard not to grab more than five. There were signs indicating which flavors were best sellers (baked salmon) so I had to try them for myself. I love how friendly the staff and owners were and kept apologizing for the wait for the check-out line. I didn't mind at all knowing how hard they work to make these delicious morsels of yummyness. My boyfriend read in the paper that they work from midnight till opening..talk about fresh! I used to help in the kitchen at my church to make hundreds of musubis and it's definitely a lot of work. When it comes to musubis, the rice is the most important thing. If it's not cooked perfectly and flavored well, it just won't taste good. Their musubi couldn't taste any better. I had no complaints. Will definitely come back when I'm in town again! read more

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These musubis are SO good. I had the salmon musubi. The rice is the perfect consistency, the salmon is not overly salty, the ratio of rice to salmon is perfect. Like everyone else says, go early for selection. I stumbled upon this place at 9:30am on a Friday and I consider myself lucky that I had options or even a musubi at all. I came back on a Monday at 8:30 and they didn't have anything left. Cash only, they like $1 bills! read more

Really the best musubi place on the island. Never believed in spending money on a ball of rice until tasting Mana Bu's spicy tuna musubi. It's my ultimate weakness. How can something seem so simple taste so good? I only wish they opened even earlier since I go to work at 6am on weekdays, so I try to go on weekends now. read more

I've been here a few times and the musubis are pretty good. Location is decent although parking can be hard depending on when you go since they share the lot with a few other establishments. You should definitely go early because their musubis are premade and tend to run out early on. I would go around 11 and there usually isn't too much left already. Pricewise, it's a bit pricey for the taste I believe but it's not too bad. read more

I love Mana Bu's. I tried the tuna mayo, salmon, spam lite and many others that I don't recall. They were all excellent! The were all nicely wrapped in plastic, so they are easy to eat. The rice was perfectly cooked and a pinch of salt just added to bring out the flavor of their top notch ingredients. My son still loves his 7-11 spam musubi, but I think Mana Bu's makes the best musubi that I've ever had. They were all extremely good, highly recommended. :-) read more

This place deserves the hype. Although it was a pain in the butt to get up early enough to catch them in stock, the trip was totally worth it. Musubis of every variety are represented, and cost about $1.50 more or less. There's a smattering of desserts as well. I got the kombu, spicy mayo tuna, salmon with tobiko, hijiki, and ume. All super tasty. The rice was excellent and the toppings were flavorful. The hijiki was my favorite. Will definitely be making a return trip! Bonus: We saw Emily Maeda (!) working at the counter; it's always a pleasure to see a local celebrity :) read more

There is too much rice to meat/toppings ratio...I got to try the salmon with tobiko and sausage musubis. They were just ok....I wished I got to try the spicy tuna mayo...Parking is also limited! Very small too..Go to Musubi Cafe instead! read more

Mana Bu's has to be the cutest musubi shop you'll ever encounter. It's a teeny little boutique of precious musubis with the nicest staff ever! Needless to say, we ended up with a basket full of goodies. Mana Bu focuses on using fresh ingredients and healthy ones too. Although I liked Mana Bu's, it was a bit too plain for my taste. I guess I just enjoy full-fat musubi! I did love their baked teriyaki musubi though, it was like a mini delicious pocket of teriyaki fried rice. You must though, if you do visit Mana Bu's, get your hands on their fresh made mochi! It was one of the most tender mochi I've had and filled with the juiciest and freshest blueberries on the island. Not to mention, it was filled with sweet adzuki bean too, mmmm! read more

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I look forward to coming here every time we come to Oahu for vacation. Best Musubi's. A big selection to choose from.

I didn't even find this place through yelp. I asked an elderly Japanese woman what's the best Musibi in the area and she recommended this place to me. She did not disappoint!! This place definitely has a 'home' feel to it. The workers here are suuuuuuper nice and they periodically greet/thank/apologize to you. The musubi is pre-made and you grab whatever you want on the shelves. We showed up around 10AM and a lot of the stacks were empty. The worker said they were in the process of making new ones. It seems there are peak times to grab the fresh Musibi's. A few of the better ones were "Spicy Tuna Mayo" ($1.60), Spam-Lite ($1.40), Salmon Sesame ($1.50) and Tuna Mayo ($1.40). I wouldn't recommend getting the veggie curry ($1.60), as it didn't have any taste. I'd also recommend Iyasume Musibi in downtown Waikiki. But that place is more expensive. The musubi here is about $1.50 a pop while Iyasume is about $2 a pop. read more

Mana Bu's - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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WOW...oh WOW!!! These are some mighty tasty musubis!!! When a business opens at 6:45am and runs out of food to sell at 8:30am as they did today, then you know they've got something good. The owner places his priority on quality and it shows! Many ingredients are organic and he believes that contributes to the high quality of his musubis. The rice is so silky smooth and it's just perfectly flavored! It's meant to be eaten fresh, so don't throw it in the fridge and save it for a rainy day. When I asked him if he thinks about expanding to other locations or just plain making more musubis so we could enjoy more of these little morsels, he insists that he just can't make more without compromising quality. Kinda cool to meet someone who cares more about making perfection than about making money. How cool is that?! He says it takes him and his crew about 10 minutes to make 15 musubis. Once they run out, you either wait until they make more or try again the following day. They do allow preorders online or by fax, just no phone-ins. It's cash only, too. Their strawberry mochi is the only thing you can't preorder. Boooo =( However it's not their most famous product. Their best sellers are the baked salmon, tuna mayo, and teri spam. I'd say those are my fave, too. The gobo is noteworthy as well. Don't fight the morning crowds...just preorder. Trust me! read more

Mana Bu's - Organic sugar zenzai w/ mochi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Best musubis in Honolulu. The rice is so tasty and soft. Come early for the best choice and they usually sell out by noon

IDK how to give full-stars I can never wake up early enough to get the full selection here! Half the musubis are gone by 8am, so sad. But of all the ones I've tried around the area, this joint has the best ratio of filling to rice! Don't let the moms ahead of you in line, they buy by the bulk! read more

Really enjoyed the variety of musubi's at Mana Bu's. I mostly enjoyed the baked salmon and tuna and mayo and spam lite which, if you stop to think about it, is the culinary world's biggest oxymoron. I was so impressed by the tasty, fresh yet simple ingredients that I thought about making my own at home. I tried to buy the triangular musubi mold on display, only to be told that it was for decoration only. Awkward! Great service, cute little shopping baskets to tote your purchases and reasonable prices at $1.40 to $1.60 per musubi. My only disappointing purchase was the Okinawan mac and potato salad which was too starchy for my taste. One of my favorite finds in Waikiki. read more

Getting there: Easy to find off the corner of King St and Punahou. Moderate amount of parking. Ambiance: Despite the unimpressive exterior of the buildings that house the businesses in this area, the interior of Mana Bu's is bright and clean and very reminiscent of a typical snack shop in Japan with in-store baskets and food out in labeled trays for you to pick up and buy. Again I'm reminded not to 'judge a book by it's cover' (or at least take a closer look). Service: Being a take out place, there is no service in the traditional sense. Instead you get helpful info from the friendly owner himself who often helps his cashier staff ring up your order and puts out fresh pieces of onigiri. Food: Check their website for a complete listing of fillings. Their ten grain rice is an interesting flavor of onigiri that they make which does not fall apart on eating and is not much more expensive. Elsewise: - Baked Salmon w/White Rice is a staple when I go here. - Spam Lite is slightly sweetened with sugar. - Grandma's special (scrambled egg over spam lite, limited item as I didn't see it all the time) - Shoyu dried Bonito tastes exactly like a light beef jerky without the difficulty of chewing. Surprising flavor. - Mentaiko, the only way I'd eat roe is in an overwhelming amount of rice, had a distinctly unique flavor profile for me. i can't exactly describe what it was like but it was good. - Spicy shoyu ahi is actually sweetened with a little sugar and the spiciness is toned down. I have heard good things about the coffee gelatin. Who to bring: Yourself How much to bring: Cash only. Onigiri cost about 1.40-1.90 each depending on what you get. Verdict and Takeaway: So what's so special about this place? Freshly made onigiri that, are made with great tasting organic ingredients. While a bit smaller and will have less meat than your average heated 7-11 spam musubi, you get a much more consistent rice quality. The only way this place could earn the last star from me is to expand their filling choices and/or make larger onigiri. Final notes: As the website says, go EARLY (630-8) as they keep bringing out fresh product then and they go FAST. read more

If you're in the mood for a musubi, and looking for something healthy, this is a great place to go. This is not the place to go in order to get your 7/11 spam musubi on. The presentation is awesome, and the care that goes into the business is evident upon inspecting the shop itself -- from the little baskets near the door, to the bright colored walls, interesting drinks and snacks, and each musubi is beautiful and artistic in its own way. I love the atmosphere of the place, and the service is great. read more

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Mana Bu's is unique as their fillings are stuffed inside the triangular shaped rice, different from the traditional musubi with the toppings on the outside. This allows Mana Bu's to offer seafood mixes that's not typical to traditional musubi. While they offer unique options, our favorites being teri-SPAM, tuna mayo, spicy tuna mayo, and kombu, we felt the fillings were on the smallish side. When biting from the top down, it takes a giant bite to get to the fillings portion. Their closest competitor Musubi Cafe Iyasume offers the traditional musubi where you get a bite of the topping with each bite. Their busiest traffic seems to be around 7:30 to 8:00 when they bring out their dessert and grain options. By then the entire place is stocked with all their items. We stopped by one day around 10am and the dessert items were all gone. Once they run out they don't restock. The lady at the counter said they usually run out of the red bean strawberry mochi around 9am. We came by the next day at 7:30 and was able to get all of their dessert items. We got the strawberry mochi, sweet egg, mochi red bean, and their lite custard. The light custard is equivalent to a flan with a light caramel liquid at the bottom of the cup. The sweet egg is rolled up egg that's been sweetened with some type of sugary liquid substance within the roll. The strawberry mochi is a medium sized strawberry surrounded by a thin layer of red bean paste in a mochi. There is parking in front. Come early to take advantage of parking in other spots before the businesses are open. Since it's a one way street, drive to the far left lane and enter into the first parking driveway. The second parking driveway would make it hard to park based on the narrow parking area. As outsiders we found all the "thank you's" to be kind of autonomous and annoying. The employees are probably trained to be courteous but constantly thanking every customer multiple times during the entire transaction just seem fake and trained rather than genuine. read more

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Really love their musubis. They obviously use high quality rice. You can tell when you refrigerate them. When you let them come to room temp the rice is not hard and inedible like other musubis. The taste is subtle and they're a nice size. I dare you to eat just one read more

Mana Bu's musubi's are super yummy. The texture of the rice is on point. Super soft and the right amount of flavor for each . One thing, I didn't get here on time. I came here around 9am. Everything was almost sold out! So I didn't get any strawberry Mochi of other popular musubi flavors! I'll be back early next time! read more

Mana Bu's - That musubi life! - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

If you are the lover of musubi, then this is the place to be. You have to get there early though. Within the first couple of hours, they sell out quick and restock during the day. If you go and try to buy within the last couple of hours before closing, then you will be out of luck. We had to go twice to be able to get a good sample of the items. The prices were very reasonable. My faves 1) Low sodium spam Musubi 2) Spicy Tuna 3) Coffee jello 4) 10 grain and brown rice musubis with different main ingredients 5) Baked salmon 6) The list goes on I heard that they start preparations around midnight and when they do sell out, they close up shop. If you are in Honolulu, definitely make the pilgrimage to Mana Bu's. read more