My parents were visiting from the mainland and wanted to find my sister something cute to take back with them. We went in last Tuesday night. I love HIC stores and thought it would be a great local place to go. When we walked in no one greeted us. There was a customer standing at the counter for a few minutes before finally walking out. I was wondering if there were any sales or specials going on(which normally you are greeted and told right away at the other HIC stores.) I eyed everyone in the store trying to find the person working. Saw a lady folding shirts and thought it must be her. I approached her and was instantly looked at with irritation and like I was a huge inconvenience. I started to wonder if this was just another customer and had made a mistake… Her reply was in a very rude tone and abrupt–«no we always put up signs if anything is on sale.» She instantly went back to folding her shirts all huffy and irritated. We promptly left as we were obviously not welcome there.
PJ D.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Anaheim, CA
I love this place! I am glad it’s still standing because its one of the few stores keeping the natural vibe of the island
R M.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Phoenix, AZ
Guy that runs the shop is laid back and helpful! Second year in a row. Never asked the owner for his name. However, he is very calm and accommodating. Just enough selection and a great brand.
Crusader S.
Évaluation du lieu : 3 San Bruno, CA
Place is small but cute. Sometimes they carry exclusive for«haliewa» which only be bought here but other than that same store as in Waikiki.
Elaine Y.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Seattle, WA
This HIC is in the north shore, and probably the smallest on I have ever seen. Considering it’s so small it’s pretty jammed packed with a lot of stuff, and fairly easy to find what you need. The sales guy was very much a local and a surfer. He seemed very knowledgable and was very helpful. I unfortunately was going to the to just buy some flip flops, and they didn’t have much inventory. I did buy one pair, but had to buy the rest of them at the larger HIC store. Worth poking your head into this shop, that seemed catered to locals rather to tourists like me. There are a bunch of other shops nearby so you can park in front of HIC and browse to the other shops as well.
Erika n.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Santa Clara, CA
this has got to be the smallest HIC location i’ve been to but the guy working behind the counter was very helpful — he indulged my self-proclaimed obsession with the hic flipflop when i complained to him that he only had purple straps for the left foot and not the right. He told me if i could find a purple strap for the right on the island in my size, to bring it back, and he’ll fix me up a pair. sadly, i didn’t find ANY but mahalo for the offer. i still want purple straps dammit!
Andrew m.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Los Angeles, CA
feels more like a local surf shop than a tourist stop but there’s still plenty of tourist traffic through this little store. the guy working was really helpful, especially when i asked about a set of future fins that are supposed to be specially designed for eric arakawa-shaped boards. there weren’t a ton of sticks for sale but enough that i wanted to bring my own custom-shaped arakawa 6’5″ element into the store so it could mingle with its bruddahs and sistahs. rounding out the triad of HIC shapers are kerry tokoro(makes boards for the likes of triple crown king sunny garcia andthe new world champ mick fanning) and molokai’s steve morgan. prices for sticks were on the high side(over $ 640 for a 6’6″ eps) but not so much to induce sticker shock. i’m guessing the tourist tax is in effect and local shredders get a break.
