Discovery Antiques

Wonderful selection, particularly the old bottles. Peter is a great guy to talk to.
But don’t miss the ice cream

I bought several items the first day I went to discovery antiques. Tina bought a couple things as well. Got a great deal on a vintage puka shell necklace and several vintage Hawaiian shirts for my friends. I would’ve gotten a lot more Hawaiian shirts of my athletic friends like Eric and chhem but this is Hawaii and these are Hawaiian style shirts! And most of them aren 2X and 3XL!
Went back today and purchase some beautiful vintage but I hope it’s on eBay!

This place has the cutest little coffee shop in town. You can always get a good cup of coffee here. Proprietor Bev uses only Kona Bob’s locally grown award-​winning coffee. You may even run into Kona Bob when you’re visiting. She’ll sell you an ice cream cone too. Plus it’s a delightful antique store with old Hawaiian music playing and lots to look at. There’s a small shrine to Duke Kahanamoku, the Olympic swimmer from Hawaii. You’ll feel like you stepped back in time.

Discovery Antiques was an amazing find on our trip to the Big Island. We wanted to find some unique souvenirs from our trip so we stopped by to check it out. The shop is eclectic in the best way possible. They have jewelry, bottles, vintage clothing, collectable toys and figurines, Hawaiiana (perfect for a unique souvenir) and so much more. The staff was very knowledgeable and willing to work with us on the price and shipping. They have something for everyone even if antiques aren’t your thing its worth the stop. Plus if you stop you can get some of their delicious Ice Cream. The woman working described it as the best ice cream you will have and boy she wasn’t kidding. Tropical Dreams the brand of Ice Cream they sell is fresh, rich and creamy in all sorts of interesting flavors such as the Lava Java, Toasted Coconut Cream, and the Chocolate Coconut Macnut just to name a few that we tried. All in all Discovery Antiques was totally worth the trip.

Keep in mind, this is on the outskirts of Kona, surrounded by coffee plantations and easy to miss if you’re in a hurry. I was taken by the authentic, rustic ‘feel’, and had seen this place (passing by) in past years, had the same reaction. This time I stopped. Yes, the ice cream was wonderful, and no there aren’t tables, but it’s more an antique/​curiosity/​nostalgia shop. Actually a bit like a museum, too, so I was quite ok looking around and (with permission) taking some photos of super-​nostalgia products from bygone eras. Plus Hawai’ian style things, for locals and tourists across the years.
It’s really like places away from ‘big city’ Kona or Honolulu, this store. It’s real, not slick, nor fancy. The ice cream is a tiny corner, and the worker scoops the ice cream, and does sales & register. Low key, slow. Real.
Someone else noted the old gas pumps outside, and there are old Coca-​Cola and beer products. True, it’s not like fine city antiquing, but not so different than rustic New England, but tropical. The bottle collection is cool too. In general it is a photographer and a nostalgia/​antique lover’s dream. Ice cream not included.
I bought a real Hawai’ian dress shirt (as in made in Hawaii, USA, years ago, tapered fit) which I saw hanging above me and loved. $ 24. I didn’t come intending to shop, or even really to step in the door, but I was drawn in by its magic. YMMV.

As an antique store it’s marginal. As an ice cream stop, marginal. There is no place to sit and have your ice cream and the lady working was not overly friendly. Ice cream is good though, so if u want I’ve cream it’s a good enough place to stop.

Did not come here to shop. We came for the ICE CREAM
On our way back from the Greenwell Coffee Farm and knew this place had tropical dreams ice cream.
I had the Kona Coffee — so creamy
Hubby: mac nut vanilla
Son: cookies n cream
daughter: chocolate — she finished it. Which is impressive. Usually get chocolate ice cream and its just too much and she stops before it makes her sick. This was really good. creamy and not crazy sweet.
HUGE scoop for $ 3.50.

Lots of cool stuff outside: old gas pumps, bottle collections, doors. Inside was disappointing with the only thing catching my eye being a 1970s Peanuts suitcase. I think the $ 250. kimono robes right next to all the other overpriced vintage dresses threw me for a loop. Was hoping to find some unique trinket to take home, but think they were all sold out of those. Will give another try when returning to the big island.