Dave’s Hawaiian Ice Cream

The ice cream was delicious. Mud pie flavor was on point. The staff was beyond friendly with my indecisiveness. I would definitely come again and bring friends to try.

I ordered the Caramel Macadamia Nut and the Strawberry Cheesecake. Both were really good. The server was cheerful and patient, allowing me to try the different flavors until I came up with a winning combination.
Tip: They do have tops for the cups if you’d like to take your ice cream to go like I did.

I was at Foodland, wasn’t craving for ice cream, but because Dave’s is right next door, I couldn’t resist.
Got the blueberry cheesecake ice cream, it was good, didn’t taste any cheesecake but did taste blueberry. I’d buy this flavor again.
Also was very drawn to the large selection of Jelly Belly’s! of course price is too expensive, so I passed this time around.
Dave’s ice cream accepts only cash, parking is close by, workers are very friendly.

This is one of my favorite places to go in Waipio! It’s like a dream for someone that loves sweets because there’s bubble drinks, smoothies, ice cream, ice cream treats, milk shakes, popcorn, and best of all, jellybeans!
This is the only place in Central Oahu that sells Jelly Belly Jelly Beans individually. On the right side of the store, there is an array of different Jelly Belly flavors like Coconut, Cotton Candy, Green Apple, Citrus Flavors, Very Cherry, French Vanilla, and more. You can get as much as you want, but they charge you by ounces and each time you pull the dispenser, I think it’s 2 oz which is about $ 2 in total. I usually get a ½ pound of jelly beans for $ 7-​$ 8. 1 pound of jelly beans is about $ 12 I think.
When I went here with my boyfriend, he got an iced cappuccino which tasted like Kona coffee (I never tasted it since I don’t like coffee).
I got a waffle cone with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Coconut Mac ice cream, it was really good. Out of the two flavors, I liked the Coconut Mac because you could taste the shredded coconut and that crunchy texture from the macadamia nuts.
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream lacked that cookie dough taste, but contained a fair amount of chocolate chips. Overall, I would probably come back for the Coconut Mac and the Kulolo which I got a sample of and had a substantial amount of texture and taste in.
I truly recommend this place to anyone, especially those with kids, since the array of sweets and snacks would be a hit with the kids!
Dave’s Hawaiian Ice Cream is easy to find since it’s near Foodland so if you’re in the area, please visit it! The customer service is superb just like the food!

All the ice cream here is just sooo good! Ube is my favorite! Staff is always pleasant too.

Ice cream from here is Ono, but the hired help needs improvement! If store hours close at 9pm, then polite courteous service should be a given. Once door was locked before 9pm, tonight a customer was turned away @ 859pm. Sad, the owners need to look into the matter. Or Risk losing future customers!

Yay for being so close to a Dave’s Ice Cream. This place was busy on National Ice Cream Day. The selection of desserts and drinks was surprising, but I really come here for the ice cream. Ube or Kulolo and a second flavor for fun. The cheesecake flavors are yum and you can get the standard cup, cake or sugar cone along with waffle bowls. Definitely a place to go and support local. I may have to come regularly for the hand packed pints.

I haven’t been to Dave’s in years and was amazed at the changes! A great selection of local flavors, halo halo, smoothies, bubble tea, acai bowls, shaved ice, and other specialty desserts. I had two scoops — one kulolo and one kahlua fudge — amazing! Tons of free parking, too. Beware — it’s cash only, but there is an ATM right next door. Totally worth the calories!

My kids love this place. I always take them here to celebrate small accomplishments or if they need a little cheering up. We always usually get the halo halo. It’s pretty big so we usually share. And they like it from here because they don’t put beans in which normally is in halo halo. They like everything in this Dave’s Halo halo except the raisins which I usually eat for them. Making special memories with the kids.

Dave’s Hawaiian Ice Cream gave me a scoop of azuki bean ice cream in a cup. In return, I gave Dave’s Hawaiian Ice Cream my money :)

Love the things they sell but soo overpriced. Luckily their the only ice cream joint around here so I guess they can. Came in because I was craving some hurricane popcorn @ 2pm. Girl @ the front tells me «Do you mind waiting, we don’t pop @ this time since we’re slow?» I asked «What time do you close?» She replied «9pm.»
Don’t know if she got the hint but I waited and am writing this review. I worked @ a candy store in Pearl City for over 3 years while I was in high school and know that was not good customer service not having ready popcorn so early in the day. You should have at least a small bag worth of popcorn in there at all times. I understand if it was 7 or 8pm but 2pm come on now.

HALO HALO — because you can’t grow up in a Waipahu zip code without learning how to enjoy the national Filipino dessert.
Dave’s Hawaiian Ice Cream is my personal favorite local ice cream maker. I grew up on mini cones, nutty buddies, and bon bons as a young local boy, and have since ‘graduated’ to hand packed pints for special occasions.
Dave’s Ice Cream lives up to its label as a gourmet ice cream. Every bite and flavor leaves you with a full, satisfying feeling. Dave’s selling point is producing unique local favorites, including ube (Okinawan sweet potato), macadamia nut, chocolate chip mochi, among others.
Ice cream takes special form in Dave’s ice cream cakes which are beautifully crafted. These ice cream cakes are ideal to serve parties of 8 – 12, and are best when custom ordered.
If you’re in a rush, you can always pick up pre-​packed pints including:
– chocolate macadamia,
– coconut macadamia,
– green tea,
– hawaiian mud pie,
– lychee sherbert, and
– mango sherbert.
Ever since the Ala Moana Sears location closed, the Aiea and Waipio Dave’s Ice Cream locations have become the best source of their gourmet ice cream. It’s well work the drive from town for these treats, especially if you’re expecting a little more from your ice cream.

OK, here is the inside word — ask for the mango smoothie. It’s not mixed with ice cream, just frozen mango from aunties back yard and mixed with a little apple juice. It is outstanding.
If you need it a little sweeter, have them add a touch of honey. But it’s plenty sweet and smooth mango flavor. There is banana in it as well.
Hurry though, because they will run out soon. Next season will be back. I hope she has a good crop next year.
S

This place is good but a little pricey for how much you get, and FYI its the same price if you get a cup or a cone, so always get a cone :)
If your looking to get an acai bowl please don’t have high expectations because it’s half frozen and nothing is fresh. :(

Quite expensive! Paid $ 3.99 for a super small single scoop of green tea ice cream and $ 5.99 for a small bag of Mochi popcorn. The green tea ice cream was okay but not enough for me to come back again!

Based on the reviews from other I decided to go to this place right before my flight home for halo halo. I had about an hr before the rental car was due so I took the 20mins to drive to this place.
Well it is clean, service is pleasant price is $$.
Ice cream: I didn’t order but my bf did and he did not like it. He ordered rocky road (his fav) he said the ice cream tasted like it had been sitting in the back of the freezer. Had a stiffness and stickiness to it. He eats ice cream everywhere we go and never really complains about it. How can you mess up ice cream
HALO HALO; the whole reason I went out of my way… I know it can be made differently but this did not meet my standards. Most halo halo has jackfruit, beans, coconut, jellies condensed milk ube ice cream and of course the shaved ice. I guess this establishment doesn’t like it that way and just gives jellies, strawberries with syrup and bananas. With the shaved ice and ube. I was disappointed but did not want to waste the money, I should have just went to jollibee
They get 3 stars for the clean store and the awesome service, not the bad ice cream and the disappointing halo halo

what: ice cream made in hawaii~!
something good: i’m so sad that some of the dave’s ice cream locations have closed! i’m so glad that this one is still open! i don’t know what i would do without dave’s ice cream! it’s my most favorite, favorite ice cream place! i rarely eat sweets, but this is one thing i can never say no to!
something not so good: nothing at all!
something to try: lemon custard ice cream & green tea ice cream ($ 3 for one scoop)

The sweetest elderly Oriental lady worked at this Dave’s when I stopped by on a rainy Saturday. While other tour bus people were wandering around elsewhere, my favorite sweet treat called out to me. The store – in a strip mall – was a little rough around the edges but possessed that quaint and funky North Shore Hawaiian «charm.» I even asked the very nice old granny if there really was a «Dave» and she mumbled something I did not understand. However, that ice cream was looking yummy, despite the rainy weather outside.
Normally I would select my go-​to coffee-​type flavors but as I was vacationing in paradise and determined to «go island,» I chose a Coconut-​Macadamia Nut scoop and not surprisingly, it was awesome. I got a taste sample of the Green Tea ice cream and that was good, too. In fact, I think it would be impossible for anything here at Dave’s to not just be damn wonderful.
Had to deduct 1 Unilocal STAR for a somewhat tacky strip mall that Dave resides in and the fact that those scoops in this Hawaiian-​retro shop are pricy… but worth it!

The wonderful thing about Hawaii is that there is a lot of Asian-​American fusion in cuisine. Some of the best fusion came out of the West Coast and Hawaii. There is no better example of this than in ice cream.
Prior to moving to Hawaii, I had only been exposed to standard chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream. Sure, there were your «wild» ones like «Birthday Cake» or «Cotton Candy,» but I really had no perspective until I stopped into Dave’s Ice Cream.
When you first walk in, you see a lot of familiar flavors. For those of us who like to stick to the things we know, they have the selection for that. But if you’re feeling more adventurous, Dave’s can introduce you to some pretty high quality, flavorful ice cream. As you look through all the flavors you find stuff like taro, green tea, azuki and kona coffee!
Now for local folks, I’m sure this is no big deal. I think these flavors have been available for a long time. But for a mainlander like myself, I was MIND BLOWN. I had never heard of any of these flavors before. (What was azuki??)
I love tea! And I love ice cream!
Who was the genius who thought of blending the two together? It’s incredible!
Simply put, Dave’s introduced me to a brand, new world of ice cream with Asian flavors. I am absolutely addicted to green tea ice cream now and I always order it here or anywhere else that serves it. (I’ve never found a place that makes their green tea ice cream as bold as Dave’s yet, though.) I like this place a lot better than Baskin Robbins because of their selection and quality of ice cream. You absolutely have to stop by this summer and grab a scoop or two!

Tasty shave ice! Although a bit steeper in price than Mountain Magic, if you’re looking for a strawberry syrup that packs in flavor, this is your place! Even better, you can get it with Dave’s vanilla ice cream!