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Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee
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ANNE LEE
speaks with Aoki’s Shave Ice owner
CATHY AOKI
Photos by
ANTHONY CONSILLIO
Shave ice, not “shaved ice,” has been a must-have treat here in Hawaii going back
to the early 1900s. Japanese plantation workers would use the shavings from large blocks of ice and top it off with fruit juice and sugar.
The Aoki ohana was the first to offer this iconic treat and has done so for more than 40 years. Known for pillowy-soft shave ice and homemade flavors created by Grandma Aoki, this iconic Ha- leiwa location may have moved across the street, but the shave ice is the same — maybe even better.
Fourth-generation owner Cathy Aoki showed me how to make shave ice and told me about some of the new creations that you can only get at Aoki’s.
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(Left) Anne Lee (center) poses with Aoki’s Shave Ice owner Cathy Aoki and her dad, Michael.
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