Matsumoto Shave Ice

Throughout the world, almost everyone has enjoyed finely chopped flavored ice served in paper cups. In Hawaii locals produce a similar concoction called shave ice and the best comes from Matsumoto on the north shore of Oahu. While most tourists will simply drive by this non-descript general store that sells everything from t-shirts to snorkeling equipment, those who recognize the refreshing affect of sipping flavored liquid runoff produced by the shave ice, line up in this dank hole-in-the-wall to partake in a Hawaiian tradition.