Island Naturals - Pahoa

Well-stocked with vegan products and foods: tofurky deli slices, miyokos cheese, vegetable milk and yogurt, brot (which did not have 50 ingredients other than those they can find on the island), chocolates and sweets, frozen were, personal care products and detergents all they expect to find in a well-stocked health food. they also sell fresh fruits and vegetables, but had a pretty bad choice. has a sandwich and smoothie bar, which also serves hot coffee, a prepacked refrigerator with few vegan options and a hot bar without vegan option. some items are very expensive, others are at a fair price.

We went to Island Markets in Pahoa, Kona and Hilo while travelling. While Pahoa is small it still has a decent selection. We had great grab and go vegan burgers from the cooler (we heated them up on our BBQ). The small hit deli items has several vegan options; the sweet chilli tofu was great. There are tables outside to eat at. Good selection of faux meats, vegan cheese, and plant based milks. The bread was good as well. We were able to find all staples we needed (hilo does have more selection of vegan candy and snacks). The store also stocks vegan personal care items and cleaning products.

We stopped at every Island Naturals on the Big Island. The staff in Pahoa were incredibly great in helping with choices, and taking time to recommend area highlights. The hot- and salad bar was very small but very good compared to a bigger location store. We took the vegan German chocolate cake from the takeout cooler, it was decadent, what a treat.

This is just an okay grocer, but in the outback, beggars can't be choosers. Glad it is here. Can't only live on coco's! Got a quick bite after a visit to the local thermal springs. Who's complaining!

I had previously been in the Kona and Hilo stores and thought they were brilliant. I was very disappointed to see that there were so many meat options here and there was very little vegan options. I found some items in the fridge that appeared vegan, they were marked as vegetarian... I read the ingredients and thought it was safe but now reading the previous posts I'm not so sure. I had very little choice and ended up eating mostly rice. It was better than nothing but this store isn't a patch on the other stores in Hilo and Kona.