Menehune Mac Candies

A fond farewell with a happy ending. Menehune Mac will cease their operations on Waiakamilo rd by the end of Sept. 2021. BUT luckily this is not the end like so many other local business. They are moving to a new location on Republican street and will be sharing space with the Hawaiian Chip Co. location.Menehune Mac products are a cut above other local offerings. Case in point is their dark chocolate. They use a high grade chocolate that comes out of northern CA called Guittard. If you have ever tried their dark chocolate products and compared it with the competition there is no comparison. The Menehune Mac offerings are clearly better tasting. They offer a host of other delicious products such as party mixes, chocolate arare, Mac nut candies in different flavors. Lots of logo items too with their signature Menehune mascot- great branding. Come by and give your farewell to a familiar location and cheer on Menehune Mac at their new Republican St location in October. Keep It Local! Support Local! Buy Local!

This was my first time to Menehune Macs. I was looking all morning for a place that sells cookies because the place that I usually go to was closed today. What a wonderful find this place is. They have a variety of food items in their store. And it's not a place for just tourists either. They had cookies, party mix, macadamia boxes, and even single macadamia nuts. I even saw some jams in there. I really like that there are tasting containers for practically everything in there. I wanted to try their lilikoi bars and there was a containers with free samples. Of course my hungry little daughter was with me and she was eyeing me when I had a sample so I had to give her a piece. Her response when she ate it "Mmmm." Haha, and then she said "more". I got some of their snack pack cookies and I got a few pieces of their macadamia nuts. One was a strawberry creme macadamia nut and the other was an orange creme macadamia nut. They were each 80 cents each. Good deal. It tasted pretty good, kind of like ice cream. You can also make your own box of your own favorite flavors. I heard there's a tour of how they make the chocolate and I would love to see that the next time I come. This place would be a great place to get snacks for people and maybe some Christmas gifts. I'm looking forward to coming back again.

Menehune Mac is a long time Hawaii company that makes legendary macadamia goodies! Recently, an amazingly sweet and generous person sent us big box filled with Menehune Mac goodies! I don't know what we did to deserve this... We've already tried the Hawaiian Mac Nut Party Mix, Macadamia Shortbread, and Lilikoi Sandbars. All were great! Can't wait to dive into everything! I'll update this review as we try each item. Our stupendous box of Menehune Mac goodies contained the following: Hawaiian Mac Nut Party Mix (5/5) not too sweet or salty, just right IMHO, full of macadamia nuts, perfect for munching. Cant't stop eating this! Spicy Hawaiian Mac Nut Party Mix - looks similar to the non-spicy version. I love spicy things so I'm sure I'll really like this! Will update once I've tried it. Macadamia Nut Shortbread (5/5) buttery, light, not too sweet, good macadamia nut flavor. Bite sized morsels. Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies - looks like the macadamia Shortbread, but with chocolate chips. Will update once I've tried it. Kona Coffee Shortbread - darker looking shortbread, probably because of the Kona coffee. Will update once I've tried it.Hand Selected Menehune Mix - assorted macadamias dipped in different flavors of chocolate. Will update once I've tried it.Menehune Munch - looks like a snack version of the party mix with slightly different crunchy things. Will update once I've tried it.Taste of Paradise Lilikoi Sandbars (5/5) love this!!! Individually wrapped, the lilikoi flavor is sublime. This is a light, melt in the mouth, oh so delicious cookie! Out of curiosity, I checked out the Menehune Mac website and learned their chocolate is a custom Guittard chocolate (great chocolate) and the macadamia nuts are from Kona, Hawaii. To me, this means their products are high quality! An added bonus is that this a locally owned Hawaii company. Next trip to Honolulu, I'm definitely checking out the Menehune Mac factory gift center. I need to visit the source of all this macadamia deliciousness, aka the mothership! Aloha!

Three words:DARK CHOCOLATE ARARE!My mom said I needed to stop back in here and try this sweet morsel of heavenly delight! It is sooooooo good! The flavors play off of each other so well! I wish I had more room in my carryon! I also got the sugar free dark chocolate macs which are really good too! Oh and the sugar free mac nut cookies....which didn't last very long!Mahalo!

Not only is the candy amazing, the factory your was awesome. 100% Hawaiian Family owned business!Love love love. We want to come back and support them every year.The chocolate was so creamy and balanced. Come and support the oldest Hawaiian Candy maker!

Dark Chocolate Arare. Pineapple snow, Orange Creme, Chocolate Matcha!! My goodness. The list goes on.They are locally owned and operated since 1939. I am ashamed to say I pass this place almost daily and NEVER stopped in to check it out. Voted Best In Honolulu for YEARS now and today was my first visit to their Factory and Factory Store.I am pleasantly surprised to the warmth and friendliness of the staff and management who took time to explain their product line. They have log bags, logo t shirts and many other items you could get and use as gifts. I am also ashamed to say it took me 6 months to stop in as they were one of my bookmarks since their exhibition at the Year end Yelp Event at the Pacific Aviation Museum. I couldn't stop thinking about the dark chocolate arare. I left happy with not only little gifts for Japan but my own personal box of mixed chocolate delicacies. I am not a chocolate person "per se" unless I find something (like these little menehune mac snacks) and the rest becomes tummy history.I will return30/100 Yelp Review Challenge Los Angeles

Stumbled across this store by chance! We were walking through the area to meet a friend when the Menehune Mac sign called out to us. I remember this company from my kid days but haven't seen it around so imagine my surprise! We decided to stop in and we are so glad we did! In addition to their chocolate gift shop, they also offer tours (at 8am) as well as cookies and souvenirs. There are samples of almost all chocolate products. Gotta try their pineapple snow (white chocolate w/ hints of pineapple)...such a delicious combination! After 30 minutes or so, finally decided on a few things to bring back home. Service was friendly and welcoming. Prices are on-point. According to one of the workers, you will only find their products at Neiman Marcus or here. It was such a blast stopping in here, if you are in the area and have never been inside, I highly recommend it.

Took family from Toronto to the factory, and I discovered the Kona coffee shortbread cookies!!!I devoured the entire package in a single sitting. The best cookies ever. My relatives are taking the delicious, delectable chocolate Mac nut candies to Toronto. They are also bringing with them the Aloha they received while visiting Neal at Menehune Mac.

Since the kids are on summer break, I'm always on the lookout for things to do to entertain them. For $10 (plus tax) per person, you can tour this chocolate factory. The tour includes all the samples you can possibly eat, plus a box of handmade chocolate mac candies that you make yourself. Each box comes with 6 chocolates. The tours are only offered on certain Saturdays so make sure you call ahead to reserve your spot. We all enjoyed the tour immensely. Menehune is family owned and the siblings running the place are so friendly. Neil, the company president, conducted the tour. He was very informative and funny. I wish I can remember the names of all the items we sampled, but all I can remember is that they were all very good. My favorite is the box of chocolates that we made. It will make for a very nice gift when my husband visits his sister on the mainland.This is a perfect place to bring friends or families visiting Oahu because the tour is informative and entertaining, and hey, it's all-you-can-eat chocolate samples! I also love that the chocolates they'll make during the tour can double as a souvenir that's inherently local. Both kids and adults will enjoy this tour. It's perfect for elderly family members that are not very active and can't handle strenuous activity since the tour is not that long and the place is air-conditioned.

While at Windward Mall around Christmas, I saw their pop up shop. Lots of samples & everything is yummy! Too tempting to load up on treats, for myself instead of for gifts, lol! I got hooked on the Lilikoi Sandbars because I luv lilikoi & the crisp, light cookie was delightful. Unfortunately they were out at the pop up so I dropped by the factory/warehouse/shop.Most of the items for sale have samples available. It's dangerous because everything is great & you will be tempted to load up on every item you taste. They use one of my favorite chocolate brands, Guittard, which is hard to resist. I especially like that some candies are made with a dark chocolate option (mac nut & arare). =) The Chocolate Chip Mac Nut Cookies & Macadamia Nut Shortbread Cookies were delicious bite sized bliss - I could easily gobble up the entire bag by myself. I wish there was an option for a less fancy packaged Lilikoi Sandbars because I buy them as a treat for myself & may give a few to close deserving friends. The cookies are in a nice lavender colored box with a pretty purple bow. The factory tours & chocolate making events sound fun! I hope to get a group together to try it.The lady who was behind the counter was friendly & helpful. There are sugar free candy options. They have a display showing various options for party favors & gifts. All the goodies are handmade in Hawaii with Aloha.