Fun interior and sweet ice cream. This store could be one of the hot spots for the travelers, and you may want to visit here if you like ice cream! I personally recommend you the Ube flavor ice cream. If you can stay and sit down in the store while you enjoying the ice cream, it would be much convenient and good. But now, die to the covid restriction, its kind of difficult to find the place to seat around this store. The price is not kind neither. If you want to try to taste something special ice cream from Hilo, you may want to try this store. You could park your car at the shoulder of the road.

Came for the unicorn glitter sprinkles, ended up pulling a long, dark hair out of my ice cream. There’s only 2 non-dairy ice creams so couldn’t get the unicorn swirl. Left pretty unimpressed overall.

Makanis Magic Pineapple Shack is the place to go if you want to cool off with a frosty treat in Hilo! Try a acai bowl, they are wonderful!

Delicious acai bowl and ice cream! Staff was friendly and the atmosphere makes you feel like family. Will definitely be visiting again!!

Wow, super cute place. Such creatively delicious treats. I wish I was able to try everything. I ordered the dragon acai bowl to go. Normally they give it to you in a smaller bowl so they can tower all the ingredient on top. Almost too beautiful to eat!

Just a fun little shop. I tried the mango and ube (purple sweet potato) ice creams, and my wife had the chocolate macadamia in a pineapple. It has the feel of a family owned place, with the hostesses serving up a lot of bubbly personality along with their snacks. The mango ice cream had chunks of mango mixed in, and the ube has a bit of a starchy texture, so these flavors are the real deal, nothing artificial about it (well, maybe the color is enhanced a bit). Try the exotic flavors, and pile on the toppings of you want to get the full experience. Some of the concoctions I saw people walking out with were really wild, and the mini pineapple is bigger than you probably think it will be...

This is a cute island shanti style treat shop. Some great local flavors. You have to try the unicorn cone. Dragon fruit and ube(purple sweet potato) ice cream cones. There’s even vegan chocolate!! Come on now, doesn’t that sound delicious!

The Pineapple Shack is magic at its most delicious. The Unicorn soft serve is a party for your taste buds, and the turkey sandwich is heavenly. This place has such a good vibe. If you’re in Hilo, schedule a stop here for sure. 🏝🍍

Tried strawberry explosion and Cookie Monster there and it was pretty good! Be aware Strawberry one isn’t açaí based but Cookie Monster one is. Sweetness is well blended and loaded with toppings.Also tried the ice coffee and ube latte but feel like it’s pretty diluted, won’t recommend those.

Great smoothie place in Hilo. Lots of different flavors made from fresh fruit. I got the magic dragon and would highly recommend it. The smoothie is not too sweet and was a good mix of different fruit flavors. If you are in Hilo this is a good place to stop.

Great ice cream, acai bowls and coffee. If there was indoor dining, itd probably be even better. They have a great story and the store is nicely decorated.Be prepared to wait as the line gets pretty long. There are some items which take longer than others but for our acai, coffee and scoops of ice cream, it was pretty speedy after ordering

Delicious!!! We got the strawberries on da beach smoothie and the cookie blaster açaí bowl. Sooooooo good!!!!

We ordered two acai bowls, and theyre huge! The photos Ive seen of their acai bowls looked awesome, but unfortunately they did not quite the same in person. They loved rather sloppy and clumsily made. As for the taste, it was just ok, and rate it 5/10.

Beautiful and delicious acai bowls! Cute place and friendly service, as well!

This place would get 5 stars from me for location and variety/quality of food, BUT.... 1) everyone is moving to paper or compostable plastic (vegware); 2) youre a stones throw from the ocean; 3) plastics are a huge problem for our oceans. Not only do the shakes come in fossil-fuel plastic but sandwiches do too (giant clamshells). As we left my husband said, who does plastic anymore? If you had more environmental options, we would have bought more.

Good place to try acai bowl 🥣 with ice cream

Great sandwiches, Acai bowls, and ice cream!

Amazing selection of smoothies, coffee and ice cream. They also have sandwiches. I got the Fruity Pebbles Cream Frappe. 10/10

Ordered a club sandwich that was big enough for 3 people for sure. Acai bowels w fruit and the ice cream was awesome!

I love the Ube Baller bowl here. Its just like a Acai bowl with granola, kiwi, strawberries, banana and honey. But instead of Acai its ube ice cream blended into a smoothie. Heres a pic. Its definitely my all time favorite from there and i always live to get it every once in a while !!!

We just stopped here while our tour guide was picking up our poke` across the street. The ice cream was incredible.

Smoothies are divine here! And the atmosphere/ energy is superb. I hope this place doesn’t change. I go there pretty frequently and they have followed the covid regulations and always are super clean. Prices are a bit steep but the quality they put into their items far makes up for it. Also have an engaging playlist depending on the DJ.

Very tasty drinks and food! Love the location!

Best acai bowl.. and so cute!

We got the aloha acai bowl and added Mac nuts and kiwi. It was AMAZING. Their coffee looked good too but we didnt get it.

Tall stack avocado BLT and great drain fruit açaí bowl, super tasty and filling! Love love

Yummy! I risked getting the Unicone because I wanted to try something new since I was here and it was so good!

A great place to have smoothies, they are using real fruit. We ordered one pineapple & mango & one taro? Sweet potato? Smoothies. They both taste great but the taro or sweet potato is too sweet. They are a bit pricy, small is $9 large is $11. Overall a good place for desert.

Best place for Ube ice cream! We came for Spring break, looking for a home. Now as new residents we go there regularly. Definitely worth the wait when the line is long!

Lots of great smoothie options. Everyone was very happy with the variety and each one they got. Service wasn’t the best tho. The woman who took our order was a little snippy.

Dragonfruit acai bowl is amazing and huge! My favorite bowl out of all the places Ive been including in Oahu.

Our Magic Bowl was half melted when we got it. It tasted very watery.

I been following their instagram for awhile now along with my bucket list. Very foodie ice cream dessert shop. Some things were out but that was fine. Very tasty desserts.

We liked the ice creams the best. Everything was good, the service was fast.

We got the unicone which had a fun pink and purple swirl color for the ube and dragonfruit mix and sprinkles. In my opinion the dragonfruit was a little too sweet so it did overpower the cone, but overall very pretty and refreshing on a hot day.

The sandwiches are thick and very filling. The one in the picture is the BLTA

Really great sandwiches!

Try the unicone Ube ice cream and passion fruit ice cream mixed sooo good. Acai bowl with chocolate chips also very tasty!

Super cool little, LOCAL Smoothie, bowl, salad & sandwich eatery! Smoothies were great ...a perfect break from a hot day of hiking and sightseeing. Love finding local treasures like Makanis!

Super fun spot! Lots of great options, pretty expensive, but the drinks are really fun.Legendary Ube was absolutely delicious. Hawaiian Mac Daddy was also great, but a bit too sweet.

Always a feast for the eyes and the belly. Ube shake is the favorite and Acai bowls are a must...at least once a week!

I absolutely love this place. The food is incredible and the ice cream is delicious. My only complaint would have to be the small red-headed girl who is always rude to customers. She seems to be the only one with a bad attitude in the entire place, always glaring and yelling at people. Probably best to keep her in the back

So good! Kids loved it. I expected the ice cream to be average but it was so much better! Will be back next time we are in Hawaii.

I was surprised of the great quality and flavor of the drinks; prices are reasonable.The have a wide variety of smoothies, bowls and ice cream and also local coffee.Smoothies are made with real fruit and due the peculiar combination of fruits the flavor is very unique and tropical.All bowls look amazing; and presentable.Its small restaurant and does not have AC my best recommendation is to order, grab and GO!Like MY COMMENT PLZ!

Unique flavors, lots to choose from. Pictured are magic donut and cookie monster with mac nut.

Seriously fantastic smoothies & amazing frozen creations! You won’t regret coming here but be patient, this place isn’t a chain and they put a lot of heart into what they do so sometimes it’s a bit of a wait (totally worth it though!). You’ll want to come back again and again to try everything on their menu!

Love the ice cream and is always a favorite stop for me and my girlfriend after a long day at work or maybe just yo pick up some dessert.Long lines and open everyday until 430 pm.

The badass BBQ sandwich (without pineapple) was amazing. There were 9 of us and we sampled most of the smoothies and they were quite good.

My kids and wife loved Unicone soft serve ice cream (as did I) and staff was super friendly!

Love this dessert shop! The Açaí bowl was out of this world. Staff was fun and full of enthusiasm.

Must try:Ube icecreamDragon fruit açaí bowlTheir icecream and açaí bowls can be served in a pineapple for an extra $2 which is definitely instagram worthy!

The ice creams are wonderful. Get the largest size with the pineapple, you wont regret it

Love the Acai bowl. Will be back.

So incredibly rude! Waited in line for over 40 minutes, only to be turned away at exactly 4:30 when it was closing time. We were literally waiting at the register to order for several minutes, being ignored by the employees. When the clock struck 4:30, the cashier finally acknowledged us to tell us she was closed. We live on the island, we treat others with aloha…so disappointing to see this business not practicing those same values.

Dirty place! Stood in line for 15-min. Got to the front counter and was super grossed out by the condition of the kitchen space. I walked out 😬 One of staff went on break for 10-min, came back, didn’t wash her hands, and went straight into touching and preparing raw food. No thanks!

What a great spot and authentically local! Friendly staff, great healthy bowls, smoothies and a few great sandwiches. The Avotastic was fantastic, everything was delish!!!

What a fun place. The choices can be overwhelming, but no matter what you order, you cant go wrong! I ordered the Aloha Acai bowl in a pineapple. Get napkins & bring a friend to share (and a camera, for that matter). Soooo good. Didnt get a chance to try their unicorn ice cream but looked good - lady before me ordered it. Theres a small public parking lot just a few steps away on corner of Waianuenue Ave & Puueo.

Delicious food, large portions and a friendly staff! Definitely a must try when in Hilo!

Very friendly staff, awesome menu and delicious food!

Nat so much pineapple but soft served fruit that includes pineapple. It is still pretty good.

Makanis has an extensive menu of smoothies and bowls and other unique, whimsical treats you wont find anywhere else. Our group had the Gorilla, Jungle Boogie and Strawberry Explosion bowls. All were really good, but the peanut butter on the Gorilla was the best peanut butter I have ever had. Yes, its expensive, but we just embraced it. Its a fun place with a cute story behind the name and business and it was packed when we were there. Staff were friendly and service was reasonably quick considering the crowds. When we told one of the employees our dogs name was Makani, he gave us a Magic Pineapple Shack sticker. Well go back next time were on the island so we can try some of the other choices on the menu.

I enjoyed the food, but, sometime between Jan 20th 2020 and today Feb 10 2020 they stopped letting customers uses their bathroom. Places that provide seating, should also allow you to use the toilet. Explaining that I really needed to change a tampon made no difference. At the very least they should have knowledge of where I could go. When pressed they said the bus station or the soccer fields, I didnt give me directions to those places Im just supposed to know? I dont think either I were within walking distance. I guess I should have called ahead to ask about a toilet.

So good! They were out of sandwiches nut the Aloha Acai bowl was delicious.

The things that dreams are made of! The dragon fruit soft serve is to die for and the bowls are huge and delicious

Great spot for a snack under the sun - ice cream, smoothies, sandwiches. Recommended to come give it a try!

This place was delicious and their dessert was huge even for 2 people sharing (Dragon fruit bowl) all the fruit was well presented and fresh, we did have it after eating at a restaurant nearby but isnt that what you do on vacation? 😋

Customer service is great. They make the drink look and taste amazing! Love it here.

The ube soft serve is incredible

Excellent place, huge and delicious acai, easy to share between two people, we tried the delicious hawaian heaven smoothie !!!

I got the Unicone and it was delicious! Not sure if its worth $8+ but just once doesnt hurt haha

Fun atmosphere, great staff, and SUPER ONO delights...worth every penny!

Wonderful ice cream with a bunch of creative options.

Have gone a few time over my vacation, I’m vegan and it’s easy to find things here. Açaí bowls are very good, frappes are more or so just ice (wouldn’t get again). Dragon fruit ice cream was good as well. My boyfriend enjoyed the non vegan stuff, he LOVED the unicorn burger

This place has the most amazing smoothie bowls I have ever experienced. I ordered the Godzilla and if you love peanut butter its the way to go. Im from Reno and our places have nothing on this place. This is a must stop if your in Hilo. Also the sandwiches and other sweet treats looks amazing. I cant wait to visit just the Hilo side so I can come here every day to try something new.

The smoothies here were fine, but they tasted about the same as smoothies served elsewhere for cheaper. When I visited here, the place was filled with college kids, so the staff were too busy to smile when serving me.

Fun place, lots of options

Very good place. Great variety of desserts, smoothies, shakes and sandwiches

Great dessert place with very unique selections. If you are in Hilo, you should check it out!

The best smoothie, acai bowls, and sandwich place in Hilo!!

One of the best smoothie bowls I’ve had! Nice large portion with enough topping for it all 😄👌👌

Delicious ube ice cream~ Husband always enjoys the gorilla bowl.

Great place to bring friends for a snack or treat. The sandwiches look ono, and the ice cream is delicious! Try the unicone for the best island treat around.

I enjoyed my smoothie immensely. My girlfriend got the strawberry 🍓, and she seems equally as pleased. This is a must experience when you are in Hilo. The CBD store is next-door too. ✌️❤️

Great place for awesome unique deserts! One of the best on the island!

Amazing place, a must try when on the Hilo side of Hawaii! Probably the best acai bowls ( and also the dragon fruit one!) on the Hawaiian islands. And the size is almost good enough for two. The Unicone ice cream is an absolute must-have! Who knew Ube and dragon fruit can be such an amazing and refreshing combo!

Wonderful coffee, get it to go or wait at the door. Easy Drive up order: good smoothies, like the very fresh turkey cranberries sandwich and great service.

Great food and treats.. super clean and inviting

Magical is right! Get the Unicorn Swirl. Youll thank me for a lifetime.

Long wait for sandwiches, but amazing smoothies. Very clean, friendly staff.

Fun place! Great smoothie and smoothie bowls - other food on menu too. A little pricey but fresh and worth it!

This is the best place in Hilo for coffee.

Being from Massachusetts, I especially appreciate tropical fruits like dragonfruit and acai. My boyfriend and I shared this delicious dragonfruit bowl one afternoon when we visited the Big Island. The shop has bright, fun decor too! :)

Great ice cream with creative and interesting flavors, and fun options like the magic donut, waffle cones, and more! Ube ice cream was terrific.

We were definitely impressed with the amount of food! Two of us couldn’t even finish this açaí bowl. We just got the regular bowl, and it was good but nothing special. I really wanted to go back and try a different type of bowl or their fancy ice creams but unfortunately didn’t get the chance!

What a fun spot. The soft serve we got was delicious and service was quick. A pretty cool spot to hang out also. I wish we found it earlier so I could have gone more than once!

Delicious!! I know this place is famous for its bowls and smoothies, but we decided to get the sandwiches for lunch. We got the blta and the barbecue pork in lilokoi sauce. Both were made fresh to order with a side of home made chips. It was an amazing lunch and we were taken aback how big the sandwiches were. Also had the macnut coffee iced which was a great option for a flavored coffee. We would definitely return. They make efforts to recycle garbage. One way to further reduce waste is to peel off the sticker on the cups and reuse it! Fun way to get something and decreases the plastic going into the environment. Would recommend some compostable or reusable utensils to further decrease waste! we will gladly return again.

Great variety, delicious fresh healthy options & sweet treats too. Fun environment with a lovely family story on the wall.

I tried a lot of drinks in Hilo, and I have not been impressed.But Makanis, your cheap iced coffee is all I ever need and I legit want everything on your menu. I buy a kona mocha and am happy every time, and I will get a smoothie soon. They look bright and fun and the theme of this place is very pop chic. I appreciate these details. Good job

The Acai bowl is as watery as the sea around Hilo. Not worth $16

Phenomenal ice cream! Great vibe.