With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to start stocking your cauldrons for hungry trick-or-treaters. While you can always reach for the usual candies from the store, why not switch things up?
From chocolate-covered macadamia nuts and individually wrapped cookies to li hing gummies, these businesses have plenty of goodies to help you become the ghostly favorite of the neighborhood. Find these products at select local grocery stores or visit the businesses directly to stock up before the spooky festivities begin.
Enjoy Snacks
From arare to gummies to cookies and more, Enjoy Snacks has plenty of treats to get trick-or-treaters excited. Its premium mixed arare Fun Paks come with 35 colorful triangle pouches filled with the classic local snack. For something more playful, try one of its newer offerings, the 3D Gummy Sushi Fun Paks, featuring 20 individually wrapped gummies shaped like maguro, ikura, tamago, temaki, maki and ebi. Other fun options include the 3D Gummy Pineapple Fun Paks and chocolate-flavored Howzit Panda Hawaii cookies. With so many individually wrapped options, filling your Halloween treat bags has never been easier.
Visit enjoysnacks.com to shop online.
Diamond Bakery
A longtime favorite in Hawaii households, Diamond Bakery (756 Moowaa St.) is getting into the spooky spirit with Halloween-themed packaging for its original animal crackers. Each box comes with 30 individually wrapped packages, making them the perfect size for little trick-or-treaters. Looking for something extra special to reward the best costumes on the block? Pick up a few Halloween-shaped solid chocolates or chocolate-covered lollipops featuring festive designs like spider webs, ghosts and pumpkins. The Kalihi factory is also offering Halloween chocolate treat trays, perfect for a “boo”-tiful gift or a festive gathering.
Follow @diamondbakeryhawaii on Instagram.
Carousel Candyland
Win over trick-or-treaters with Carousel Candyland’s (4211 Waialae Ave.) popular popcorn. Order a medium or large bag and divide it into festival Halloween treat bags for a sweet or savory surprise. Keep it classic with a butter, mochi crunch and furikake mix, or switch things up with specialty flavors like the Asian tornado, nacho cream or baked potato. For those who prefer something chewy, the shop also carries individually wrapped gummies to add a little variety to your Halloween offerings.
Follow @carouselcandyland on Instagram.
Rainbow Crack Seed
The shelves at Rainbow Crack Seed (45-480 Kaneohe Bay Drive Ste. B5) are filled with colorful treats and local favorites. The shop offers prepackaged crack seed and candy options, including apple and watermelon slices, golden candy, gummy worms and chocolate sunflower seeds. Bring a little good fortune to your Halloween festivities with its golden luck candies, or take the sour route with strawberry sour belts. You’ll also find popular local snacks like honey balls, li hing mixed arare and puff rice cake. There’s plenty to keep any trick-or-treater’s candy bag filled with delicious surprises.
Follow @rainbowcrackseed on Instagram.
Big Island Candies
There’s no shortage of shortbread goodness at Big Island Candies (1450 Ala Moana Blvd. Ste. 1230), giving you plenty of reasons to mix and match your Halloween cookie offerings. Stick with classics like milk-chocolate-dipped, dark-chocolate-dipped and white-chocolate-dipped lemon shortbread cookies. For a taste of local flavors, try the taro shortbread cookies dipped in white taro chocolate and purple sweet potato, or the coconut shortbread dipped cookies. Choose a few non-dipped cookies like macadamia nut, pineapple and coconut shortbread. Try its new apple shortbread assorted combo for a fall favorite flavor.
Visit bigislandcandies.com.
Wholesale Unlimited
Give your trick-or-treaters a taste of local favorites with a visit to Wholesale Unlimited (multiple locations). Stock up on a variety of crack seed, dried fruits and sweet treats, including popular picks like red li hing mui, li hing mango, li hing peach and wet lemon. Chocolate lovers can enjoy chocolate-covered gummy bears and raisins, while mini chocolate pretzels and chocolate pastel Jordan almonds offer even more ways to satisfy a sweet tooth. Grab a little of everything and let your ghostly visitors choose their favorite goodies.
Visit wholesaleunlimitedhi.com to explore its offerings.
Island Princess
Many know Island Princess for its popular macadamia popcorn crunch, but its lineup of locally inspired treats goes far beyond that. The company uses Hawaii-grown macadamia nuts from farms on the Big Island, reflecting its commitment to showcasing locally grown, value-added products. Fill your Halloween treat bags with goodies like the Mele Mac Pouch, choco mochi crunch and chocolate-covered pineapple gummy bears. With a mix of sweet, salty and crunchy treats, there’s something to satisfy just about every craving.
Visit islandprincesshawaii.com to see its full product offerings.
