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Keepsake Collaborator: Meet Big Island-Based Photographer, Andrew Richard Hara!

Hilo Bay Keepsake

We’re really excited about our new Keepsake collaboration with Andrew Richard Hara. Through photography, he enjoys interpreting and connecting stories of culture, science, and environmental conservation via the beauty and efforts that are here on our island.

With our exclusive, limited-edition Hilo Bay Keepsake, his photography captures the beauty and serenity of Hilo and, as

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Savor the Savory! Two Popular Products Now Featuring a Blend of Aromatic Seasonings!

Two Everything Products

Many of our Signature Shortbreads have included chocolate, both milk and dark, the fun of chocolate chips, and even the tropical touches of coconut, pineapple, Kona Mocha, and other refreshing flavors. And now, in addition to these selections that satisfy the “sweet tooth,” we’ve launched two products that feature a combination of savory seasonings, for

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Big Island Candies Collabs Once Again with Lifestyle Brand, Eden in Love! Meet Their Creative Director!

We had so much fun collaborating with Hawaii-based lifestyle brand Eden in Love on our Holiday 2022 Tote Bag that we couldn’t wait to work together again! We just launched the new, exclusive, limited-edition Classic Tote Bag, made of ripstop nylon in a cool color for summer, featuring some of the brand’s adorable characters interacting

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One + One = Two Good: Our NEW Two-In-One Shortbread Series

Here at Big Island Candies, our line of Signature Shortbreads has evolved over the decades to include everything from our original Macadamia Nut Shortbread and Milk Chocolate Dipped Macadamia Nut Shortbread to Coconut, Lemon, Pineapple, Taro, Guava Macadamia Nut, and many others. Our newest creative confection, the Two-In-One Shortbread, combines two of our most popular

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Fun, Festive, Fab: Big Island Candies Collabs with Apparel and Lifestyle Brand Eden in Love!

At Big Island Candies, everything we produce must look good, taste good, and bring happiness to others. Hawaii-based apparel and lifestyle brand Eden in Love shares a similar philosophy: to design products that make people happy. Therefore, it only seems natural that our brands would team up to create something special—and super-cute! Established in 2005,

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Delicious Adornment: Make Your Own Big Island Candies’ Cookie Lei! A Handcrafted Gift for the Graduate!

There’s a longstanding custom here in Hawai`i of giving a lovely lei to a graduate on their graduation day. Whether it’s a high-school or college, preschool, kindergarten, or eighth-grade graduation, or really just about any event where congratulations for a job well done are in order, rows of lei are likely to adorn the recipient’s

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Tropical. Phenomenal. NEW Guava Macadamia Nut Shortbread Assorted Combo

guava macadamia nut shortbread

Spring—one of the most refreshing times of the year. And with the launch of Big Island Candies’ NEW Guava Macadamia Nut Shortbread Assorted Combo, that will certainly ring true.  The Guava Macadamia Nut Shortbread features a deep, rich, distinctive tropical pink hue. At first bite, it’s fragrant and refreshing, unmistakably guava. Along with this iconic

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Ringing in the Lunar New Year: Traditions, Treats, and How You, Too, Can Celebrate!

When many people think of the New Year, they likely think of the festivities surrounding the eve of December 31st and the celebratory countdown to January 1st. Images of impressive fireworks displays overhead, a scrumptious spread of food and desserts, plus the good times with friends and family are called to mind. And when January

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How to Celebrate the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, No Matter Where You Are!

Hawaii’s Kona Coffee Cultural Festival has been running for more than 50 years on the Big Island! It’s become a popular event that locals and visitors enjoy every year. While coffee growers in the Kona district compete in the Cupping Competition, festival-goers tour local coffee farms, watch live performances, and see local art and cultural

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