Kaya’s Store is an 80-year-old country store at 53-534 Kamehameha Highway in Punaluʻu (mailing address Hauʻula). Built in 1946 by the Kaya family, it once sold lumber, feed and groceries; Bev and Vern Hashimoto later shifted it toward a convenience store and, in 2015, added Kaya’s Kitchen.
The takeout counter, now run by Traci Kaupe, serves plate lunches, breakfast bentos, musubi and local favorites such as guava-smoked pork and butter mochi. The store is open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with picnic tables outside.
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