Carousel Candyland

I frequented this store as a child. It was one of the spots many kids would frequent during the «I can’t drive and we hangout at the mall to have fun» days.
The shop is located in Kahala Mall, next to Reyn Spooner and across from the Apple Store. It’s a decent sized candy shop. If you are not from Hawaii you may be confused at first because about half of the shop is crack seed, or local candy.
They stock pretty much everything that you would want from a candy store. You can always smell the popcorn they have cooking all day too from outside of their door.
Come check out this shop before you go anywhere else for candy and snacks!

Im not much of a candy eater, but all the colors in this place always get my attention:)…Upon entering ur not greeted as the register is to thr back of this store. There was a young man n an elderly lady working the area. They didnt really acknowledge or say Hi as we approached the register. Altho the young man did help me find the right flavoring lollipop ii was looking for. Ordered a small popcorn bc im a sucker for GOOD popcorn, never asked of there was anything else we needed or anything at all. Right before tying up my popcorn bag ii looked at it n asked if ii could have extra butter, the lady looked at me as if ii was inconveniencing her:((which ii didnt mean at all. Had ii had known she was making my popcorn ii wouldve said because ii wasnt finishing order while she was making it…
Correct me if im wrong but ii just might be to spoiled at the way the kiosk makes it in Windward mall n for the price. But ii do understand it is a business. Just a little disappointing for the price n for the amount of furikake that they add. But hey overall id still go into the store if ii needed to.

WE LOVE THE POPCORN AT CAROUSEL CANDYLAND!
Our usual is a large furikake mochi crunch! They put butter to make the furikake stick as well as a good amount of kakimochi. It reminds us of movie theater popcorn so for movie nights at home, we usually just pick up a bag of this popcorn.
Every once in awhile, I’ll stop by to treat myself to an icee or chocolate covered gummy bears!
They have a good selection of candies and different colored M&Ms, too!

Customer service is terrible here :(They act as if they are doing you a favor by taking your $

We were in and out fast but it was god enough to appreciate the overall cleanliness and organization of the space.
Everything is so well placed and stocked that it actually GIVES you the ability to jump in and then back out again quickly.
The space is brightly lit and you can find things not available elsewhere on the island.
Staff is nice and fast too.
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So I had a craving for popcorn & some chocolates & thought how convenient to have a candy store at Kahala Mall. I got my chocolates & headed to the cashier to order some popcorn. The young guy at the register just looked with no greeting & I handed my candy to him along with an order of popcorn. I asked for a bag to which he replied they don’t have any. They really should get some paper bags. Lastly, he rung up my purchase & never said thank you! They could improve more on customer service & be a little more friendlier. A simple hello or good morning is better than just staring at the customer & not say anything.

I hope they are making a business-​saving profit with that annoying popcorn machine. I’m waiting in line at a candy store behind people ordering popcorn. I’m honestly just confused by this.
Anyway, this place is GREAT. I’ve been coming here since diaper days, and it’s still the only place I know where I can find any candy I can think of. I made a cake for the first time and wanted to decorate it with sixlets. Sixlets, by the way, are an ancient concept – and I couldn’t find them anywhere except online. I called up Carousel Candyland and, you guessed it, they had them.
I was not expecting to roll up to a machine that dispensed a dozen different colors of them! This is I-​have-​weird-​taste-​in-​candy … candyland! Winning!
If the popcorn machine helps them stay in business, more power to them.

Our pre-​shark cage adventure required a «gummy– shark» infested jello desrrt. This place, tho a bit pricey, had exactly what I looked for!
I called first. They told me they were out of the smaller size sharks. I didnt even know there were two sizes! After getting strange looks from other candy suppliers I was very pleased the sharks they did have were perfect for me!

CANDY, POPCORN, iCEE…
sweet tooth, this is the place to go. They have good popcorn with all different flavors, my favorite is popcorn with butter, cheddar, ranch, bacon. mmmmm. You can wash it down with an ICEE float, yes they put an ice cream scoop in the ICEE, so yummy. if popcorn and iCEE is not your forte they have candy, like jelly bean, chocolate, and old school candy like sugar daddy.

Never had a bad experience until today. Went to the mall to get some popcorn, got in line and was told «no popcorn because we have a large order.»
I pointed out that there was still popcorn in the machine and I just wanted a junior size for my daughter. Again, they said «no».
Common business sense would be to sell me the popcorn. Good customer service would be to sell me the popcorn. Today, disappointingly, CC had neither.

Who from Hawaii hasn’t been to Carousel Candyland at least once growing up? The freshly popped popcorn and sweet candy smell when you enter the store is the same that it was when I was little. They sell the coolest candies that you can buy by the pound, so that you can buy as much or as little as you want. I love that they still sell white grapefruit candies and enormous jawbreakers! I definitely make time to make a stop here every time I’m in Kahala Mall!

The popcorn is delicious, especially with furikake!
Great selection of candy. It’s pretty much impossible to mess that up.
The people at the counter are always pleasant :)
This place has been in Kahala mall since I was a little kid and I hope it stays forever!

Nothing makes me feel more like a kid in a candy store than literally being a kid in a candy store. And if there’s one store that I have deep affinity and connection with, it’s Carousel Candyland located within Kahala Mall. I grew up in the Kahala area, and I can’t even begin to count the number of times I begged my mom to take me here. Some kids like toy stores, other might be drawn to arcades, but this candy store was my mecca for amazement. One step into the store and you’re surrounded by every type of candy imaginable. The clear dispensers allow you to see in wide-​eyed amazement the wide assortment of shapes, sizes, and colors that the various sweets come in. From jelly beans to jawbreakers, you’re bound to find that special indulgence your sweet tooth’s craving. Personally, I just can’t so no to chocolate covered gummy bears. I swear I leave the store every time with a full scoop of those wonderful yummies and get home to find only a few survivors left. Self-​control is obviously not my middle name.
But there’s so much more than just the amazing candy selection. Carousel Candyland also is your go to stop for freshly made Hurricane Popcorn. That unforgettable and irresistible smell of freshly popped popcorn is one of the most comforting things in the world. And if they were to only offer just plain popcorn, I’d still buy a bag every now and then. But when you add that furikake and kakimochi, it takes popcorn to a completely different level of wonderful. When I’m in the mood for a salty snack to munch on, Hurricane Popcorn is what I need. And no matter what I decide to get, my absolute favorite pairing to any snackis a li hing strawberry Icee. As I’ve gotten older, it’s gotten more and more difficult to find places that sell Icees. And although there’s other flavors, there’s just something about how well the li hing powder pairs with strawberry.
I haven’t been coming back to Kahala Mall much over the past few years, but I’m sure I’ll always find one reason or another just so I can stop by Carousel Candyland and be a kid again.

Took my Son here before our movie and after our dinner. I was selective and sparing choosing some different types of chocolate covered nuts, toffee and just a few Jordan almonds and another bag with a selection of various gummies. My boy picked up a bag with individually wrapped candies which were charged individually (i.e. gummy burgers/​.25 each) and a separate bag about ²⁄₃ filled with mixed gummies .
Pick up a bag and use the tongs or scoop they supply to fill them with your selections. Be aware that you must package your selections together according to the colored dots on the lids of the containers.
A few mentionables:
1. Swedish fish tasted slightly off. The texture was nice and soft but something about them tasted a little different. Maybe that was just me.
2. The Haribo gummy blueberries /​blackberries and strawberries were DEFINATLELY not the same as the authentic type from the store. They were a bit smaller in size with smaller beads and the flavor was not the same. Disappointed
3. Be careful about how much you scoop out. Between myself being conservative and my Son trying to be conservative, we spent 23. on candy. Wow, that was a total shock. But it’s not like you can hand them the bag and say «put some of this back». Just watch your scoopage people.
4. Staff was kind of «eh», nothing special. Several bins were empty but labeled; what a tease.
Selection and variety of candy was about a 3 out of 5 but I downgraded to 2 stars because of the seemingly high prices and surprising off-​flavor of the «Haribo» berries.
Otherwise the store is a cute little place with a nice old-​fashion candy store like concept. Overall, I appreciate the uniqueness of this place for being in Hawaii however, this place has nothing on the candy stores in the mainland.

Haven’t been here in ages but if you are looking for a place to load up on some «illegals» to take into the movie theater, this is the place.
I love being able to pick out one or two piece of a candy, so that instead of one box of snow caps, I have the equivalent of one box of candy, but I really have 20 different candies! Ok, lets get honest, I really have more than one box of candy but being that it only occurs 5 times a year, I say «It OK!!» Yay! And here is where I think of the fun that comes with this store. Though my friend’s small child is in love with the Elmo and other stuffed animals.
I also used to visit this place outside of pre-​movie stops, when I didn’t want to cook dinner and wanted to instead be a t.v. couch potato. I would stop by, drop 5 bucks for the hot Hurricane popcorn with fresh kakimochi and furekake, and hurry home to a marathon of something for the night. As the grandmother from 16 Candles would day, Voila! Dinner is severed! Love their popcorn.
Any who, if you haven’t started the addiction be wary when you start. Til this day, the enchanting smell of hot popcorn leads me back to this place anytime I am in the mall. See you there!

A candyland for kids and adults alike. There is a wide variety of sugary treats here. Jelly beans, gummies, cookies, chocolates, and candy leis. It’s like a Sweet Factory. I also saw small stuffed toys including My Little Pony and Boo the Dog. This would be a good place to come for stocking stuffers and keiki gifts.
But here there is something different from all the other candy stores I’ve been to: freshly made mochi crunch popcorn. Ever had Hawaiian Hurricane popcorn? Usually it comes in a package in the grocery store, ready-​made or as a microwavable package mix to do at home. At Carousel Candyland, freshly popped popcorn is mixed with flavors and add-​ins of choice such as butter, cheddar, li hing, sour cream, furikake, rice crackers, salt and vinegar for a custom bag of flavored popcorn. Undecided? Pick from one of the flavor combos on a menu board. Li hing powder is a unique flavor to try if you’ve never had it. I recommend adding the mochi crunch, too. The extra crunch makes the popcorn irresistible to eat.

No one understands my love for candy– except maybe my teeth and all my cavities… but when I want sour strawberry belts, Carousel Candyland is the first thing that comes to mind!
Idk why but the strawberry belts here just taste so… different O_​O At least compared to the ones sold at Longs or at Costco. (I bet the employees are reading this and thinking «ha ha we fooled you» or something but heeyyyy at least my taste buds enjoy it! ;) I usually just fill one of their bags with a ton of sour gummys… another one of my guilty pleasures… They have a huge variety of candy so it is seriously heaven for me.
I also like getting Icees and eating chocolate covered gummy bears or those big pixy stick things hehehe
I LOVE CANDY

This wonderfully delightful candy store is located in the Kahala Mall Shopping Center between Reyn Spooner and The Compeat Kitchen and across from Banana Republic. Anyone who has ever been to Kahala Mall knows exactly where this store is located because of their constant mouth-​watering smell of freshly popped popcorn drifting out towards the Mall patrons walking by as well as their happy bright pink and white sign contrasted against their black and white checkered floors. And who can forget the sight of the immense amount of colorful candies that attracetively adorn their entire store.
This is easily any child’s (and some adult’s) dream walking into this large candy store that is filled wall to wall with colorful jelly beliy jelly beans, all types of gummy candies, the artistic rock candies, regular and mini-​sized m & ms, the always fun and fizzy pop rocks, a multitude of chocolates, licorice and malted candy to name a few.
It’s so nice to be able to buy only the specific flavors that you want of a certain candy rather than a mixed bag at your local grocery or drug store. For example, I like Jelly Bellys, but can’t stand some of their awful flavors such as buttered popcorn, mango and licorice. This way I can make my own mix of cotton candy, toasted marshmallow and watermelon. You get the idea.
You can also off set the sweetness from the bag of candy you just created with some of their wonderful smelling freshly popped popcorn and a tasty li hing mui strawberry icee. Mmmm…

They should make all the dispensable candy one price so I don’t have to use multiple bags. This whole dot system is annoying and confusing. The gf loves the candy here and I don’t need her thinking getting multiple little bags instead of one giant bag means she didn’t get a ton of candy! On top of that, when its busy all the scoopers and tongs are missing and I’m stuck there waiting for the prego lady (gf) to hurry it up.
They do have a good selection of both nostalgic and local candy as well as freshly popped popcorn. Sometimes I think the candy tastes a little stale but as I mentioned, the gf loves it and I can’t say anything to make her turn into the hulk.

Candy in bulk. What a dangerous concept! But brilliant indeed. Choose whatever combination of sweets you desire. But beware — it adds up quickly and if you’re not careful, you’ll walk out having spent $ 20 on sugary delights.
Personally, I love this place for their freshly popped popcorn! It’s better than the theatre popcorn, and way cheaper! I will admit, sometimes I buy my popcorn here and sneak it into the theater. Hey, I’m not as bad as some people who sneak in plate lunches!
If you are a frequent customer, ask for a stamp card!