New Asian snack shop now open in Pearl Kai Shopping Center

1-2 Buy Hawaiʻi soft opened its new location across Queen’s Island Urgent Care. While this store isn’t as huge as the business’s Kakaʻako warehouse, you’ll still find an extensive selection of Asian snacks.

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

July 18, 2025less than a minute read

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1-2 Buy Hawaiʻiʻs new store in Pearl Kai Shopping Center boasts an impressive selection of Asian snacks. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)

Snack shop 1-2 Buy Hawaiʻi is known for its impressive selection of imported Asian snacks. Its Kakaʻako warehouse is always filled with a rotating selection of not only snacks, but beauty products, cooking supplies and household goods.

The business recently opened another location — this time, in West Oʻahu in Pearl Kai Shopping Center. The business doesn’t have an official sign in front of its store, but look for the “1-2 Buy” signs in the window; it’s located across Queen’s Island Urgent Care in the shopping center. It’s open daily from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

1-2 Buy Hawaii Pearl Kai sign
1-2 Buy Hawaiʻi opened in Pearl Kai Shopping Center. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)

While this store is smaller than its Kakaʻako warehouse, you’ll still find a huge selection of snacks to choose from. You can expect to find a variety of Kit-Kats from Japan, Pocky in a wide range of flavors, chips from Thailand, and breads in an assortment of flavors.

Kit-Kats from Japan
Variety of Kit-Kats from Japan. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)
chips in assorted flavors
Chips in a variety of unique flavors. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)

Select from an assortment of sodas and milk teas, as well as ramen in a variety of flavors. Like the Kakaʻako store, this location also features cooking supplies and condiments.

milk teas and sodas
You’ll find a huge selection of sodas and teas in various flavors. Photo by Kelli Shiroma Braiotta (Aloha State Daily Staff)

The business opened a pop-up in Pearlridge Center’s Wai Makai during the holiday season, but we’re told that the Pearlridge pop-up is closing at the end of this month.

Stay tuned for the grand opening of 1-2 Buy Hawaiʻi’s Pearl Kai location.

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CONTACT
1-2 Buy Hawaii – Pearl Kai Shopping Center

98-199 Kamehameha Hwy. Bldg. F, ‘Aiea
Instagram: @12buyhawaii
Open daily, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

Food & Dining Reporter

Kelli Shiroma Braiotta is a Food & Dining Reporter for Aloha State Daily.