Aulani Trip Report: Sample Hawaii Grocery Prices
BY MARY WARING – JANUARY 2012
This is by no means a scientific sample of the local Hawaiian grocery prices. I am simply listing some random prices for various items that people might buy at Kalepa’s Store in Aulani, the ABC Island Market across the street in Ko Olina, and the Safeway and Costco stores in nearby Kapolei.
Kalepa’s Store (Aulani Gift Shop)
- milk (1/2 gallon), $6.95
- Thomas’ English muffins (pkg of 6), $4.95
- butter (1 lb), $4.95
- Kraft cheddar cheese (7 oz pkg), $5.95
- eggs (dozen), $3.95
- coffee (100% Kona, 7 oz), $22.00
- Pop Secret microwave popcorn (one bag), $1.95
- Haagen Dazs bar (single), $3.49
- Haagen Dazs pint, $4.95
ABC Island Country Market (Ko Olina)
- milk (1/2 gallon), $7.09
- Thomas’ English muffins (pkg of 6), $6.39
- Challenge butter (1/2 lb), $3.75
- Boar’s Head cheddar cheese (8 oz pkg), $9.99
- Anahola granola (small bag), $6.89
- pre-cut pineapple (plastic tub), $3.29
Safeway (Kapolei)
- eggs (store brand, half-dozen), $1.99
- bok choy, $2.49/lb
- salad (store brand spring mix, bagged pre-washed) $5.49
- salad dressing (refrigerated store brand organic), $5.99
- basket-style coffee filters (pkg of 200, only size avail), $2.59
- rice (store brand medium grain, 2 lb bag, smallest avail), $3.59
- olive oil (store brand Extra Virgin, 500 ml bottle, smallest avail), $7.99
- Keebler Flip Sides crackers, $5.29
- Diet Coke (8 pk small cans), $3.50
- Ziploc bags (25 ct quart size), $1.99
Costco (Kapolei)
- coffee (100% Kona, 1 lb) $19.79
- ahi tuna poke (.6 lb container at $14.99/lb), $8.99
- frozen shrimp (1.5 lb raw, shell-on, 26/30 size) $9.79
- whole rotisserie chicken, $4.99
- 2 Prime New York strip steaks, $23.99
- 2 La Brea Bakery baguettes, $3.99
- large tray of pre-cut veggies (grape tomatoes, carrots, baby yellow & red bell peppers, broccoli, sugar snap peas), $12.99
- large bowl of pre-cut, mixed fruit (pineapple, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe, mango), $12.49
- men’s Hawaiian shirts, silk or cotton, $19.99 each