Abundant Life Natural Foods

Uilani Kalawe

2020-05

I really like this natural food store has a wide variety of natural products from local farmers to national award winning products. I definitely would promote Abundant Life to anyone I know. The Ginger/Pear Smoothie is so delicious. A must see & returning to visit often.

Athena H

2022-05

Lots of great groceries, Beauty products, beverages, herbal remedies and other goodies packed into this fabulous little store.Staff are very helpful and friendly and offer you assistance in locating anything you might need in store.

Zachary Bell

2024-04

My reviews on here keep getting deleted. This place is notorious for theft, the cashiers will double charge items and feign ignorance when you point out obvious errors in their favor

blackoxygen wellness

2023-05

This is such an awesome little unique health food store in the heart of Hilo! The staff are warm and friendly and their products are high quality. In addition to snacks, produce, and other groceries, they have an amazing selection of soft drinks and sports beverages! And, it is very clean!

Rohn Anderson

2023-05

Well, my sandwich had a solid INCH of Brussel sprouts, but pretty good besides that

Sam V

2023-05

Best natural foods store in Hilo. Great people, service, and products. Support local businesses it really does matter. This is a locally owned store, not a chain store. The staff is very helpful finding what you need. They also have bulk spices, tea, coffee, and grains. Respect the Locals, their culture, and the place they call home.

Alex

2017-05

This is an awesome health food store with a great selection of unique local finds, such as hand harvested local seaweed. The coffee selection here is by far the best I saw on the entire Island, and Carolyn will help you go into detail on every coffee, she even has tasting notes printed out for you.It's fun to stop in here after the farmers market to fill in with whatever you couldn't buy there.

Richard Piekarczyk

2023-05

For their size, Abundant Life has a Large inventory, Helpful staff, and many Prices Less than their local competitor ! Indeed,Abundant Life's attitude is Customer service.Would hope that Abundant Life branches out to Kona !

Raymond Carbonneau Robles

2023-05

Good selection of items.Prices were a bit shocking, even coming from California.Example: Nature's Path cereal is ~$8.50 in Berkeley, CA, but was ~$12.50 here.That said, this makes sense given COVID and the Russian invasion of Ukraine driving up prices.

Christina Oliveira

2023-05

As a local resident & small business owner, living primarily off the food we grow on our permaculture farm on the Hamakua coast, I prefer to shop local & support other small businesses when I do find myself in need of non-food items & food that we aren't growing ourselves. This means that I primarily shop exclusively at either Island Naturals or Abundant Life. This past Saturday, I made a quick stop into Abundant Life to grab some last-minute items needed for an event that I was catering the next day. In the tea section of the store, was blue lotus tea by Anima Mundi brand. Anima Mundi is a brand that I trust & I have bought many of their other products in the past with wonderful & consistent results. This was the only blue lotus tea for sale in the store & Anima Mundi only offers this specific tea in just one size. The tea was very clearly labeled as Anima Mundi Blue Lotus with a $12.99 price displayed on that same label. I added this item to my cart, finished up the rest of my shopping & headed to the empty check out line. As the cashier scanned all of my items, my total came to $97, but I noticed that the tea rang up at a higher price than its designated label. I gently mentioned this to the cashier & since there was no line or anyone behind me checking out, I offered to show her where I found the tea & that I could point out the clearly labeled price tag of $12.99. She agreed & mentioned to someone that she was going to leave her area for a moment to check on a price discrepancy. The person she ended up mentioning this to, I discovered, was the Owner of the store. The Owner walked over to the tea section & I pointed out the item & price tag. She stared at it for a while & then mentioned that the price was for "a different size of tea." Not only were there no other sizes of this tea anywhere in the store, but I advised her that it wasn't possible for her store to offer this tea in multiple sizes because Anima Mundi only offers one size of this tea. She then muttered something under her breath that I couldn't decipher & disappeared into an employees-only door. I patiently waited 10 minutes for her return. She emerged from the door with a freshly printed label in her hand & immediately declared that the new label with a higher price was the correct label. Her energy felt very constricted as she said this & she avoided any eye-contact with me. I said okay, but then gently asked if she would please honor the very clearly listed price that was displayed on the shelf because that is why I was buying the tea & I was excited to try this item for the first time. I couldn't believe her response - she continued to avoid eye contact with me & said very sternly, "well, that's less than I paid for this & it would hurt my business to sell to you at that price... but if you feel that you need to do that -- then fine!" and glared at me. It was so unprofessional & felt so inappropriate to be on the receiving end of that projection. I responded by saying "It's not that I feel I need to do anything. The item was clearly labeled for $12.99 & I'm simply asking you to honor the price that it's listed for." She didn't say a word & continued staring at the shelf.After waiting for a response for about 10 seconds, I ended up walking back to the cashier line without the tea. The cashier had moved my items to the next line over since it had been about 12 minutes since she originally rang everything up. There was another cashier at the second line & both of them asked if I was buying the tea. When I responded that the Owner was unwilling to honor the listed price, they both seemed surprised & apologized to me. The Owner's projection of guilt & shame towards me when I asked if she would honor the listed price felt really disrespectful, as she completely neglected to take any accountability at all for the price discrepancy.I ended up supporting this business by purchasing the rest of the items that were rung up, but I will not be returning here again, which will likely "hurt her business" much more than her honoring the listed price of the tea.

Megan Isaac

2022-05

I'm grateful for the care shown by owner Malu Miki and her employees for us, their customers. Mahalo for the excellent service to our community. I'm grateful for the commitment to the health and wellness and natural immunity of all customers. I have been shopping there for nearly 17 years and will continue to support this great store. Aloha.

Leila

2018-05

Awesome customer service and the best organic food selection on the islandA lot of local stuff too and rare stuff, one time they had Organic Raw figs and one time they had those rare mushrooms that are white and shaped like... A man's...ya know. Haha anyway it's extra special to have rare things sometimes.I got shoes here tooThey have beautiful local artist cards...Sprouts and it's nice and small and easy to find everything tooIsland Naturals is more expensive

Jared Angell

2020-05

Some of the staff have an elitist air to them and some products are overpriced but their prepared and cooked food is superb for this island, if a bit pricey and their selection is awesome. Whoever decides what to stock is doing outstanding. OUTSTANDING!This is, by far, the best health food store on this island in my book and it's a pleasure to shop there. Beware of the riffraff right outside the door however.

Terri P

2019-05

Really good selection of a variety of vegan and vegetarian friendly items. Their beauty section in particular is excellent, and they have really good granola. Some items are a bit pricier than usual but most are equal to or lower what you can find elsewhere and online.

Xavier Déry

2015-05

Fantastic organic grocery shopping, probably the best on Hawai'i Island. Nice people work and shop there. The produce section is awesome. Local fruits and greens! Good stuff for gluten free and other special diets. Baby food available. The coffee section is not very impressive, but we found all we needed.

Claudia Schimmer

2022-05

My best suggestion for THE. go-to store for many important products- produce, bulk items, supplements, safer beauty / body care products and MUCH more!Also Thankyou so much for allowing those of us with exemptions and- hopefully everyone- to shop mask free! We all have been so compromised!

Lyn Wandell

2020-05

A very nice small health food store with all the essentials and more. Very expensive and got so frustrated because there was no public bathroom and I had to pee really bad! However, they finally took pity on me and let me use it. Thank God 🙏. Plus not much parking close by. We had to park 3 blocks away, but they let us borrow their cart to take the groceries to our car, then we returned it.

Cathy McBroom

2022-05

During the Covid 19 Pandemic my experience's shopping at Abundant Life are positive. The helpful attendants are knowledgable and always help me find Holistic remedies carried at Abundant Life Natural Foods. They have healthy and sanitary 🛒 protocols in place. Grateful for their quality and selection of specialty healthy products and good 🥑 food choices.

Nick_The_King

2021-05

Great organic local products. Also be on the lookout for this really good tapioca pudding that the store makes. It’s extremely tasty and can come in regular, passion fruit, and blueberry.

kurtis muth

2018-05

Lovely store with friendly and knowledgeable staff. They have delicious sandwiches, dips and baked goods that they make fresh daily. Perfect place to grab a quick bite if you like to eat wholesome healthy food.

Jackie Bejo

2023-05

I like this store nice employees and good prices on vitamins! Enjoy the penne pasta great location!

Deanna Wentworth

2022-05

Aloha. Hilo Abundant Life. Mahalo nui loa for allowing my husband who cannot wear face masks was able to actually go shopping for his favorite items on his own yesterday! Mahalo for honoring the law which states people with exemptions do not have to wear masks in public places. Bravo for honoring the values of truth and freedom at your store! And for always being a beacon of local products and a customer oriented health food store!

Basil Maurer

2019-05

Very helpful staff, but I was shocked to find out that the organic lable product I purchased says in very fine print it contains a chemical known to cause cancer! Why would a health food store carry anything that knowingly contains cancer causing agents!?

Tiffany

2018-05

This place is great. I only wish it were bigger and a little less expensive, but what do you expect being in Hawaii? They have fresh produce and extremely helpful people to recommend items or help you find what you are looking for.

A Clouddancing

2019-05

Very nice place. I was dying for a few special things on my travels and they had a special Diva type cup sold by local women that saved my trip. The protein shakes and tea helped too!

Shelagh Arruda (Pandabear)

2022-05

Love this store for it's small but we'll curated selections of groceries and dry goods. Check out their grab and go meals and desserts too!

Dr.Merita Jackson Hinds

2022-05

As a native Hawaiian returning to Hawaii to work and help with our homeless I was deeply dismayed to be treated with so much disrespect by Josh the store manager. Definitely not worth returning to

Dan Sundgren

2022-05

*Great store for all the yummy organic and hard to find foods. Lot of local stuff too so check that section out. Great stop for beach snacks.

Marla Mccune

2017-05

Yesterday we stopped in and browsed and bought a few cards. I must have dropped my credit card across the street in the public parking lot. I got a call a few minutes later by a lovely young blond employee who had just gotten off work and found it. Rather than do nothing she found me on facebook and called me and then waited for me to return to give it to me in person. If she had not we would have been on the other side of the island before we noticed it was missing. I am thankful for this angel who went beyond the call of duty. I should have given her a reward for the trouble she saved me on our vacation. Please thank her again for me! Marla

Michelle Melendez

2022-05

I am so excited and happy that this place is now being lawful and honoring the Constitution. This store is absolutely amazing. I will shop here forever!