First time in Hawaii coming up. I’ll be on Kauai and Maui. Any notable wine shops to hit up for enjoyment while there?
Wailea wine is a touch pricey but the best selection by far. Tamuras liquor store will have some more generic options at a better price. Costco in kahului is, well, Costco so pretty good.
The Wine Shop in Koloa, on the south side of Kauai, is worth checking out. I don’t know if they still do it, but they used to have a list of restaurants that would waive corkage fees on bottles purchased there.
(I think most people say Hawaii is a bit of a wine desert and plan to bring their own.)
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While I usually do bring some wine when I visit Hawaii, I’ve been surprised by some of the wines I see on restaurant wine lists. Marcassin and Sine Qua Non are 2 producers that I’ve seen in multiple restaurants at not-obscene markups over the mailing list price. To be fair, though, a SQN red isn’t the first wine that comes to mind when pairing with Hawaiian cuisine.
Costco!
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On Kauai, https://princevillewinemarket.com/
DRC, Dujac, Opus, Krug…they have it all! Bought some Vilmart Rose and Walter Scott Chard last time we were there.
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That’s a cool shop in Primceville
I was in Maui last August. Of all places I found Occidental Pinot for around $80 at the ABC store in whalers village to bring to dinner at a corkage free place. Great score
Yea, don’t sleep on the ABC stores. I’ve also seen Opus One at an ABC store. 
Wouldn’t go wine shopping at one per se, but when in one, worth taking a peek.
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The one at Whalers Village had a bunch of pretty good wines, but the occidental Pinot stood out because it was both good and a very fair price