Also at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park. Already dissed by ice cream snobs, Dippin' Dots can't be underestimated. Instead of getting a mouthful of the luxurious stuff that rolls around your tongue until melting point, Dippin' Dots are chewy. Given time, though, they'll melt down like any ice cream. Kids and teens love the dots, which hail not from Japan, land of the cutesy fads, but from Kentucky.
Flavors are clean and instantly recognizable, even when mixed up in a banana split.
For parents with messy kids, there's no drip factor. At 2127 Kalakaua Ave. The problem with Ghiradelli's in San Francisco is that it's often too chilly there for Hawaii travelers to enjoy ice cream. There's no such problem here. Don't kid yourself.