With a flimsy plastic drinking straw pinched between his thumb and index finger, Luis Rodriguez pokes through crushed bits of ice mounded high in a Styrofoam cup. Under the draping shade of a tree, he ...

Ever thought about starting a shave ice business—even just a fleeting “that looks pretty easy” kind of impulse while standing in line for a cup of frozen water covered in your choice of delicious, ...

The sound of shaving ice is unmistakable. The rasp, first pressed into the ice block, tense as a spring, suddenly surfs across the berg, scraping up a spume of glittering white snow as stray flecks ...

Sarah Fun, left, pours syrup over a cone of shave ice at the Portland, Ore., location of Wailua Shave Ice. The Lava Flow, right, is made with pineapple syrup, coconut foam and strawberry puree. “We ...

David Chang transforms a tropical shaved-ice float into a vibrant, layered dessert drink — part halo-halo, part soda-fountain throwback, with mango, strawberry, coconut, and vanilla ice cream. The ...

Call it a snow cone, call it piragua, call it granita — cultures all around the world partake in the joys of syrup over shaved ice, and Hawaii is certainly no exception. But although it's part of the ...

Cups of flaky ice topped with flavored syrups are easy to find in the state. But the best shops set themselves apart with fresh ingredients and old-school charm. The Local — flavored with soursop and ...