Puainako Town Shopping Center, Big Island

Puainako Town Shopping Center is located along Kanoelehua Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Hilo and the main road leading to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The Center provides for the needs of the local residents. There is a grocery store, a pharmacy, a chiropractic clinic, as well as banks, restaurants and shops. The Center has more than 20 retailers.

The anchor store is Sack N Save Super Market. Other stores include Alpha Video, Windward Pharmacy, Nail Tech, Fantastic Sams (hair care) and Hilo Chiropractic. Seeds is a fun store for gifts like leis, Asian candies gift boxes, shave ice and a large selection of seeds and preserves.

For a quick bite, try McDonalds, Taco Bell, Subway, or cool off with Baskin Robbins. Encore by Kuhio Grille is a very popular local restaurant known for Hawaiian and American cuisine. It has the nickname of "Home of the one pound laulau." Ling's Chop Suey serves authentic Cantonese cuisine for affordable family dining.