Ice Cream Shop Profile

Appears in
A Passion for Ice Cream

By Emily Luchetti

Published 2006

  • About

FACTORY LOCATION: Kamuela, Hawaii.

RETAIL LOCATIONS: Five on the big island of Hawaii. You can also buy ice cream at the factory.

YEAR OPENED: 1987; the present owners bought it in 2001.

OWNERS: Nancy and John Edney.

HOW THE NAME WAS CHOSEN: It’s kind of obvious, isn’t it?

NUMBER OF FLAVORS IN REPERTOIRE: 160.

MOST POPULAR FLAVORS: Tahitian vanilla, macadamia nut, Kona coffee.

SIGNATURE FLAVORS: Organic white pineapple sorbet, dragon fruit, litchi, white chocolate-ginger.

AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING: www.tropicaldreamsicecream.com