Company Profile

  H&K Inc. began as a small Korean convenience store on the corner of Kalakaua Ave and Philips Street in 1977, by Hyo Kyu and Hae Joo Lim.  That convenience store has grown into one of the largest Korean owned businesses in Hawaii, Palama Supermarket.  There are currently two locations on the island of Oahu, the first location in Kalihi (Central Oahu) and the second ˇ°Makaloaˇ± location near Waikiki (East Oahu).  The Kalihi location boasts 14,000 square feet of Asian products found both locally and imported from Korea.  Under his strict business ethic of providing excellent quality Asian foods at an affordable price, Palama Supermarket has grown to include a second store near Waikiki.  Palama Supermarket Makaloa opened in 2005 and now offers the same quality products and service in a 10,000 square foot location convenient for our east Oahu shoppers.  The Makaloa location is able to provide shoppers with a truly ˇ°one stop shoppingˇ± experience with shops that provide everything from cosmetics and jewelry to services such as a hair salon and a UPS Store.  With over 30 years of serving the Asian community, our customers trust the quality of Palama Supermarket's products and rely on our service to provide the freshest tastes of Korea.

Products:

  We stock every day grocery items, such as fresh produce, meat and poultry, fish, frozen foods and packaged foods.  Produce is purchased both locally from Hawaii growers as well as flown in DAILY from our buyers in the mainland.  As a result we are able to find you the BEST fruits and vegetables at the absolute LOWEST prices in town.  Asian foods, such as kimchee, frozen dumplings, dry noodles and ethnic sauces are also our specialty.  We carry a large inventory of small appliances and furniture, kitchenware and household goods.  Both locations also provide a snack restaurant where customers are able to order and enjoy a small snack like kimbap (rice, vegetables and meat rolled in roasted seaweed) or a full authentic meal.

Our Promise:

  Palama Supermarket promises to continue to seek new ways to provide the freshest Asian products to the people of Hawaii.  With our president's ˇ°uncompromised quality at the best priceˇ± philosophy, we will treat each of our customers as part of our Palama family by bringing the best tasting foods to your dinner table.