Wikipedia tells us that Hawaiian shave ice is an ice-based dessert made by shaving a block of ice. While shave ice can resemble a snow cone, snow cones are made with crushed, rather than shaved, ice. Shave ice traces its history to Japan, where it is known as kakigori. Shave ice enjoyed worldwide popularity after Japanese plantation workers immigrated to the Hawaiian Islands and brought their traditional dessert with them. Back then they created shave ice using large blocks of ice and Japanese swords.

Here we see three mermaids sitting on the rocks enjoying their Shave Ice on a hot summers day. Imagine yourself back in the islands, enjoying your very own Shave Ice on the Rocks.

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© Patrice Federspiel/Art of Aloha - Published  6/5/12