Shave ice joints  have the art of crafting the perfect shave ice down to a science. Unlike snow cones on the continental U.S., shave ice is made with finely shaved, not crushed, ice. This results in a powdery, fine consistency, like freshly fallen snow. The flakes were traditionally made with hand-cranked machines; some stores still operate them. The shave ice is then softly mounded in a cup, or sometimes a cone, and generously drizzled with colorful syrups, either artificially or naturally flavored. The flavor combinations are seemingly endless from traditional fruits such as pineapple, strawberry, mango and more, to the inventive like piña colada, vanilla cake and green tea. These days, many shave ice places offer all-natural syrups made from fruit, often locally sourced. In some ways, these businesses have gone back to shave ice’s plantation roots with the fruit syrups.