Hawaiian shaved ice just looks like ice with syrup (kinda like a snow cone). The best shaved ice I've had was in Malaysia where they add all sorts of stuff to the ice, like condensed milk, red beans, various jelly, fruit (lychee, logan, mango, strawberry, etc)...yum. Then there is the type of shaved ice that is so fine and soft, it tastes like a sort of sorbet...except it comes in flavors like taro or green tea.