Hawaii Kai Towne Center

Love this shopping center! Here every week for either a Costco trip, panda express, Ross’, or Koa’s.
Especially love the special events they host for Halloween, Christmas, Chinese New Year! And the local musicians that perform on the stage.
There is ample parking, and helloooooo, Yogurtland and Starbucks! Oh… and City Mill to DLS! This shopping center has something for everyone. Just wish the electric charging stations were free like Koko Marina.

One stop shopping of residents nearby. This shopping complex features a GNC, Payless Shoe Store, Ross and a bunch other retail shops.
Food is one of the maain reasons I stop by Hawaii Kai Towne Center when in the area. Their main attraction is Costo– wholesale and food counter (no gas!).
Maile Thai is also located here, check out their afternoon happy hour if you get a chance.
Another hidden gem here is the Taco Del Mar– large portions for a reasonable price.
Panda Express and Sushiman are also good choices.
Love the outside seating by the waterside, great for families or a casual date day.

When you come to Hawaii Kai Towne Center you know it will be very clean. Mostly because of the hai maka maka hoales. But its a great place to shop for almost everything. The parking lot is also very good, most of the time. I also used to come here for yogurtland but since they just up and left me I don’t come as often. Everyone mostly comes for Costco, so it’s ALWAYS busy on that side of the center. Overall great place to come shop, you KNOW its always clean. People who shop here aren’t really friendly though so BE CAREFUL!

I have to admit that this is my first time here. And I have to say I really like this shopping center. The thing I like about it the most is that it is quiet and their are no obnoxious snotty nose teenage losers hanging around being a pain in the ass. I hate going to Pearlridge and seeing those damn teenager blocking the way playing with their kendama. At least here their is none of that, and I like it.
I was looking around the place and I saw a Yogurtland. Too bad they are gone. I so wanted some yogurt. But in the bright side they have a Starbucks. I love their green tea frappuchino and I drink that every chance. I also noticed they have a Ramen-​Ya over there too. If I hadn’t eaten at Sanoya ramen earlier I would have eaten here.
After that I went to GameStop. The place was very clean and organized. The place was also very empty. I wonder if people in Hawaii Kai even play video games.
But the thing I like most is the view of the Marina. I mean talk about a million dollar view. It was a nice sunny day too. The clouds crept in for a bit and dropped some rain but the view was still beautiful. I feel kind of jealous that Waianae will never have anything that nice.
Overall, a very positive and would definitely drive back out to Hawaii Kai to come here again.

I work in the office park in the Towne Center and I love that management and the maintenance team are proud of their property. The place is always clean and well, maintained, and every holiday results in festive, beautiful décor around the place.
There is a good amount and variety of food places, retail and utility stores for our little «village» here in East Oahu. The Costco is good, there’s ample parking.
I also love that our little Town Square is right here on the gorgeous marina and there are always events and fun things being held at the pavilion to entertain us.
It’s wonderful to grab a bite to eat on the water, and just watch the waves with Koko Head in the distance.
We’re pretty spoiled here in east Oahu, and this property is such a great, essential block of our little community for all our needs.

Nice little shopping center whee the Costco resides.

management doesn’t good job about keeping the property clean and there’s no riff raff teens.

Aja was our waitress, and she was awesome. She seemed sincerely happy to have my wife and I as customers. Our food brought fast, and she didn’t forget to ask if I wanted another beer, which I did. The food was delicious: We had phad Thai with the green curry, and the chicken eggplant something another all proceeded by an appetizer of some sort. (my wife ordered the food, and I ordered the beer.) When we left I forgot my hat and one of the waitresses chased me down the sidewalk to give it to me. I love this place.

I like Costco. Like Walmart, I can roam the aisles for hours and never be bored. I also like the fact it has a tire store here. I like the fact that there is a City Mill. I like the fact that there are numerous tables/​chairs out on the marina to see all the boats, kayaks, and stand up paddle boarders passing by. I also like the fact that there is a Ross’s so I can wander the aisles (although not as in depth as Costco and Walmart). I also like the fact that there is a-​ok Ramen Shop (and if you’re lucky to eat during their happy hours, free gyoza on the house). I also like the fact that there is a Starbucks here (not the best employees but if you want a familiar coffee shop…).

Yikes, I need to change that song… I stand corrected as the zumba is NOT free. However, 6 bucks is a small price to pay for the experience of riding the invisible pony to Gangam Style with my neighbor auntie and uncles as the boats float by in the background. Best shopping center ever!

Hawaii Kai Towne Center greets everyone coming into Hawaii Kai from town and it’s one of those malls, where locals tend to shop in. You’d need to pass by here if you would need to go to Koko Marina Shopping Center and Hanauma Bay, and other points of interest in East Oahu. Anchored by Costco, I agree that this shopping complex place is where the locals do their thang. It’s a hub of economic activity and the engine that makes everyone thrive with life. Nothing really touristy to say about this place, especially when you can consider this like a regular suburban mall on da mainland. I guess if you fly to da mainland a lot and drive plenty, Hawaii Kai Towne Center is like any basic suburban mall — without beach front nearby.
Like mentioned earlier, Costco is here, which is basically the main anchor to the shopping center. There is mucho parking here, to cater to the Costco experience. Costco basically takes up roughly half of the space in the shopping center, so you know they make up the foot traffic to this place and everyone else has to see if they buy anything else from the neighboring shops. I’m glad to see that GNC and Starbucks is here! Yay for Starbucks! Also here is Maile’s Thai Bistro, although they are kind of pricey for Thai food. There is also fast food choices, such as McDonald’s, Burger King, and even a Phở restaurant, but it’s not that good. Trust me. The cool part of the Hawaii Kai Towne Center is Kale’s Natural Foods. It’s a small operation, like Umeke’s in Kahala Mall, but I like supporting small business and especially buying organic healthy stuff too.
There’s a bunch of assorted shops, if you need them. Among them City Mill, T-​Mobile, and the Satellite City Hall. I believe I got my driver’s license renewed here like last year. It was pretty awesome, since they had Saturday hours and I came here early in the morning and it was fast! I usually frequent the Koko Marina Shopping Center, since it does have the 24 Hour Fitness there, but Hawaii Kai Towne Center has a good array of shops and restaurants, if you need a spice of life. The Shack Hawaii Kai is pretty good and ate here a couple times. If you are into fancy upscale dining, try Roy’s or Outback Steakhouse.
While I don’t live in Hawaii Kai, I do enjoy coming out here and enjoying what’s not Kalihi and Kaimuki, where I am very familiar with. Overall, this shopping center is great in its own way and it does certainly cater to the community. You can get pretty much anything you need here, since there is also a Longs and a Safeway int the complex, which is kind of ironic, since they’re all competing with Costco. Imagine that. lol. It’s nice to walk around and chill out. That’s one of my favorite things to do here — besides Unilocaling and trying new restaurants.
Explore your community!
B+

If Koko Marina is geared more towards tourists on their way too and from East Oahu, then Hawaii Kai Towne Center is the place where the Hawaii Kai locals get their shopping done. There’s pretty much nothing touristy about this place, which is a good thing, if you ask me. The merchants here include Costco, City Mill, Game Stop, Ross, Burger King, Outback Steakhouse, Roy’s and a Satellite City Hall among many other businesses. I find myself coming here mostly for Costco, but every once in a while I do enjoy wandering around to see what else there is here.
There’s also a park and ride, and a dog park conveniently located just across the street from here, so it’s a natural place for Hawaii Kai residents to frequent. The only down side is that parking can be kind of tough on the Costco side of the lot sometimes due to the fact that well, there’s a Costco there! But even when Costco is having a busy day there’s still ample parking across the lot on the City Mill side, or even further down by the Outback Steakhouse.
If you’re in Hawaii Kai, and don’t want to put up with the more tourist-​centric Koko Marina, then give Hawaii Kai Towne Center a shot. The variety of shops are a little different, but I’m sure you’ll find something you like!

Looking for zumba? Its at HKTC near pandas express. M-​F at 9am. Plus you get to do some shopping near Ross, Payless shoe store, or eat at Koa pancake house, panda express, sushiman, taco delmar, maile’s get some desert at yogurtland or go to starbucks for a quicker waker upper. Plus costcos is here so major stock up!

Unlike my Keeber dog, I cannot just pee it out on the grass across the street at the dog park so I often come here to use the restroom or go to one of the shops here.
We often come here on Sundays when we trek to the dog park and to do our shopping. My husband normally likes to hit up Costco followed by Yogurtland or Starbucks because he’s exhausted from my crazy shopping at Costco that he’s got to unwind somehow. He pulls out a lot of hair while I debate which item to get and if it’s even worth it because how in the heck are we going to use 2 pounds of sour cream before it goes bad? Or how will we find uses for 2 dozen bagels for just two people, a baby, and a dog? I sit there debating for a long time and my husband is like uhhh, are you ready yet? Whoops! Anyway, we like coming here because it’s not that busy that you’re fighting people for a spot. It’s a very clean area that you don’t feel unsafe walking around at night for sure. If I lived closer, this place would be even more convenient! I love walking around and just browsing even though it only takes me 15 minutes if I don’t bother stepping into the stores. Oh sometimes I even check out Ross because it’s not madness like any of the other locations on the island.
Come here and relax while doing your shopping or roaming =)