Illest

Born and raised in the bay so of course I had to check this store out during our oahu vacation. Love their Aloha shirts. I was so sad that they ran out of size S in a few of the tank tops I wanted. I definitely plan to come back everytime we vacation in Oahu.

I love illest! Every time I visit I come to Hawaii, I always have to drop by here. The atmosphere is so chill and the store itself makes you feel comfortable to shop. The employees are so nice and welcoming. Even when they chit-​chat, they still manage to focus on customers. Tiffany is such a big help and an awesome person to talk to. She’s my favorite employee at the shop. The shirts and clothes are sick and they even have honolulu exclusives that you can’t find online. I love Illest and it’s definitely on my top brands to shop. Gotta show love to the illest homies. Thanks for being the best, illest honolulu. You guys are way better than the San Francisco location.
Mahalo

Yet another one of my favorite urban street design clothing company. Clothing is some what decent but tends to be on the intro pricey side. But they have sales and a loyalty program that gives you $$$ discounts depending on how much you spend.

Always come here when in Hawaii to get the exclusive illest gear that can’t be bought online. Tiffany is always very helpful and goes above and beyond, knowing that I don’t live in Hawaii anymore.

Awesome store! I like buying my new ILLEST and FATLACE products here… finally i dont have to go to mainland and online to buy it… i can finally buy it locally. Thanks Mark Arcenal for opening a shop in Hawaii…

Much Mahalo’s goes out to this Illest location. Conveniently located right next to a Starbucks on Ala Moana Blvd. Walked in and was impressed by the array of shirts and merch they had inside this little shop. The two people working there that day could not have been nicer.
I absolutely love the fitting room with the sliding door panel. I was like, «where is the fitting room?» Dude was like, «its right here.» He walked up to the mirror that was attached to a wood panel display, and slid that door open. I was like, «whoa!» Can you tell I am easily amused.
The shirts fit nice, they rung me up. Signed the ipad, and I was out the door. Good selection, good crew, right next to a Starbucks. What more could I ask for? Nothing.

There may only be one person working, but they’re extremely nice and very helpful. They let us know about new drops and restock. I must love this store and brand because my family and I are regulars! Proud supporter from Cali to Hawaii.

Terrible service. Waited in the store with a friend for over 30mins just to get a lighter. The ONE person working was just chatting with the same customers.

My husband and I have been sporting the Illest and Fatlace brand since they opened their first boutique in Japantown in San Francisco almost 10 years ago. So here we are in Oahu on a family vacation and how do we spend an hour? Shop at Illest of course, and brought our kids too! We picked up a few limited edition, Honolulu exclusive tee’s for ourselves and some for our oldest son (9 yrs old) who has also been sporting the brand since he was a toddler. We couldn’t leave out our 4 year old, so got him a tee too. Poor guy has been using his big bro’s Illest & Fatlace hand-​me-​down shirts!
I got a few Ladylike tops for myself and I have to say I LOVE how they fit! I’m glad they’re once again making a women’s line. Back when the SF Japantown store was open, they carried women’s shirts in the Fatlace brand. The women’s line phased out and now just this season they’re back with LADYLIKE. I’m looking forward to what’s coming in next season for Ladylike.
My husband picked up a cap, more t’s, a sweatshirt, keychain & of course, stickers. Yes, we shopped!
I have to give a special THANK YOU to Tiffany. She helped us by going back many times to get the different sizes we needed and was super patient with our boys. Our 4 year old was cranky when we walked in because we woke him up to get out of the car and our oldest kept asking her questions. She treated us like ohana visiting from out of town and suggested places to eat and beaches to visit. Overall it was a great experience shopping at Honolulu Illest. Mahalo Tiffany! We hope to visit you again soon or see you on the mainland when you visit the Bay Area!

Illest just opened a few blocks Ala Moana mall. A relatively smaller shop tons of Illest Honolulu exclusives.
If you are from out of town and a fan of Illest, definitely make a stop here. A lot of exclusives from tshirts, to tank tops, to stickers.