So you want to shop in Waikiki?

Shopping in Waikiki is really a fun. Waikiki has numerous outlets from designer boutiques to the local dressing styles outfits. Thee outlets provide people with the latest fashion of Honolulu and Hawaiian. In Waikiki one can find everything there whether he/she is permanent resident or staying for a short term of period. One can find nearly everything from the small shops to the big Malls.

Hawaiian shirts and Hawaiian dress which are also known as Aloha shirts and Mummuu respectively. Other then these dresses one can find the local jewelry of the Hawaii which is very graceful and looks pretty on women. Hawaii markets also provide one with the ceramics, arts and quilts. In the markets of Hawaii you can also find the books on different topics. The shops of Hawaii also offer local and special foods to tourists to take home with them.

One can buy all these things with the 4.166% excise tax on the retail purchases. So when you visit Waikiki keep in mind to pack another bag for this huge opportunity of shopping.

Directory for the Shopping:

Waikiki’s market offers everything to everyone from small to Big shopping Malls.

Luxury Row:

2100 Kalakua Avenue is the Luxury Row which are eight lavish boutiques. These eight boutiques are also know as Elegant Block.

Gucci, Channel, Coach, Bottega Veneta, Hugo Boss are located in the heart of the Waikiki’s urban and beach resort district.

Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center

This sopping center occupies 293,00 square feet of area and hold more than 100 shops and restaurants. One can find everything in this shopping center. In this shopping center you can shop as well as you can take your meals. The restaurants of this shopping center offer different menus of the food. In this shopping center one can find huge variety of the jewelry. One can find here different kinds of dresses here ranging from wedding dresses to casual wears. In this shopping center one can also find the sport goods. So here is everything under one roof.

Waikiki Beach Walk:

If one is strolling around the beach and want some shopping as well then he is at the best place to do this at the same time and at the same place. Here one can find not only the local fashion dresses but also the world fashion products.

International Marketplace:

This International Marketplace is situated in the center of the Waikiki. It has about 130 carts and shops. This market is an open-air market. There are a lot of food courts of the local and international cuisine. It will be great for the people who want to taste the international and local food at the same time at the same place. And these food courts also offers free Hawaiian entertainment five nights a week.

Off from Playing at the Sea

One should know all those things that are offered by Waikiki when someone is exploring the world of Waikiki. If you are off from playing at the sea you must be visiting any other spot of Waikiki. So here we shall study what are special places for families in the Waikiki. There a lot of historic places in Waikiki for the families to visit namely Honolulu Zoo, U.S army Museum, Waikiki Historic Trail and the Waikiki Aquarium. Other then the historic places there are also very eye-catching and beautiful place namely The North Shore, Kailua, The Pali, Koolau Ranch, and Arizona Memorial.

The Honolulu Zoo:

The Zoo is situated at the area of 42 acres. This Zoo is the place to live of 995 different animals from the tropics. There are Kombodo, Dragons, orang-utans, elephants, primates, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and a variety of African animals. So surely vsit this place if you love animals!

Zoo administration organizes the twilight Tours of the Zoo every Saturday night from 5:30 to 7:30. These tours are led by the guide. These tours are suitable for the adults and for the families having children of 5 and up.

This is zoo is open to 9:00 am to 5:30 pm daily. And last entrance is allowed at 4:30 pm. This Zoo is open daily except Christmas Day.

It costs $8 adults, $4 locals, $1 Children ageing 6 to 12 and children who are 5 and under are free to visit.

The Waikiki aquarium:

University Of Hawaii established this aquarium in 1904 and this Aquarium I socated on the shoreline of Waikiki Beach near a living reef and across kapiolani park,. This aquarium display cases more than 500 species of the sea and upholds more than 3,000 specimen of sea. Education programs, family-friendly nd interactive exhibits rejoice the exceptional aquatic life of Huwaii.

This aquairim is also a place to live for two endangered Monk Seals. It is open from :00 am to 4:00 pm. It costs $9 for the visitors and $6 for the the local residents, active duty military with ID, students with ID and Senior: $4 for youth ages 13-17 persons with disabilities; $2 for juniors ages 5 to 12; and free for children 4 and under and Friends of Waikiki Aquarium (FOWA) members.

U.S Army Museum of Hawaii:

Coastal defense battery housing military memorabilia from early Hawaiian period through Vietnam War. This museum showcases the honoring Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross recipients. In this museum you can find gift shops and This Museum is free to enter. This museum administration does not charge anyone.

Waikiki Historic Trail – Surfboards mark the spot:

Waikiki has a long history. Its history start before any tourist arrived at this spot or the first hotel was built. It has been the passion of author Dr. George Knahale to revitalize a feel of affection for the Waikiki’s history. to uncover or to tell this untold story Kanhale designed the Waikiki’s History Trail, that place where once the chiefs and commoners lived, is the walking tour that map out the past of this area. Once part swamp, part playground for Hawaiian royalty, It remained a centre of Hawaiian generosity and the seat of Oahu’s Government.

There are five markers installed:

• One down the Ala wail canal at the new Hawaii’s Convention centre
• Two at kuhio beach (here the trial starts)
• One at Hilton Hawaiian Village
• One at the centre of the Waikiki at the site of Kaiulani statue.

Other cease down the two-mile route include Queen Liliukalan’s residence, King Lunalilo’s residence, Kapaemahu healer’s Stones (or Wizard Stones), Kawehewehe’s Healing Waters, and ancient fish and duck ponds.

And some sites are regarded as markers themselves namely The Moana and the royal Hawaiian hotels and the Statue of Khanamoku.this is the joint project of city and the private sector. This is really a way of create awareness both as holy place to Hawaiians and a bid past of its history.

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