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By John Fischer, About.com

Kahala Mall is located near the upscale residential area known as Kahala. This mall features retail giants Barnes and Noble Bookstores and Starbucks Coffee among its more than 90 shops and restaurants, as well as eight movie theaters. Kahala Mall also has dozens of independent local retailers such as The Vue, a boutique featuring local Hawaiian clothing and gift items.
Address: 4211 Waialae Avenue
Phone: (808) 732-7736

The Kamehameha Garment Co. is where you'll find aloha shirts, dresses, men’s and women’s boardshorts and vintage T-shirts. Founded in 1936, it was the first company in Hawaii to manufacture and wholesale ready-to-wear garments. You can even order a custom-made longboard featuring inlays of the company’s fabrics.
Address: 1200 Ala Moana Boulevard, Bay 10
Phone: (808) 597-1503

The King Kalakaua Plaza, located on the west end of Waikiki, houses Niketown, Banana Republic and All Star (formerly known as All Star Café). Shoppers will find the two-story, 31,960-square-foot Niketown, which showcases the Nike brand and features metal artwork, large wall graphics, interactive displays and video display monitors. Also taking residence are the Banana Republic flagship store and All Star, where you can enjoy lunch or dinner in a fun atmosphere of big screen televisions, live music and a colorfully designed seating area. Open daily, hours vary by shops.
Address: 2080 Kalakaua Avenue
Phone: (808) 955-2878

Koko Marina Shopping Center is a quaint, neighborhood center in East Honolulu near renowned Hanauma Bay. Naturally, it’s easy to find stores here that are geared for the watersports enthusiast. There is a dive shop, a snorkel shop and other merchants who specialize in parasailing and water-skiing. At Koko Marina Shopping Center, you can also dine at several waterfront restaurants or take in a movie at one of two theaters. There is a selection of more than 50 retail stores. Open daily, hours vary by stores.
Address: 7192 Kalanianaole Highway
Phone: (808) 395-4737

Maunakea Marketplace is located in the heart of Honolulu’s historic Chinatown and features retail stores and an open marketplace offering fresh produce, meats, seafood and poultry. It is literally a melting pot of ethnic foods, offering Vietnamese, Thai, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino food - everything from pizza to plate lunches and many other types of quick, authentic, inexpensive ethnic cuisine.
Address: 1120 Maunakea Street
Phone: (808) 524-3409

Native Books / Na Mea is where the locals go to purchase Hawaii-made products. Specialty products include a variety of island crafts and food products. The stores also feature lau hala hats and bags, hula accessories and instruments, Hawaiian quilts, native plants and flowers interpreted in silver and gold jewelry, paintings and much more.
Address: Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Boulevard
Phone: (808) 596-8885

Na Mea Hawaii (things Hawaiian) sells the work of at least 40 artists from Maui, Kauai, Molokai and the Big Island. Na Mea features clothing, paintings, niihau shell lei, jams, jellies, coffee and kava. The two locations on Oahu include the main store in downtown Honolulu and a 100-square-foot kiosk in the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Address: 851 Fort Street Mall
Phone: (808) 548-2665

Nohea Gallery features the work of more than 450 artists. The store features works from painters, printmakers, woodworkers, ceramicists, glass artists and jewelers - more than 85 percent of whom live and work in the Islands.
Address: Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Boulevard
Ph: (808) 596-0074
Address: Kahala Mandarin Hotel, 5000 Kahala Avenue
Phone: (808) 737-8688
Address: Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel, 2365 Kalakaua Avenue
Phone: (808) 923-6644

Pearl Highlands Center is another retail center on the outskirts of Pearl City. This"power center" offers residents and visitors alike access to mainland favorites such as Payless Shoe Source, Old Navy and Sam’s Club. For the adventurous, there is Ultrazone Hawaii, which is an interactive laser game of tag.
Address: 1000 Kamehameha Highway
Phone: (808) 456-1000

Pearlridge Center is located near the Aloha Stadium and Arizona Memorial. It is Hawaii’s only two-phased mall connected by a monorail system, The center’s mix of more than 100 merchants is wide and varied, from swimwear to books, stationery to jewelry. Also part of this enclosed mall are restaurants, two food courts and 16 movie theaters.
Address: 98-1005 Moanalua Road
Phone: (808) 488-0981

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