The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Ala Moana Center, Ward Centre, Ward Warehouse and Aloha Tower Marketplace are the major shopping complexes in Honolulu. Designer and local fashions, jewellery, bath and beauty products, shoes, furniture, toys, swimwear, souvenirs, computer equipment, music, books, great restaurants - they offer wonderful distractions for every age and every budget.

Several shops specialise in quality made-in-Hawaii wares, including artwork, handcrafted wooden bowls, candy, teas and coffees, and soaps imbued with plumeria, ginger, coconut and other tropical scents. Look for the Little Hawaiian Craft Shop at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, 2233 Kalakaua Avenue, Native Books Na Mea Hawaii at Ward Warehouse, 1250 Ala Moana Boulevard. Nohea Gallery and Welcome to the Islands at Ward Centre, 1200 Ala Moana Boulevard, and the Hawaiian Quilt Collection, The Islands' Best, Hilo Hattie and Martin & MacArthur at Ala Moana Center, 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard.

Shops usually are open Monday to Saturday 1000-2100; most close a few hours earlier on Sunday.