Ala Moana Shopping Center on Oahu

An introduction to Ala Moana Center, a large shopping mall located between downtown Honolulu and Waikiki, across the street from Ala Moana Beach Park, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. See also other Oahu Attractions, more about Oahu Island, and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

NAME:: Ala Moana Center
ALSO KNOWN AS: Ala Moana Mall and Ala Moana Shopping Center
DESCRIPTION: Open air shopping center
NUMBER OF STORES: Nearly 300
DINING OPTIONS: About 80
FIRST OPENED: 1959
ORIGINAL DESIGNER: Don Graham
OWNER: Brookfield Retail Group
ADDRESS: 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard
TOWN: Ala Moana Neighborhood of Honolulu
REGION: South Oahu
ISLAND: Oahu Island
COUNTY: Honolulu County
WEB SITE: Ala Moana Center Dot Com

History of Ala Moana Shopping Center
In 1949, Walter Dillingham's son Lowell started developing his idea of building the largest shopping center in the world on fifty acres of land across the street from Ala Moana Park. Ten years later, in 1959 the two story Ala Moana Shopping center opened. The shopping mall cost $25 million to build and when it opened it had 87 stores and 4000 parking spaces, making it the largest shopping center in the world. The center was extensively renovated in the 1990's and it was renovated again in 2007, 2008, 2015.

Resources

- Official "Ala Moana Center" Web Site
- Dining at Ala Moana Center Shops
- Events at Ala Moana Center Shops
- Directory of Ala Moana Center Shops
- Wikipedia "Ala Moana Center" Article
SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Facebook "Ala Moana Center" Page
- Facebook "Ala Moana Center" Event Pages
- Instagram "Ala Moana Center" Article
- Twitter "Ala Moana Center" Feed
- YouTube "Ala Moana Center Videos" Channel

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