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Aloha Tower Marketplace
Honolulu, Hawaii
An introduction to the Aloha Tower Marketplace, a shopping,
dining, and entertainment center located adjacent to the Aloha
Tower on the downtown Honolulu waterfront. You can see a
little of the
Falls of Clyde clipper ship in the upper left
corner of this picture.
Copyright ©
Kathleen Walling Fry
The 8800 square foot Aloha Tower Marketplace on
Ala Moana Boulevard in Honolulu has architecture
reminiscent of Honolulu in the 1930's and 1940's.
The center opened in 1994 as part of the
Honolulu Harbor commercial revitalization project.
Shops in the Aloha Tower Marketplace
There are more then 50 special shops at the Aloha Tower
Marketplace, most of them specialzing in clothing, gifts,
and household items. Aloha Tower shops include Crazy Fish for
made-in-Hawaii cotton clothing, a hula supply shop,
the Hawaiian Ukulele Company, Hawaii Pacific Crafts,
several jewelry shops, and many others.
Restaurants in the Aloha Tower Marketplace
Full service restaurants in the Aloha Tower Marketplace
include Chai's Island, Don Ho's Island Grill,
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, the Bikini Cantina,
Hooters, and Makino Chaya. There are also several fast
food restaurants in the Aloha Tower's Makai Food Lanai
and fancy snack shops selling coffee, hot dogs, gelato,
and other snacks.
The two story food court at the Aloha Tower Marketplace
was designed to look like a ship's deck.
Entertainment and Special Events
There is free daily entertainment in the center's interior atrium and
some of Hawaii's top traditional and contemporary singers
and musicians perform at Chai's Island Bistro, Don Ho's Island Grill,
the Gordon Biersch Brewery, and the Tower Grill. To
arrange your own special event at the Aloha Tower Marketplace
see
Events At The Tower.
See also:
Aloha Tower
Hawaii Maritime Center
Honolulu Waterfront Tour
Aloha Boat Days
The Aloha Tower Marketplace is open Monday through
Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Parking is not free, but Waikiki visitors can take the red
line of the
Waikiki Trolley.
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Related Links
Oahu Island - Main Menu
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
2005:
Aloha Tower Marketplace Out of Bankruptcy
(Star Bulletin)
1997:
Aloha Tower Complex Being Sold
(Star Bulletin)
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