Your Insider Guide to Honolulu Night Market: November 2023

Photo: Courtesy of Our Kaka‘ako

Honolulu Night Market returns with its second and final event of the year, just in time for fall festivities and holiday shopping. While the market used to take place every month pre-pandemic, these events are now scheduled for twice a year, once during the summer and fall. Meaning this is your last chance for 2023 to check out this popular block party! Swing by Our Kaka‘ako from 5 to 10 p.m. to try good food, shop local boutiques and vendors for that perfect Christmas gift and watch live entertainment and a fashion show.

Click to the information you want to explore:

• Where to Park
• What to Do
• Shopping & Dining
• Entertainment Schedule
• Giveaways
• Tips

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Where to Park

Since it’s Kaka‘ako, there are plenty of parking options.

• Flats at Pu‘unui parking garage at 440 Keawe St.
• Shops at Keauhou Lane at 502 Keawe St.
• Salt at Our Kaka‘ako parking structure at 333 Keawe St.

Rates for these parking structures are free for the first hour, no validation required. With validation from an Our Kaka‘ako shop or restaurant, it’s $1 for up to two hours, $2 for up to three hours, $4 for up to four hours and $4 and posted rates for four hours and up. Note that the standard non-validated rate is $3 per 30 minutes or fraction thereof. Our Kaka‘ako will not be validating parking for Honolulu Night Market. Coin-operated metered street parking is also available.

If the parking garages at The Flats at Pu‘unui, The Shops at Keauhou Lane and Salt at Our Kaka‘ako are full, Waterfront Plaza is just a block away at 500 Ala Moana Boulevard and offering a special event flat rate of $3. Visit the Our Kaka‘ako first aid tent in front of Queen’s Island Urgent Care on the corner of Auahi St. and Keawe St. to receive parking validation for Waterfront Plaza. To access the parking garage, enter on South St. and Pohukaina St. Pay at a parking payment machine before returning to your vehicle or on the way out of the garage. Only credit and debit cards are accepted.

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What to Do

There’s something for everyone at the Honolulu Night Market. If you’re a big foodie, a wide variety of food booths are slated to show up that night. Note that the vendors selling plates and full-size entrees may take longer to prepare (although well worth the wait), while others will sell smaller plates, desserts and beverages. There are also numerous tenants offering food options from grab-and-go to sit-down. Check ourkakaako.com/directory for a full list of the dining establishments throughout the nine blocks of Our Kaka‘ako.

For fashion lovers, don’t miss the unveiling of Laha‘ole Hawai‘i’s new Lei Pīkake Holiday Collection on the Main Stage at 6 p.m. Items from the collection will be available for purchase at their booth in The Barn at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako—the Hawaiian Airlines® Bank of Hawai‘i World Elite Mastercard® zone.

The highest-energy acts will be on the Main Stage with host Zavier Cummings (“Bradda Z” of @howsdisguy) and musical performances from the Haku Collective, who will be performing before and after the fashion show. Dillon Pakele will be joined by friends at the Waiākea Stage in Kaloko‘eli Courtyard, performing to attendees around the H Mart area and beer garden-goers. In the Barn at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako, DJ Mau and DJ Compose will spin pop and local hits all night.

For responsible adults 21 years and older, there will be beer gardens serving beer, wine, and spirits—one near the intersection of Coral St. and Auahi St. (outside Morning Brew and The Boiling Crab) and the other at Kaloko‘eli Courtyard (outside H Mart).

This year, softball gold medalist and Kamehameha Schools alumna Kamalani Dung, who will be the emcee at the Waiākea Stage, is partnering with Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Water’s Kōkua Initiative and the Hawai‘i Foodbank on a food drive for the holidays. Get into the spirit of the season by bringing canned goods to share at the Waiākea tent in Kaloko‘eli Courtyard or by scanning the QR code at the tent to make a monetary donation to the Hawai‘i Foodbank.

Shopping & Dining

Here are the vendors confirmed so far.

Food & Beverage

• Aloha Donut Co.
• AlohaMade Bites
• Chee Hoo (by Banán)
• Holey Grail Donuts
• La Bettola
• Lanikai Juice
• Little Sparrow
• Nalo Snow
• Paddy Wagon
• Pitch Sports Bar
• Natsuboshi
• Nosh
• Redfish Poke Bar
• Sausage Fest Hawaii
• TacosInParadise
• Ya-Ya’s Chophouse & Seafood

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Retail

• Clay by Katrina
• Dis-and-Bark
• Howsdisguy
• I am Tanuki
• Izzy and Luke
• Laha‘ole Hawai‘i (Main Stage Fashion Show Designer)
• Mana Gems
• maniniGALLERY
• MillyGirl
• Noho Home
• The Pineapple Collective

Activities/Services

• 102.7 DaBomb (Radio Sponsor)
• Ambient Rentals (Beer Garden Decor Partner)
• Be The Match
• JPG Hawai‘i (Printing Sponsor)
• Haku Collective (Main Stage Talent Partner)
• Hawaiian Airlines (Presenting Sponsor)
• Locations Hawai‘i

More vendors are in the process of confirming their involvement. For updates on vendors and activities, visit ourkakaako.com/hnm.

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Entertainment Schedule

Honolulu Night Market will have two stages: the Main Stage at the intersection of Auahi St. and Cooke St. and the Waiākea Stage at Kaloko‘eli Courtyard in front of The Flats at Pu‘unui and H Mart. Here’s the tentative entertainment schedule:

Main Stage at Coral St. and Auahi St.

Emcee: Howsdisguy – Zavier Cummings

Haku Collective + Laha‘ole Hawai‘i

5 p.m. Opening Protocol

5:05 p.m. Welcome Remarks by Pualani Hao, Kamehameha Schools Director of Planning and Development

5:15 p.m. Live Music: Tomboy Mani

6 p.m. Fashion Show: Laha‘ole Hawai‘i

6:50 p.m. Live Music: Rocco Olmstead

7:50 p.m. Live Music: Kala‘e + Kalena

8:50 p.m. Live Music: Trishnālei

Waiākea Stage at Kaloko‘eli Courtyard

Emcee: Kamalani Dung

Beer Garden opens at 5:00 p.m.

5 p.m. Live Music: Kainoah

6 p.m. Live Music: Kamakana Kawa‘a

7 p.m. Live Music: Tiara

8 p.m. Live Music: Bronson Aiwohi

9 p.m. Live Music: Dillon Pakele

SEE ALSO: Your Ultimate Guide to Concerts and Live Music in Honolulu

Giveaways

Hawaiian Airlines

Enter to win 175,000 HawaiianMiles and other great prizes. At The Barn at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako, attendees can show their Hawaiian Airlines® Bank of Hawai‘i World Elite Mastercard® to receive a stamp card and shop at any of the featured HawaiianMiles partners on-site. Each stamp is worth one entry into the sweepstakes, and no purchase is necessary to win. See the Official Rules online.

‘Alohilani Resort

One lucky winner will enjoy a two-night stay at the luxurious ‘Alohilani Resort paired with a dinner for two at the renowned Italian restaurant La Bettola. To enter, scan the QR code on the Entertainment Schedule posters located throughout the event and take a quick survey.

Can’t make it to the event? No problem! The giveaway will continue to be available on the event webpage through Dec. 2, 2023. One winner will be chosen the following week and notified via email.

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Tips

• Arrive early for the most parking options. Note that this Honolulu Night Market starts an hour earlier than the 2022 Honolulu Night Markets, at 5 p.m. rather than 6 p.m.
• Consider using a rideshare, especially if you plan to enjoy the beer gardens. Rideshare is a great option so you can enjoy the event without having to look for parking.
• The “ALOHA” letter lights at the Nalo Snow booth will make for a great photo op, Instagrammers!
• Don’t forget to enter the giveaways going on!
• If the line is lengthy for a booth you want to buy from, consider grabbing a snack or small plate from another booth or Our Kaka‘ako tenant that you can enjoy while waiting.
• Cash and credit are both accepted at vendors, but if you do need cash, there are multiple ATMs located throughout Salt at Our Kaka‘ako.
• Remember, you can bring canned goods for the Hawai‘i Foodbank to the Waiākea tent in Kaloko‘eli Courtyard. Or scan the QR code at the tent to donate directly to the Hawai‘i Foodbank.
• Want to be part of the next Honolulu Night Market? Our Kaka‘ako invites local businesses, artisans and performers to be part of Honolulu Night Market in June 2024. Email hnm@ourkakaako.com for more information.

Honolulu Night Market, Auahi and Keawe St., 5 to 10 p.m., ourkakaako.com, @ourkakaako