Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand

Specialties

Located at 134 Kapahulu Ave., 2^nd Floor enter thru lobby.

Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand (Hula’s), is a legend among the gay set everywhere, but also the epitome of «Aloha» for ALL. It is a place where you will surely meet your next best friend among the interesting locals and travelers who use Hula’s as «home base» on O’ahu! The time of day determines what Hula’s is. From 10 am, Hula’s serves eye openers with Bloody Mary’s, Mimosas, coffees, non-​alcohol beverages, with a full bar, after all you’re on vacation! 3−9pm Hula’s is the after-​the-​beach bar, with views of Diamond Head, the Pacific and passing surfers, serving Mai Tai, Mojitos, Ice Cold Draft, and whatever else you may crave, until the usually spectacular sunset. This is also the time that Hula’s Café is serving great lite food (Weekdays 3:30 — 9:30pm, Sat, Sun 12 – 9:30pm). Also live music, and Monday open mic night. After sunset until 2 am, come to party & dance, as Hula’s is a rockn’ video/​dance bar with the newest music and videos!

History

Established in 2013.

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Located at 134 Kapahulu Ave., 2^nd Floor (enter thru lobby).

Recognized worldwide as a fixture on the Waikiki scene, Hula’s is known more importantly as a cultural icon and a welcome refuge for Hawaii’s gay community.

«The vision of Hula’s was to have a place reminiscent of the old Waikiki that was really for everybody,» says Law, who is also the president and founder of the Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation. «I always wanted to have a place where gays and non-​gays could have fun. It’s primarily known as a gay club, but it always was, and still is, a very mixed place. We’ve had everyone from Elton John to Adam Lambert to Claire Boothe Luce, Dorothy Lamour, Dolly Parton and anyone who was in town come through. A super surprise visit by Elton John in 2010, a shout out by Kathy Griffin at her Hawaii concert while Margaret Cho adorning a Hula’s shirt. It is always a place to be seen and to see who was in town.»

Meet the Business Owner

Jack L.

Business Owner

Jack Law is the owner of Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand in Waikiki. With a long standing business history in Hawaii; Law has been coined one of the most influential advocates for gay culture in Honolulu. While he has helped to create two of Waikiki’s famous nightclubs and bars: The Wave Waikiki and Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand, he has also founded the Life Foundation and the Rainbow Film Festival, providing the publicized start of Honolulu’s Gay and Lesbian culture. He has previously been appointed by Governors John Waihee and Ben Cayetano to the State of Hawaii Civil Rights Commission where he served for 8 years. On July 15, 2011 Governor Neil Abercrombie proclaimed «Jack Law Day» giving the bar owner his own day in Hawaii.