The Ward Warehouse

It’s an older area for shopping and not nearly as many stores as the nearby Ala Moana. Nonetheless, you have enough selection to get souvenirs or a variety of things that you might want and the small restaurants provide a good selection and great «fast food» or mall food court kind of experience. The theater is nearby as well so you can come over to here for a bite before or after a movie.

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this shopping center!!! For so many reasons, my favorite restaurant Kincaid’s is here, so many great places to shop for clothes, the best store for hard to find kitchen accessories, oh and of course sweet snacks. It’s also such a great place to hang out with friends until late hours.
Lots of free parking available.

This place is old and dated. When you drive in here and initially look around, you may think that you’ll regret it. You will be wrong. There are many fine gift shops in here and a number of eating options. Ya, there are other nicer shopping centers, but Waikiki and Ala Moana are for the rich Japanese tourist. Come here and you will find some unique Hawaiian gifts. They are more expensive than ABC stores, but the quality is much better. So if you’re looking for fine classy Hawaiian decorations or gifts, then come here. The parking is ridiculously stupid. It’s like putting 15 baseballs in an egg carton. You can’t. They make the parking spots just wide enough for golf carts. Restaurants here are catered for the locals, which means cheaper, but they’re not bad, especially Pa’ina Café. Give it a try. Sure there isn’t as many shops as a big shopping center and the parking sucks, but I think you’ll find be pleasantly surprised.

The Ward Warehouse is on of the Ward Village’s shopping areas. From a nostalgic point of view, this place is cozy and out of its time. It was lots of great shopping, both national chains and many small local stores. It also has a number of cheap and moderate places to eat while shopping in the area. The building was built in the 1980s and still feels like a place from that time. Unfortunately, this quaint charm is also the reason it will not be around much longer as the site will is gradually being developed. Some stores have moved early, but most others are still around and will be a while.
The Ward Warehouse is a single long building with two levels. From Mechie’s Frozen Yogurt to Spaghetti Factory, there are tons of things in between. Coffee shops, ice cream, ramen, gift stores, pet stores, Hawaiiana, flags, cards, kitchen supplies, clothing, and offices fill the space. Conference rooms on the second floor also host special events. The main stage at the Ewa end also is home to many free local performances like hula and musical groups. There is lots of free parking on site, both in the mall and a parking garage on the corner of Ward and Auahi Streets. Ward Warehouse also has many bus stops and easily walkable from Ward Gateway Center, Ward Centre, and Ward Entertainment Complex, meaning you can park once and walk around to all kinds of other food and entertainment areas.

Beware of Ward Center’s «Spend a hundred dollars and get movie tickets» promotions. Spent over a hundred dollars the 2^nd day of the promotion and went in to get movie tickets only to be told that they ran out. How many did you have, 10? Wrote a letter of complaint to the main office but never received a reply.

I love Ward Warehouse, probably more than any other on the island. It doesn’t have the fancy shops or a huge selection of eateries but it has small city charm and above all, it’s pet friendly, which is my first priority since I take my lil boy everywhere with me. They now have a Farmer’s Market on Saturdays which will not allow pets, I find this rotten, so I refuse to give them my business. My pet isn’t good enough neither is my money and support of your business. I’m very sad to know that in two years time Ward Warehouse will be forever gone to high end high rises. This place holds fond memories and I will miss it.

Parking can be tight when they’re doing events or shows. But I’ve never had too many problems finding parking.
I love The Face Shop, Jeans Warehouse, Menchie’s, Waiaola Shave Ice!
They have a nice little food court area and even a row of little food stands. Great shops, you’ll find a little of everything.

This is a wonderful old outdoor mall that is full of mostly unique Hawaiian stores. The stores cover the excellent Hawaiiana at Na Mea, clothes, arts and crafts (including a few do-​it-​yourself places), comics, gift foods (Hawaiian chocolates and cookies), general kitsch and gifts, and even pets. There are several small food stands and a couple restaurants (including one of my favorites, the Old Spaghetti Factory). I think there might be a hair salon or two also, and there seems to be a small conference center on one side of the upper level.

Hi, This is off the beaten path with unique gifts and local charm. Thanks. God bless. Aaron

Wrong review… gonna be sad when this place goes!!!

Ward Warehouse is a great place for food! Food is always a priority for me above shopping so I don’t know much about the boutiques here. I can tell you that this place is home for some great eateries including Pa’ina Café, Old Spaghetti Factory, Menchies, and Waiola Shave Ice. There is a wonderful liquor store, The Liquor Collection, here as well.
I can shamelessly say that I don’t know much else about this place besides the food, but there is a once a month meet up of gamers in one of the conference rooms here too. Darren N frequently hosts gaming UYEs here.
There are two rows of parking stalls on the ground level and a parking structure on the west end of this mall. This mall is smaller with two floors of shopping and eating.

This isn’t a review for the businesses at the shopping center, but for the shopping center itself.
Your car will get tagged with a citation if you back into a stall in the structure. Did you know, in Hawaii, if you’re backing out of a stall and someone hits you, YOU are AUTOMATICALLY liable? I know this, firsthand.
If you back into a stall 3 times, your car will be towed.
You will also be tagged as «an employee parking in a non-​employee parking area» after being there for only 30 minutes because «they assume everyone is an employee unless notified otherwise».
What?
Cars park in tow away zones, handicap stalls, and motorcycle parking all the time and don’t get tagged. Businesses can call because they have a disruptive person in the store, and request assistance, and security will show up half an hour later and say «we can’t do anything anyway».
Rethink your practices and I’ll rethink shopping here.

Nice variety of small, unique shops to explore. No large chain stores here (you’ll need to go up the road — to Nordstrom or TJ Maxx — or to Ala Moana shopping center for that).
Lots of places to eat: snacks (Diary Queen), take out (Diem Café, Subway, Mr. Egg Roll) or sit down dining (Spaghetti Factory, Kincaid’s).
Parking can be a challenge (don’t bother with the parking garage) but since it’s all the same complex, you can park anywhere (across the street, up the road, or if you’re lucky there’s also some street parking).

Since I am a regular at Ala Moana Center, Ward Warehouse is not my first go-​to place for shopping. However, I’ll shop here if I want to find a unique or locally made gift.
I like the feel of this place with lots of small locally owned boutiques. However, Ward Warehouse lacks a variety of good restaurants and solid stores to hold popularity with the residents. Gone are the days when we could dine at the Cattle Company and Orson’s Restaurant (even Chowder House). I am not a fan of the Spaghetti Factory (bleh!) and Kincaid’s is good, but rather pricey. In fact, businesses seem to have a difficult time lasting a very long time at this location. I’m not sure why that is, but it seems to be the trend.
There are some hidden gems at Ward Warehouse such as Craft Flair where you can find a variety of unique gifts, or Cottage By The Sea, Calista, and Eden in Love for clothing. The Executive Chef is also another great place to find great kitchen tools! I just wish that there were more great gems to choose from.

Ward warehouse offers unique shops that you might not find at large shopping malls like ala Moana.
I just went here a few weeks ago for the grand opening of the farmers market, which used to be held at ala Moana parking lot on saturdays. Its just not the same anymore.
They have some decent resturaunts, but unique shops, like this as seen on t. v place, and another place that specializes in olive oils.
They also have a five finger toe store if you like the feeling of the wind and, sand between, your toes and getting strange looks from foreigners as you walk around the mall.

When you’re tired of Ala Moana and if you’re looking for local independent boutiques, this is a good place to come and browse around.
A couple hours or so is enough to wander down the long aisles. Plenty of women’s clothing stores, plenty of gift stores, you’ll probably find a treasure or two that you would not find elsewhere on the island!
Parking can be a pain, but if you come around 7 – 8 pm, we easily found parking.

While it is not the largest, fanciest, or most modern mall/​shopping center, it is still one of my favorite places to shop at. There is ample parking (similar to Ala Moana, it really depends how far you are willing to walk) and smörgåsbord of shops to check out (technically check in, right Unilocalers?).
It can be hot since it is an open air shopping center in Hawaii, but all shops have air conditioning. There are a lot of boutique shops that you cannot find anywhere else.
Some of my favorite shops to visit are:
Eden in Love
The Wedding Café
The Pet Corner (I love looking at the puppies in the window! Makes me wish that I lived in a pet-​friendly place)
T&C Surf
Hakubundo
Honolulu Cookie Company
My favorite restaurants:
The Old Spaghetti Factory
Kua’aina Burgers
Pa’ina Café (good acai bowls!)
Goma Tei Ramen
Menchies
Of course, no visit to Ward is ever complete without visiting Starbucks (conveniently, they have 2 at this shopping center).

Cute little shopping area filled with a few restaurants and many boutique-​style shops. Always a decent place to stroll through, but not necessarily to buy anything. My coworker and I would come here occasionally on our lunch breaks to kill some time, but can honestly say that we barely spent any money on those trips at any of the shops. I never really cared for the parking situation for this center. Many times you can find a parking in one of their tight stalls usually next to a wooden pole, but other times you end up going round and round and just leaving out of frustration.
There are stores such as Blue Ginger, The Growing Nest, Cottage by the sea, Island Soap and Candle Works, Le Lotus Bleu and Mamo Howell. Nothing extremely notable, in my opinion. Most of my shopping always ended up being in Executive Chef /​Bath & Butler or at one of their eateries. I think they could use a few popular anchor stores to give the locals (and tourists) a reason to come and frequent this section of Ward. That would help bring more business to the other failing boutiques that often come and go.

What a dump. The stores are boring, tired, sad. no energy. but what I really hate is the design and layout. Dont hate the stores. hate the developer. You do not notice it is a shopping mall driving past along main drive of Ala Moana Blvd … all the stores face in to cramped parking space. The south side which faces the ocean and a park, has big windows. every one all covered up looks like a warehouse should be used as a homeless shelter. you can not see inside the stores driving along the street. 1,000s of cars drive by. I bet not one thinks to pull around Auahi Street because there is no entrance on the main drag. no foot traffic.
The whole mall should be leveled and start over. or remodel making the ocean side open air restaurants, cafes, bars all facing the ocean. That would draw people in. Now there is –0– curb appeal. Hard to park in cramped spaces so many park in the Starbucks/​Jamba Juice/​Sports Authority parking across a street and then jay walk.
Honolulu is bad as it is with so few outdoor restaurants in a place that is sunny, tropical, it never rains and only restaurant is the Spagetti Factory. basically haole mainland thinking by developers who have no creativity, style or vision. No wonder the Japanese tourists snub it on their blogs. locals dont go there and people who work there wish there could work somewhere fun with energy and people. 50 Ward Center shops are a block Diamonhead … and again. no entrance no stores with view of the ocean.

The Ward Warehouse is definitely not my first choice when it comes to shopping centers, but I like the location and I appreciate the variety of shops in the area. (From the foot traffic I’ve seen over the years, my guess is that this isn’t really anyone’s first choice either…)
I can’t imagine how this place could have gotten any worse than it was some time ago, but I’m glad to see the exciting new stores that have randomly popped up over the years. (When you’ve hit rock bottom, there’s nowhere to go but up!) The newer boutiques Basique Threads and Eden in Love are my favorite additions. These trendy and (not-​outrageously-​priced) boutiques are guaranteed to snag the attention of both tourists and locals alike!
*Don’t tell my bf, but they got me! I’ve even incorporated The Ward Warehouse into my boutique-​shopping régime. Haha.
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Happy Haleiwa, and Cara Mia are a few other places I like to check out, too. These new, interesting, and unique places are what give this slightly lacking shopping center some hope.
I’m glad to see this place is staying afloat. It’s also nice to see local businesses thrive, so I hope more people give this somewhat deficient shopping center a chance.
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