Windward City Shopping Center

Dec, 2015, we went there one Wednesday, just happens to be the day of their Farmer’s
market, the mall have 2 floors have many shops, macy’s etc. We enjoy the mall, especially
on Wed. we will be back. RJ

It’s very outdated and the parking lot is poorly designed, but it has a little bit of everything to serve its Kaneohe residents.
Businesses I frequent the most:
— Foodland
— Long’s
— Mike’s Barber 2 (for my boys’ and hubby’s haircuts)
— KJs Local Grindz (one of the best places for fried chicken)
— Kin Sun (char siu)
— Rainbow Crackseed (icee, fresh popcorn, candy, snacks)
— L&L Drive Inn (ramen burger, chicken katsu!)
— McDs
— Baskin Robbins
— Genki Sushi (soon to re-​open with the new bullet delivery system!)
— 24 Hour Fitness
Businesses that may interest you:
— Satellite City Hall (they provide most C&C services EXCEPT driver’s license road tests)
— Oceanic Time Warner
— Starbucks
— KFC
— Ross Dress for Less
— Chevron
You can enter the parking lots from the main highways — Kamehameha Highway or Like Like Highway (and the back roads). The lot in the back by Long’s tends to be less chaotic than the front by First Hawaiian Bank/Starbucks/Denny’s). I like to access the parking by heading down Kam Highway, turning right on KOA Kahiko Street, then hanging a left into the parking lot where Long’s is.
Need a restroom? There’s a set in the walkway next to Mike’s Barber, or you can go to one of the tenants’ restrooms (Starbucks, McD’s).

This is a convenient location to grab a bite to eat or to just kill time. However, the food selection is a bit limited. I wish they would bring in a Jamba or a decent boba place (Berry Fresh Café isn’t all that great.). The reason I’m giving 2 stars is for their parking situation. I’m still upset at the fact that my car was ticketed even though I was here in Starbucks the entire time. It’s not like I left my car here to go somewhere else. I am a paying customer at one of their stores! Furthermore, if you’re trying to find parking for the gym in the morning, you might as well save your time and park near longs and just walk over. There’s almost always no parking in front of 24. Ridiculous! Also, drivers in general are just so RUDE here. They all think they own the road and don’t even stop if they see that you’re reversing. Where is the aloha spirit anymore?! Also, I don’t know if I would consider this place to be the most safest… There are always a few crazies lingering around the bus stop near starbucks.

You have everything in this little shopping area. There is a gym, longs, restaraunts, bank, donation dropoff, cable place, satelite city hall, and ross. You can never fail.

Windward City Shopping Center is a good landmark to use when giving directions, since it’s situated on a major junction — Kamehameha Highway and Likelike Highway/​Kaneohe Bay Drive. Tell folks to look for the First Hawaiian Bank, Foodland, KFC/​Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Chevron Gas Station. It’s located across Burger King (notice the billowing smoke) on the mauka side and Servco Windward Toyota.
This heavily trafficked neighborhood strip mall has a very congested parking lot with narrow parking stalls. To make matters worse, the parking lot traffic flow leaves much to be desired. My advice is to proceed slowly and cautiously in the parking lot. I usually take the first parking space I see.
McDonald’s, Foodland, Longs/​CVS, Ross Dress for Less, Windward Satellite City Hall/​DMV, and 24 Hour Fitness appear to generate the high traffic to this mall. Sally Beauty Supply, Young’s Laundry, and Dennys are also conveniently located here.

Windward City Shopping Center has a pretty great variety of establishments. You need to get groceries? Foodland. Need to satisfy your PSL craving? Good thing there’s a Starbucks. Need a quick lunch? Mcdonalds drive through! Need to have your best friend fill up your tires? Gas station. Need a cheepcheep outfit/​shoes/​bedding/​kitchen appliances/​candles etc. Ross! Need that fried chicken plate from KJs or sushi from genki? They’ve got it. There is also a longs and little snack shops. See? There are so many great things to buy here!
There is always ample parking and the drivers are usually friendly. There are sometimes a lot of kids from Castle high school, like almost overrun kind. But that’s ok. It’s also very conveniently located at the end of Like Like. I think this little shopping center is overlooked by many people. It’s definitely a good choice for your shopping needs!

This shopping center is okay, I only come to it if I’m in the area and need something to eat. or need some essentials from Longs.
The ONLY time I come outta my way to this shopping center is for KJ’S LOCAL GRINDZ furikake chicken!
Other than that, It’s a basic shopping center. I like how they have Ross here! It’s not the tidiest Ross, but when I need something to wear and don’t have time to get to the mall, Ross is a great second option.
i usually never have a hard time finding parking. So thats a plus! It usually is crowded during the mid-​day, mostly at Foodland, starbucks, and Longs. But thats it.
Good Shopping Center.

Not enough parking & stalls are too small! And why doesn’t the center have any bathrooms? Makes it so hard for parents w/​children.

Yes, it’s not as slick as Windward Mall nor is it as well paved as Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center. However, Windward City Shopping Center is the first big retail area that you arrive at after coming over the Pali. On my way home from town, I can pay my cable bill, see my accountant, find a good deal at Ross, pick up my prescription at Longs, grab a snack at Bubble Berry, Starbucks, McDonald’s or KFC and get some groceries at Foodland without driving all over the place/​wasting gas/​wasting time looking for parking!
I like my bank in the same location where I do all of my errands. Walking around is good exercise and justifies my reward at Baskin Robbins!

This place isn’t that great of a shopping center compared to other shopping centers around the island. This place is mainly a center of resturaunts. The only clothing place around this area is Ross. Most of the dining places arent that great. Except for Ayame Curry and KJs local grinds. Among the chain resturaunts are Mc Donalds, Subway, L and L, pizzahut, and genki sushi.
In the rear of the shopping center, the parking is confusing. There are large parking areas and an island in the middle, which always seems to be getting replaced with some sort of healthy juice bar.
There is a longs, and a foodland. Also theres a decent dim sum place i used to go to often.

This must be the closest shopping center to the Hawaii Loa Campus of HPU. Usually before or after, we’d come here mostly to grab a bite to eat. There are a lot of parking wrapping around the shops. A lot of food places /​restaurants.
Getting out can be confusing, especially if you’re trying to head back to campus.

WCSC has just the right mix of businesses to serve the needs of it’s local community. For It’s small size the center offers a lot of choices for the hungry shopper, from American to Vietnamese cuisine.
With a 24hr fitness gym, American Savings Bank, Satellite City Hall and other business this Center has all the basics covered.
The shopping center is also ideally located on the main bus routes on Kamehameha and Likelike Hwy.
The major draw back here may be the tight parking stalls in some areas of the parking lot which needs repaving.

Because I frequent businesses at Windward City the rating I give is a 3 star. Had the businesses here not been good, this shopping center would definitely get a 2 or even a 1. The shopping center itself is pretty bad. The pavement is uneven in many areas. The stalls are so tightly packed together many get unused because people don’t park well enough. The structure of the buildings looks as though it needs a major facelift. I don’t remember the last time Windward City had any renovations (excluding McDonald’s because they’re not directly connected to the main buildings containing most of the stores). For how busy this shopping center is you would think the owner of Windward City Shopping Center would at least repave the parking lot and make the stales a little more shopper friendly.
The businesses found at Windward City are great. There are a bunch of different eateries:
Chao Phya Thai (Thai)
Ayame (Curry House)
McDonald’s
Genki
Little Saigon (Vietnamese)
KJ’s Local Grindz (Local Food)
Bubble Berry
Kozo Sushi
Denny’s
There are also a 24 Fitness Active, Ross, Longs Drugs, Payless, AT&T, Curves, Rent-​a-​Center, Edible Arrangements, Foodland, First Hawaiian Bank, a Credit Union, Supercuts, and Starbucks!
If you don’t mind looking for parking or walking a bit to park further out of the shopping center, I would recommend checking Windward City out for food and other things (:

This is one of two major shopping areas next to Windward mall in the Windward/​Kaneohe side. The shopping area is not that bad. The parking is kinda sketchy becuase of the roads and unorthodox parking stalls but the shopping places in the area are pretty good. FHB, Mcdo, Denny’s, L&L, Baskin Robbins, Ross, Genki Sushi, Blazin Steaks, Subway, Pizza Hut, 24 Hour Fit, etc. They have quite a decent line up of shops for a small town shopping plaza area. Getting into the shopping area gong down Likelike or though Kam Highway is good but going out of the Shopping area is small kine kinda hassle because you can only go one way in which you have to turn into this semi-​residential area, turn left, and go from there. The shopping area is pretty easy to spot which you are in the area and it’s conveniently located right in the intersection of Honda Windward and 7 – 11 across the street.
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It’s one of the 2 major shopping centers in Kaneohe — at least the ones I am familiar with. The other being Windward Mall. How I can remember this shopping center is that this place has the only 24 Hour Fitness location in windward Oahu. The mall itself has basically pretty much anything you would need here: Starbucks, choice restaurants and eateries, and some speciality retailers to fill the tenant slots. This open air shopping haven is pretty nice and low key. They also have the credit union nearby and the Foodland as well.
I’m glad that Windward City Shopping Center is on the public bus lines and you don’t need to really have to walk anywhere far to get to it. However, you would need the bus if you want to shuttle yourself in between Windward City and Windward Mall, just in case you can’t find anything at Windward City. This place is rather small, but it has everything you’d basically need. The parking I thought was decently ample, although I could compare it to Kahala Mall or Koko Marina Shopping Center, when it can get mad crazy during peak times and the holidays.
One of my favorite restaurants now is Little Saigon.

The parking lots cramped and is in dire need of being repaved. The paint color of the buildings is circa 1992. I fear getting ran over while walking in this parking lot during lunch or when walking to the gym. But I work in this shopping center, so I really got no choice.
It’s really a landmark in Kaneohe. If you say Windward City, people will automatically know where you’re talking about. Decent place to run errands or go grocery shopping. Other than that, head to the mall down the street, or the even bigger mall called Ala Moana.

Has all shops for whatever it is a you’re looking for but good luck in the parking. The parking is horrible! Stalls that are too tight, roads aren’t maintained, and the layout of the parking is ridiculous. So, when it gets busy it becomes a circus in the parking lot and I usually try and stay away. Leaving this shopping center can get confusing too. Some roads are one way and sometimes you have to go completely around the entire shopping center to get out.

I was soooooo disappointed today! After a nice day of lunch with a friend, coffee to answer a few emails and then bargain hunting at Ross… I find a threatening parking ticket on my car!
There are no posted signs about a time limit but the ticket noted that I was there for 3 hours. Isn’t that a GOOD thing?! That means I’m spending money! It requests $ 15 for parking violation; if not paid in 10 days, $ 40…or risk being towed!!!
To frustrate me even further, there is no posted number for the property management company. I searched online and called 411… it was just a wild goose chase until I called Foodland. The nice guy there, was able to give me a direct number and tell me the name of the company; but no one ever returned my call.
I’ve been coming to the Starbucks here at least a couple times a week (close to another client); often also having dinner at the many restaurants here too. But until this is resolved, I will NOT be hanging out here (since they’ve threatened to tow my car).
TERRIBLE! Shame on you!

I (sadly) live, and have lived, much of my life at WCSC. There isn’t really a convenient way to get out of the tangled parking lot, and traffic’s always a bitch, but I suppose that’s because there’s always so much going on.
When I was a kid, I used to be so fascinated by the vibrant, proverbial Martin Charlot mural in the McDonald’s here (which sadly did not survive the remodel). I vaguely remember back in the days of Gem and Flakey Jake’s in the 80’s. I even remember going to a couple of movies in the theater where 24 Hour Fitness is now.
So, although no longer for Shanghai McNuggets (
) smuggled into an «Ernest Goes To Camp» matinée, I’m at WCSC at least three times a week, nowadays. Know what I mean, Vern?
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