Your Insider Guide to Honolulu Night Market: June 2024

Honolulu Night Market returns to Our Kaka‘ako on Saturday, June 8. Here’s everything you need to know about this popular block party.

May 31, 2024

Maria Kanai,

Photo: Courtesy of Our Kaka‘ako

The biannual Honolulu Night Market, presented by American Savings Bank, returns for its first event of the year on Saturday, June 8, from 5 to 10 p.m. This year’s event is slated to be a summer block party with good food, live entertainment and fun shopping for the whole family.

“Our Kaka‘ako is a thriving neighborhood rooted in Hawaiian culture and values, urban-island lifestyle, and innovation. Honolulu Night Market has been one of our community’s most popular events for many years. It embodies so much of what people love about Our Kaka‘ako, showcasing local artists and entrepreneurs, ‘ono food and exciting nightlife,” says Pualani Hao, director of planning and development at Kamehameha Schools.

The event will take place along Keawe, Auahi and Coral St. as well as within The Barn at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako. Here’s our guide to the festival—where to park, where to shop, what to do and insider tips.

Click to the information you want to explore:

Photo: Courtesy of Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture

What’s New This Year

For the first time, Honolulu Night Market is partnering with the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC). Since 1972, FestPAC has been hosted every four years by various Pacific nations to enhance the cultural and physical resilience of Pacific Islanders, foster connections and promote unity in the Pacific region.

Inspired by FestPAC, the Honolulu Night Market is offering a cultural marketplace called Mākeke Pasifika in The Barn at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako, hosted by organizations like Surfrider Foundation, INPEACE, Poi for the People and Bishop Museum. In addition to shopping artisan vendors, the experience includes hands-on, educational activities ranging from traditional crafts to mo‘olelo (storytelling).

Where to Park

Waterfront Plaza

Validated event parking is available at the Waterfront Plaza at 500 Ala Moana Boulevard. Visit the corner of Keawe St. and Auahi St. to pick up your Waterfront Plaza validation sticker.

Validated flat rate: $6
Regular rate: $3 per half hour, $48 max all day
Lost ticket fee: $48

To access the parking garage, enter on South Street or Pohukaina Street. Remember to pay at a parking payment machine before returning to your vehicle or leaving the garage. Only credit and debit cards are accepted.

Our Kaka‘ako

The Flats at Pu‘unui parking garage (440 Keawe St.), Salt at Our Kaka‘ako parking structure (333 Keawe St.) and Shops at Keauhou Lane (555 South St.) offer the following rates with validation from an Our Kaka‘ako business:

Up to one hour free
Up to 2 hours $2
Up to 3 hours $3
Up to 4 hours $4
Regular rates ($3 per 30 minutes or fraction thereof) apply after the 4th hour
Daily maximum and lost ticket $48
Grace period of 15 minutes

Coin-operated metered street parking is also available.

The Haku Collective Honolulu Night Market Our Kakaako

Photo: Courtesy of Our Kaka‘ako

What to Do

There is plenty to watch, eat and drink at the Honolulu Night Market! We recommend arriving early for optimal parking and food options as the crowd tends to pick up as the evening continues after sunset.

For foodies, check the vendor list before coming down so you can shortlist your top picks. There is a diverse array of food booths—some vendors will sell plates and full-size entrees that are worth the wait but may take longer to prepare, while others will sell smaller plates, desserts and beverages. Numerous tenants also offer food options, from grab-and-go to sit-down—visit ourkakaako.com for a full list of the dining establishments throughout the nine blocks of Our Kaka‘ako. Pro tip: 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.

If you’re over 21, visit the expanded beer gardens, which include seating at the corner of Auahi and Cooke St. and at Kaloko‘eli Courtyard in front of H Mart Kaka‘ako, for your favorite beverage. Special promotions, giveaways and prizes will occur in both beer gardens from 5 to 10 p.m. Relaxed seating options are available to enjoy your food. Drink responsibly and consider using a rideshare or having a designated driver to get home safely after the event.

There will be five hours of live entertainment by the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture across two stages. The main stage will be opposite Salt at Our Kaka‘ako where Coral St. meets Auahi St. A secondary stage will welcome guests at Kaloko‘eli Courtyard in front of H Mart Kaka‘ako. Check out the activities, entertainment, beer gardens, food and retail vendors set up along Keawe St., Auahi St., Coral St. and inside The Barn at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako.

Food Closeup Honolulu Night Market Our Kakaako

Photo: Courtesy of Our Kaka‘ako

Vendors

Food & Drink

604 Hospitality Group
Aloha Beer Co.
Aloha Donut Co.
Anastacia’s Pizza
Café Julia
Cake’d in Grace
Celine’s Best
Chubby Fries & Wings
Corn Onoz Hawai‘i
Dipped by Dee
Dragon Tea Girls
Drincup Cafe
Free Spirits Hawai‘i
Heineken® Silver
Honolulu Burger
Island Fiyah Grill
Kapa Hale
Kebaba Mama
Krazy Dogs
Milkyway Shave Ice
Olay’s Thai Lao Express
Pitch Sports Bar
Pop Culture Artisan Pops
Sage Creamery
Sama Sama
Simply Ono
Sugar Mami
Sushi King
Sweet Revenge
Tea Spot
The Corner Rolls
These Stuffed Cookies
Tropicold Wai
UBAE
Linaka’s Pastele
ReecieB’s & Olomana Bros
Str’Eats of Aloha
Tatsuo’s
Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages
Waialua BBQ
Ya-Ya’s Chophouse & Seafood

Retail

Aloha Below Zero
Aloha Crisps
AlohaMade Bites
Boxed Up Cookies
Clay by Katrina
Cheehoo Treats
Da Mochi Guys
Hawaiiverse
Dis-and-Bark
Down to Earth Organic & Natural
Dylee + Lylee
Eco Pet Hawai‘i
Greenroom Gallery
Hawai‘i Candy Factory (NOMs)
Human Design Hawai‘i
I Am Tanukis
JSY designs
Ken’s Korner
Mana Gems
Milly Girl Shop
Neko Koneko Café
Pāpale Piko
Pawloha
Pressed for Timeless
Saynaaa Says
Sorella X Stone
Sweet Enemy
These Stuffed Cookies
Toys & Things HI

Activities/Services

American Savings Bank (Presenting Sponsor)
Be The Match
Bishop Museum
Cornerstone Community Chiropractic
Locations Hawai‘i
Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages

For updates on vendors and activities, visit ourkakaako.com/hnm.

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:

Photo: Courtesy of Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture

Main Stage at Coral St. and Auahi St.

Emcee: Carly Young

Beer Garden opens at 5:00 p.m.

5 p.m. Opening Aloha

5:10 p.m. FestPAC

5:55 p.m. Welcome Remarks by Pualani Hao, Kamehameha Schools Director of Planning and Development and Gary Evora, Kamehameha Schools Senior Asset Manager

6:20 to 9:15 p.m. FestPAC:

Cook Islands Fashion
Cook Islands Music
Guam Fashion
Guam Music
American Samoa Fashion

Singer Dillon Pakele Honolulu Night Market Our Kakaako

Photo: Courtesy of Our Kaka‘ako

Waiākea Stage at Kaloko‘eli Courtyard

Beer Garden opens at 5:00 p.m.

5 to 9 p.m. FestPAC:

Tokelau
Cook Islands
Palau
Fiji

Tips

As the sponsor for the event, American Savings Bank is offering a variety of free activities.
- If you follow the bank on Instagram at @asbhawaii, you can enjoy free samples from local merchants participating in ASB’s Buy Local Program. Look closely at your sample—if it has a kalo leaf sticker, you can win an exclusive Fighting Eel x ASB collab tote bag.
- Complete an interactive card game or show a purchase you made that day on your mobile wallet app to earn free gift cards.
- There will be exclusive discounts at food and drink vendors in ASB’s Buy Local Program if you use your ASB Visa® Debit Card.
Payment type will depend on each vendor, but most vendors take all forms of payment. Our Kaka‘ako has ATMs available at Salt for anyone needing cash.
There will be onsite giveaways on the Main Stage in Partnership with 604 Hospitality Group.
The public restrooms in Our Kaka‘ako retail centers will be open, and there will be two additional restroom trailers for public use in the alleyway behind H Mart and at the end of Auahi St. at Cooke St.
The best place to take group photos will be at the Looopsie Booth in The Barn.