Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center

After 2 years and $115 million in renovations, a new, larger, upscale shopping center recently opened with 110 shops, restaurants, a nightclub and theater, and a garden grove of 70 coconut trees with an entertainment area. The result is a 310,000-square-foot open-air mall (17,000 sq. ft. larger than before), with shopping, dining, and activities on four levels, stretched along three blocks in the heart of Waikiki. The most exciting addition is the $15-million, 760-seat theater, with moving stages and acrobatic rigging. After the show, half of the theater's seating will retract to create a nightclub which holds up to 1,000 people. Upscale is the operative word here. Although there are drugstores, lei stands, restaurants, and food kiosks, the most conspicuous stores are the European designer boutiques (Cartier, Hermès, L'Occitane, Fendi, Kate Spade, Bvlgari, Salvatore Ferragamo, and more) that cater largely to visitors from Japan. Daily 10am to 10pm.

The New Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center -- The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center has just finished a massive 2-year renovation, to the tune of $115 million, and is updated with a new look: Instead of clusters of stores, one right next to another, the renovated mall is filled with open space, lots of light, big windows, and breezeways between shops. The 310,000-square-foot, open-air mall is 17,000 square feet larger and has four stories of 110 restaurants, stores, and entertainment attractions, and stretched over three blocks in the heart of Waikiki. The central performance area features a landscaped courtyard with a pond, artesian fountain, stream, performance area with seating, and a statue of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. The second level has a nine-restaurant food court. The biggest change is the exterior finish, with a Polynesian-kapa look, and an open-air bridge that connects the central area to the wings of the mall (with a panoramic view of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel).

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