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International Market Place, Honolulu, HI

Photo: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

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International Market Place

2330 Kalakaua Ave · Honolulu, HI

Why you should go…

International Market Place began in 1956, when Donn Beach built an entertainment village around a large banyan tree in Waikiki. It closed for a complete rebuild in 2013, preservationists kept the main banyan, and the center reopened in 2016 with about 90 stores and 10 restaurants. A plaque on the new Don's Treehouse in the banyan recalls the treehouse where Beach once lived and worked above the market.

  • #shopping center
  • #waikiki
  • #banyan tree
  • #open-air mall
  • #dining

Good to know

General shopping guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Vendor hours are their own thing

    Market stalls and independent sellers keep shorter hours than the building around them, and quiet days end early.

  • Bring a tote and a little cash

    Smaller sellers do not all take cards, and bags are rarely free.

  • Weekdays browse, weekends buzz

    Pick the weekday for a proper look at the shelves and the weekend for the atmosphere.

  • Ask about shipping

    If something will not survive the suitcase, plenty of sellers will send it home for you.

What's around here?

The closest stops to International Market Place, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Waikiki Beach

    Free

    Swim, take a surf lesson and stroll Honolulu's resort beach with the Diamond Head crater in view down the shore.

    Steps awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Honolulu Zoo

    Under $25

    See black rhinos, giraffes, elephants and native Hawaiian birds across 42 acres at the edge of Kapiolani Park in Waikiki.

    0.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Shopping
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Ala Moana Center

    Free

    Browse more than 350 shops and restaurants at an open-air Honolulu mall, with hula performances on Centerstage.

    1.4 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Diamond Head State Monument

    Under $25

    Climb switchbacks, steep stairs and a lighted tunnel to old military bunkers on the crater rim.

    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Museums
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Honolulu Museum of Art

    $25–$50

    Wander 32 galleries and six courtyards holding more than 55,000 works of art from Hawaii, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

    2.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    ʻIolani Palace

    $25–$50

    Tour the throne room, state dining room and private royal suites of the palace of Hawaii's last reigning monarchs.

    2.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing