Aina Haina Shopping Center

This is an awesome little shopping center. It has absolutely EVERYTHING you would regularly need. There’s a gym, hair salon, nail salon, yoga studio, clothing boutiques, cupcake shop, many little restaurants, a brunch spot, and even a McDonald’s and Subway for all you fast food junkies out there. The best part about this shopping Center is the Foodland Farms. Hands down. They also added a Starbucks this past summer, so really this place officially has EVERYTHING!

Very safe location.
Parking lot is very clean.
Parking lot has speed bumps.
Parking lot has fire hydrant.
There’s a Starbucks.
Not to forget this a public library here too.
Public transportation is in walking distance.
The Pacific ocean is in walking distance.

I only come to this shopping center for Foodland Farms, and the library. Its a very small shopping center, but it has a lot of eateries and shops. I also come here for this one restaurant called Jack’s. The parking is okay, kind of tight but it is a small shopping center. Its a very clean area, and they’re adding more shops here. Overall its a great shopping center for your all your eating and shopping needs.

This strip mall seems to be quite busy in the day and rather quiet at night during the week. They’re adding a Starbucks soon as well! Yay we can get our caffeine addiction On! Can’t wait! :). All what’s missing is a Longs but I guess we can head toward either Hawaii Kai or Kahala for that! Still many restaurants we need to try out and stores to visit soon!

All and all not a bad location for convenient shopping and a quick bite to eat. There is a First Hawaiian Bank that is freshly built with a nice staff. Bee Green Cleaners which is one of the best looking dry cleaners I have seen. Food Land and the post office to finish your last bit of running around. A nice little coffee shop would go great with this location.
The parking lot tends to be a little crowded along with a busy exit to the main road. If you are looking for a little less stress while taking care of the things to do list this it.

Not sure of the high marks. Traffic is funneled through only two entrances. Parking is non existent. Nothing that great in here.

This shopping center is AMAZING. It’s quiet, private, and everyone there are nice and happy people.

I feel like you have to want to go to one of the places at Aina Haina Shopping Center in order to visit. It’s not one of those malls you’d come to just to browse. Years ago when I used to take tennis lessons across the street (at the facility that has now been desecrated by a church), we’d come to AHSC for Korean BBQ or maybe a quick Chuck E Cheese sesh. Nowadays, there isn’t really anything fun here except maybe the shave ice store. McDonald’s is newly renovated, so there’s a potential hangout, but other than that, it’s kind of a blink-or-you’ll-miss-it experience. Meh.

Go to Jacks and Uncle Clays, as well as all the merchants there. Good vibes …

Apparently this is one of the first shopping centers in the state. Or maybe Oahu, or something like that. I read that somewhere when I was researching the history of Aina Haina. It had the first McDonalds in the islands, read about it when you eat at McDonalds on how it got there. In the past couple of years, they have had a renovation to make the place «fresh.» They updated the Foodland to become a Foodland Farms. It’s quite cute. They also have a good variety of places to eat, as well as a few stores. The two must go to places are Jack’s and Uncle Clay’s because they are such unique stores in themselves. I think the thing to watch out for, though, is the parking. The stalls are a bit on the smaller side and you need to watch out for the bollards. I’ve seen a bunch of old ladies hit them. Totally bummer. Otherwise, this shopping center is awesome.
*Note — if you’re gonna go surfing, I don’t recommend parking here. Your car might be towed away :(

Somehow, this mall has retained its midcentury style, without overdoing it. A nice selection of stores, with a friendly, small-​town feel.

This is a great shopping mall full of stores and restaurants for your every desire.
I have only been to several stores in this mall. The Foodland is not bad in size. It probably rivals the one in town on Beretania St. The Genki Sushi is not the best, but not the worst (Ward Centers) in service and food. There is also a public library here. For all you readers, this small looking library is actually a lot bigger once you get inside! There is a McDonald’s here that has great customer service. First and foremost, all the employees here I have met can speak English. They have a warm personality and the food (I usually only get the coffee here) comes out quick. My favorite place: Encore Espresso is a local coffee shop with a great assortment of teas and makes a great coffee called the Iced Toddy. If you like your coffee as black as night, this coffee is right up your alley! The taste is fine even with a hint of cream.
The final word on this place is that: it isn’t as big as Ala Moana or Pearlridge, but what this shopping center lacks for in size is the quality of stores here. Happy Unilocaling folks!

Aina Haina Shopping Center is located between Kahala Mall and Niu Valley Shopping Center.
I normally come to do my grocery shopping at Foodland Farms, but this small shopping center does have quite a bit of places to grab a quick bite. Aina Haina Shopping has a lot of parking stalls available and houses a variety of merchants.
Good place to check out if your in the area!

It’s a small shopping center compared to the other ones on this island, but I like going here because it’s like a local-​ish kinda place. The stores are friendly and there’s always parking!
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A great location with lots of free parking! What more can you ask for in a shopping center?
There’s a nice variety of shops and restaurants here including Foodland Farms, Genki Sushi, Cake Couture, Wet Feet, Uncle Clay’s House of Pure Aloha, and Jack’s Restaurant to name a few. They’ve also got a Bank, Public Library, McDonald’s, and a Post Office (for now)! All they’re missing is a theater and a department store!
The center area with the new tables and chairs is a great stop to stop and eat your take-​out, or just relax. I do miss some of the old shops that are no longer there, but ones that are still there are great!
I was a little sad when the first McDonald’s on the island closed and was torn down to be replaced by a brand new McDonald’s building in the adjacent lot, but I guess the times are a changing. Also I’m not 100% sure if the post office is still open here. I remember reading something a while back about this post office being in danger of closing due to Federal budget cuts. But even without it this is still a great place to stop by and check out.

Awsome… has everything you would need in a neighborhood shopping center!

This shopping strip mall is in between Kahala Mall and Hawaii Kai Towne Center /​Koko Marina, not counting Niu Valley shopping center. Anchored by Foodland and McDonalds, this mall is nice to have when you’re dying for food and activities in between Hawaii Kai and Kaimuki. It’s also a respite from the long haul up and down the H-​1 /​Kalanianaole Hwy.
I’m glad to know that the McDonald’s is 24 hours, since I had the priviliege of going out on a early morning run and the McDonald’s was open at 5am with people! The people at McDonalds were nice and they showed me how to open the restroom without a key (just push it). And I was off on my 13 mile run thereafter.
Like the First Hawaiian Bank location to do banking, but most of the other shops I don’t really use. Foodland is great and the gas station is spot on when you need it. Plenty of parking, depending on what time of day you go and do business.

So happy they’re upgrading and adding new shops.
I’m excited to see what additions they’re going to do in the next year.
5 stars for having Foodland Farms, the Post Office and FHB in the same lot.
Another thing I like about this center is that it’s always clean. I don’t have to walk through endless trash to get to the store like I do at other shopping centers. I appreciate not seeing or smelling garbage when I’m walking to and from the store. It’s one of the main reasons I go to Aina Haina.

I end up here every morning dropping my nephew to Aina Haina School and then picking up a McCafe Iced Coffee… love drive thrus !!!
This shopping center houses some of my favorite stops as well … thrift shop. Holy Nativity, cupcake place. Cake Couture, soon to be remodeled grocery store «YAY» Foodland, stand up baddle board place … Wet Feet, korean plate lunch place … Hibiscus, the library, icee place. Doe Fang, Breakfast place … Jacks, and a drive thru FHB to make my life with a toddler easier.
They are supposed to be adding a lot more NEW places as well in the near future.

If you are ever at Aina Haina Elementary and need to go East, you have been to this shopping center. Why? Because there is no left turn from the traffic light onto the 72; you must TRAVEL THROUGH this shopping center to the next side street to get there!
This alone makes it one of the weirdest centers ever, thanks to the stellar traffic engineering of the county.
There’s a bank, a library, a Foodland, a shuttered Chuck. E. Cheese, a paint-​your-​own ceramics place, and most important, Cake Couture, the cupcake place and the best reason for stopping as you drive through the center. It strikes me as an odd center, because it looks like a ghost town in many respects with several shuttered businesses and the fact that the Foodland entrance is not facing the road; yet it actually has a lot of small businesses wedged away.