Kim Trading

Great spot. They are so sweet and kind. Good prices, lots to dig through and discover. Contrary to what one reviewer says… as of today and per the owners they are not closing. Don’t know if that review was placed in error. Anyway if you are visiting Honolulu worth checking out.

Such a great value. You can pick out things and they will make a necklace/​bracelet to order. So helpful. Excellent selection and prices. Perfect for gifts. And the owners are very sweet and helpful, they remember me every time.
I love taking visitors shopping — a real hidden gem. Great shop!

This is the place for all you crystal/​stone needs Kim and Thien are just so helpful
They really got out of there way to make sure they give there best service.
Best price in Honolulu.

Great selection for jewelry making at reasonable prices. Gold, silver, beads – everything a person needs. Store closing December 2015 so check it out soon.

Owners are awesome! Great selection, reasonable prices, friendly service, and the owner showed my two children how to make a stretch bead bracelet. My new go-​to-​shop for all my jewelry making needs!

This places rocks. The owner took time out to show us how to make bracelets. Prices are very reasonable. I went to a place down the street and they charged me more than triple the price. These people are honest and have great product. DEFINITELY recommend this place for your beed and jewelry needs!!!

This place is great! There’s so much variety. I got a string of moonstone beads for only $ 9 here. There were many beaded bracelets for only $ 3 – 6, while other places sell them for $ 10 or more. The lady was nice and very helpful. If you’re nice to her, you might get a discount. When it was time to pay, she put each of my items into separate decorated bags, then put those in a ziploc, then into a brown bag, and finally in a plastic bag.

Have been buying beads and findings for years. It’s nice to have a store in Honolulu where there is a fairly large variety of beads. However, that being said, the gemstone beads here are very poor quality and if you are not in a hurry you can get much better prices and quality on Etsy or Ebay.
I gave this place 3 stars only because the owners are very nice.

Love this store ! The lady that works there is so pleasant n so helpful! I bought my ice jade bangle which I LOVE!

I’ve been here a handful of times. But I found this place by accident.
I initially went to this necklace place in Maunakea Marketplace as my tiger’s eye bracelet got very loose and had to replace the band. I walked in the store and asked if they re-​strung beads and the male clerk gave me a stern look and glared with his eyes after checking out my bracelet, «You didn’t buy that here so we don’t do it for you. You need to get your own equipment and do it yourself.» I was like «Whatever…»
The next thing the male clerk then barks at me «Go across the street!» and he pointed at Kim Trading. As instructed, I walked out of his store and made my way to Kim Trading.
This is quite a large store that has so many accessories — — jewelry, beads, pearls, various stones, jade, necklaces, bracelets… you name it! Seems like this place is run by a husband-​and-​wife team and they both greeted me with a warm smile and asked what I needed. I told them about my loose band and she advised me for $ 2 and wait a few minutes, she’d replace it for me. Within 5 minutes, I walked out a happy camper after paying my $ 2.
Today I went to see if they could redo my necklace. As a small child my paternal grandmother and mother would always harp on me to wear jade as «protection» from the bad. As a child I did as told but after being teased many years I gave up after junior high and a few years ago have started to wear jade again. You see many Chinese wearing a red or green string around their necks with some pendant and mine had changed from Kelly green to almost white. With the perspiration after my many, many hikes the string had faded and became frayed.
When I purchased my lifesaver jade in Oakland Chinatown years ago, the elderly lady custom-​made my necklace and was hoping Kim Trading could do so. But they had a better idea — — they had a whole bunch of pre-​made ones with different colors!!! So after choosing the color I wanted she snipped my old one off and in a few minutes I had a new necklace. The price: $ 1.
If you’re ever in Chinatown and looking for a gift or need supplies for your crafts, this is the place to come folks!

Huge selection of beads, fresh water pearls, rock specimens, crystals… great prices, friendly service, they make jewelry on the spot.
This shop is run by a family from Viet Nam. The mother has a kitchen set up in the back in this delicious smell of fried garlic was wafting through the shop. I was hoping to score some home cooking, but no such luck!
Credit cards okay.

Typically, I don’t give a 5 star rating, but Kim Trading certainly deserves it. I have been shopping at Kim Trading for many years. Around Honolulu there are very few places that offer any decent selection of beads, and most are ridiculously expensive. Kim Trading has a tremendous selection, including unusual beads, and ready to wear pieces from trinkets to elaborate high quality jewelry. The prices are very reasonable, and the owners are so gracious!
They do not follow you around, as they do in some stores, but will help if you want, even suggesting beads that will enhance your project. And every time I buy beads, they give me something for free.
I went in to buy beads for necklaces for our Church concert, and saw some cute rings. I took mine off, tried on one and totally forgot to put mine back on. I didn’t realize until I got home, but they were closing as I left shop, so I called in the morning and they had found my ring and put it aside for me. It wasn’t extremely expensive, but it was heavy sterling and had sentimental value. In most other stores it would never have been found. Mahalo nui loa for your honesty and concern.
No trip to Chinatown is complete without a stop here!

First time at Kim Trading, and it is definitely not the last. Super friendly owner who was constantly accommodating. The bead selection is pretty amazing with a lot of colors and variations. The prices are right for my small growing jewelry business. Definitely recommend it!

This is my return trip to Kim’s Trading and I looked forward to coming there and purchasing a few gifts for me and my family… the owner even put each gift in a small silk gift bag… Love the place and there reasonable prices… This shop was written up in one of the airline magazines. I think Delta.

Loved this store. Wish we had one just as good in Texas. The people there were so helpful and very sweet hearted. I plan on returning again before I head back to Texas in 7 days. Lovely products and the best prices in the states.

We had some dim sum in the afternoon and had a light stroll around Chinatown and noticed Kim Trading Company. Nothing fancy about it, have tons of pearls and necklace in there like the other shops in Chinatown. However, the owners and staff were very friendly and helpful. They weren’t pushy or all over your back when browsing the store.