Waikiki Market & ‘Olili Reopening: Kamaʻāina Deals and What's New in 2026
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As of August 25, 2026
- Waikiki Market and ʻOlili reopened August 25, 2026 on the second floor of Lilia Waikiki at 2380 Kuhio Avenue. The market runs 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
- Show a Hawaiʻi ID on August 26 and 27 and you get 50 percent off any meal from the food stations, limit one per customer.
- The market is a full-service grocery store and ʻOlili is a restaurant, so the two sides of this building usually earn in two different bonus categories.
Waikiki Market and ʻOlili reopened today, and the short version for us locals is that the food stations got a serious upgrade and there is a two-day 50 percent off deal that asks for nothing but your Hawaiʻi ID. I went to the media preview, ate a lot, and took notes on the parts that actually matter if you live here.
I know what some of you are thinking. Waikiki. Traffic. Parking. Fair. But if you already do the occasional staycation, or you work town side, or you have family flying in and you need one stop that covers snacks, dinner and a gift, this one is worth knowing about.
What is actually new at Waikiki Market and ʻOlili?
The market kept its layout and rebuilt the food. Four prepared food stations anchor the space now: Poke, Local Plates, Rice and the Bake Shop. Here is what stood out.
- Rice Station. More than 20 varieties of musubi, from classic SPAM to Portuguese sausage and egg, chicken katsu and spicy ebi, plus onigiri and sushi made in house daily.
- Poke Station. New hamachi and au poke join more than a dozen varieties. Buy by the pound, grab a signature bowl, or build your own with your base, poke, side, toppings and sauce.
- Local Plates Station. Plate lunches from breakfast through dinner, rotating daily specials, a made-to-order loco moco, and Big Island style smoked meat marinated in sweet soy and ginger, then smoked low and slow in house.
- Bake Shop. New mochi malasadas in Strawberry Lemonade, Matcha, Yuzu Lilikoi and Ube, plus fried wonton chips cooked to order with seasonings like Hurricane, Garlic Ranch, Cinnamon Sugar and S'mores.
Inside Waikiki Market on reopening day. Swipe for more.
The smoked meat is the thing I would drive in for. It tastes like somebody's uncle made it, not like a grocery store steam table. The mochi malasadas are the thing my kids would demand. Ube was the winner at our table.
Upstairs inside the market, ʻOlili added a happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, plus new dishes including Pulehu Half Chicken, Szechuan Steak and Fries "Au Poivre" and a Halo-Halo 2.0. The name means sparkling or shimmering, and the room leans into that, with windows looking out over Kuhio.
Small bites and cocktails at ʻOlili. Swipe for more.
What deals can kamaʻāina get right now?
The reopening deal needs nothing but your driver's license. On August 26 and 27, showing a Hawaiʻi ID gets you 50 percent off any meal at Waikiki Market, limit one per customer. That is it. No coupon to clip, no app to download, no sign-up.
| Detail | What to know |
|---|---|
| The offer | 50 percent off any meal from the Waikiki Market food stations |
| Dates | August 26 and 27, 2026 only |
| What you need | A Hawaiʻi ID, shown at the register |
| Limit | One per customer |
| What qualifies | Any poke bowl, smoked meat item, loco moco, flatbread, nachos, sandwich, sushi, salad, bowl or bento |
| Where | Waikiki Market, second floor of Lilia Waikiki, 2380 Kuhio Avenue |
Source: Waikiki Market grand reopening promotional materials, August 2026.
The kamaʻāina offer for reopening weekend. Swipe for more.
The discount applies to meals from the food stations, not to groceries, alcohol or gift cards. It is one per customer, so a family of four should each bring their own ID and order separately rather than putting everything on one ticket.
How I would work this into a Waikiki staycation
The reason this reopening matters to a points person is not the malasadas. It is that a real grocery store in the middle of Waikiki makes a hotel stay dramatically cheaper. Here is the order I would run it.
- Book the hotel night on points, ideally somewhere walkable from Kuhio Avenue so you are not paying resort self-parking on top of everything else.
- Park in the Lilia Waikiki garage on Walina Street. Validation brings it to $4 for two hours, which beats circling the block and beats most of the surrounding lots.
- Stop at the market first, not last. Load up on breakfast items, drinks and snacks for the room and skip the $9 hotel coffee entirely.
- Put the grocery run on your grocery card and the ʻOlili dinner on your dining card. Two taps, two different multipliers.
- Grab plate lunches or musubi from the Rice Station on the way out for the next day, so day two costs almost nothing.
If you are stacking this onto a bigger trip, or hunting for other local promos worth timing around, I keep a running list on the HRT travel deals page.
Waikiki Market reopening FAQ
Is there a kamaʻāina discount at Waikiki Market?
Yes, for two days. On August 26 and 27, 2026, showing a Hawaiʻi ID gets you 50 percent off any meal from the food stations, limited to one per customer. It covers poke bowls, smoked meat, loco moco, flatbreads, nachos, sandwiches, sushi, salads, bowls and bentos.
What are ʻOlili's hours and happy hour times?
ʻOlili is open Wednesday through Sunday from 4 to 10 p.m., with happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. on those same days. Reservations are available through OpenTable. The restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday even though Waikiki Market itself is open daily.
Where do you park for Waikiki Market?
The Lilia Waikiki parking garage on Walina Street is the closest option, and validation brings it to $4 for two hours. That is one of the better parking deals in central Waikiki, though rules can change, so confirm validation at the register when you check out.
Does Waikiki Market count as a grocery store for credit card rewards?
It is a full-service grocery store operated by Food Pantry, Ltd., so purchases there typically post as grocery spending rather than dining, including at the prepared food stations. Coding is set by the merchant, so check your first statement before planning a large purchase around a bonus category. If you are still sorting out which cards cover which categories, start with my rundown of the best credit cards for Hawaiʻi residents.
Is Waikiki Market worth the trip if you do not live in Waikiki?
For a normal grocery run, no. Your neighborhood store is closer and cheaper. It earns the trip when you are already headed into Waikiki for a staycation, a hotel stay with family, or dinner at ʻOlili, and you want prepared local food that is better than what most of the area offers.
Scottie's Take
I will be upfront with you. I am not a foodie, and a restaurant preview is a little different from what I normally cover here. My lane is points, miles and getting island families off the rock for less. So I was grateful to be invited, and honestly curious what a place like this would look like through a kamaʻāina lens.
It clicked pretty fast. My family is always trying to figure out where to eat in Waikiki when we do a staycation, and that decision usually takes longer than the meal itself. This building answers it. A full grocery store, four prepared food stations and two restaurants under one roof, right in the middle of Waikiki, with $4 parking. For a local family checking into a hotel a few blocks away, that is a real win.
The team was warm, the food was ono, and the smoked meat and the Rice Station are the two things I would happily come back for on my own dime. Ube malasada gets my vote too.
On the points side, the takeaway is simple. Room breakfasts instead of resort breakfasts, plate lunches instead of $28 entrees, and a grocery multiplier on all of it. That is a couple hundred dollars and a few thousand points swinging your way over a staycation weekend.
If you only do one thing, do the Hawaiʻi ID days on August 26 and 27. Half off a plate for showing your license is about as easy as local perks get.
And if you have been in already, tell me in the comments what you ordered. I still have not tried the Yuzu Lilikoi malasada and I need to know if it beats the Ube.
A hui hou,
Scottie
