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Ala Moana Center
Holy fashion, this attractive open-air shopping mall could compete on an international runway with some of Asia's most famous malls. And the shoppers are top-shelf fashionistas, stocking up on couture. The usual mall anchors are here, (Sears and Macy's) as are the designer name brands (you name it) and the trendy teen brands (Abercrombie & Fitch).
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Aloha Stadium Swap Meet
The Aloha Stadium, best known as the host to nationally televised football games and music concerts, transforms itself three days a week into Hawaii's biggest and best swap meet. For local flavour, it's hard to beat, with some 1500 vendors selling an amazing variety of items, from beach gear and bananas to T-shirts and old Hawaii license plates.
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Aloha Tower Marketplace
This handsome harbourfront shopping centre is anchored by the 56m (184ft) Aloha Tower, built in 1926 to greet arriving cruise ships. Today the two-storey marketplace, with over 75 open-air shops and kiosks, is a theme mall with many Hawaiiana or only-in Hawaii shops. Some of Hawaii's best musicians perform at several of the waterfront restaurants and lounges.
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Bailey's Antique Shop
Bailey's Antique Shop boasts an overwhelming collection of vintage and used aloha shirts - with a large variety of styles and prices to suit every taste and budget.
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Cindy's Lei Shop
A friendly and inviting place with lei made of maile (a native twining plant), lantern ilima (a native ground cover) and Micronesian ginger, in addition to more common orchids and plumeria.
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Diamond Head Farmers Market
Diamond Head Farmers Market is O'ahu's premier gathering of farmers and their fans. Everything sold at the market is local and has a loyal following, such as Don Akiyama's jams that are made with berries from the Big Island, and North Shore's Big Wave Tomatoes. Different restaurants are invited each week to prepare meals should you come only to 'window' shop.
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International Market Place
The International Market Place has all the kitschy, tacky souvenirs you ever wanted, spread among a hundred stalls under a sprawling banyan tree in central Waikiki.
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Lai Fong Department Store
For antiques, junk and kitsch, a great place to browse is Lai Fong Department Store, which sells a variety of antiques and knick-knacks, including Chinese silk clothing, Oriental porcelain and old postcards of Hawaii dating back to the first half of the 20th century.
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ManuheAli'i
When Hawaii gals need a party dress, many look to this homegrown shop for original and modern designs. The flowing rayon dresses take inspiration from the traditional muumuu, but are transformed into contemporary looks that range from daring to sassy.
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Montsuki
Designers Janet and Patty Yamasaki refashion classic kimono and obi designs into modern dresses. Hybrid wedding dresses, formal attire or sleek day wear can all be custom-crafted even for short-term visitors.
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O'ahu Market
The heart of Chinatown is the O'ahu Market, a lively open-air market. Everything a Chinese cook needs is on display: pig heads, ginger root, fresh octopus, quail eggs, slabs of tuna, jasmine rice, long beans and salted jellyfish. The market has been an institution since 1904, and was purchased by the tenants themselves in 1984 to save it from developers.
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Pegge Hopper Gallery
The Pegge Hopper Gallery is one of several good art galleries and antique shops in Chinatown. As its name suggests, the gallery showcases the works of Pegge Hopper, whose prints of voluptuous Hawaiian women adorn many a wall across the islands.
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Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center
Odd setting that it is, this mall hosts interesting musical and hula performances on the 2nd floor and sponsors various classes in hula, lei making and the ukulele.
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Shung Chong Yuein
Shung Chong Yuein sells delicious moon cakes, almond cookies and other tasty pastries at bargain prices. This is also the place to buy dried and sugared foods - everything from candied ginger and pineapple to candied squash and lotus root. Come early before the counters are emptied by loyal customers.
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T&L Muumuu Factory
So much flammable aloha wear in one space - it is worth a visit just for the oddity factor. This is an auntie's shop, where polyester still represents progress. Bold-print muumuus run in sizes from skeletal to queen, and pu'u skirts are just funky enough to wedge into an urban outfit.
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Waikiki Beach Walk
Part of the Outrigger Enterprises' much-anticipated makeover of Waikiki, this new shopping center includes a Trump Tower hotel, Hawaii-based shops and restaurants.
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Waikiki Shopping Plaza
Just opposite the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, this three-story plaza features close to 75 shops and eateries, most with an Asian theme, along with drop-in weekend classes in the art of making lei and shell necklaces.
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Ward Farmers Market
Ward Farmers Market, across the street from Ward Center, is this almost daily fresh market and grocery. For the average tourist, a visit here is more like sightseeing for food and is a good introduction to Hawaiian and Asian dishes and ingredients, from local produce to prepared meals. The market covers the budget range from blue collar to gourmet imports.
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Ward Warehouse
This is the original Victoria Ward complex that today takes in the adjacent and more upscale Ward Centre, the rambling Wards Farmers Market and Ward Entertainment Center, a movie and restaurant complex. Ward Warehouse is an accessible two-storey complex with specialty clothing shops, music and bookstores, several courtyard eateries and free parking.
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Yat Tung Chow Noodle Factory
If you look inside one of the half-dozen noodle factories in Chinatown, you'll see clouds of white flour hanging in the air and thin sheets of dough running around rollers and coming out as noodles. One easy-to-find shop, Yat Tung Chow Noodle Factory, makes nine sizes of noodles, from skinny golden threads to fat udon .
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