Location Description
Our office is located in the SALT Kakaako complex on the corner of Auahi and Keawe streets. We are on the second floor of the building that houses Bevy Bar, Paiko flower shop, and Taco’ako. We are in between Hungry Ear Records and Happiness U. Just look for the blue wall
Options for Parking:
Garage at 440 Keawe Street, “Flats at Puunui” for $10/day (we provide the validation ticket): Click Here for directions
Metered parking along Auahi, Pohukaina, Halekauwila, and Cooke Street
Free parking at Kakaako Waterfront Park (risk of towing!!)
**Do not park in the garage directly connected to the SALT complex as our validation will not cover it. The parking will be more than $10 if you park in the SALT garage.
Food & Drink Options
Click here for list of merchants in the SALT complex: https://saltatkakaako.com/merchants/
Coffee options:
9Bar
Starbucks
Arvo
Morning Brew
Smoothies and Juice options:
Juic’d
Lanikai Juice
Food:
Down to Earth - salad bar, hot bar, vegetarian grab and go
Pioneer Saloon - Japanese style Plate Lunch
Butcher & Bird - sandwiches and sausages made from free-roaming animals
J’s Barbeque - Korean barbeque plate lunch style
HiCraft Kitchen - gourmet sandwiches with a focus on local ingredients
EARL’s Sandwich - gourmet sandwiches
Morning Brew - coffee and cafe with salads, sandwiches and pastries
Arvo - Coffee and avocado toasts that are made for instagram
Hank’s Haute Dogs - gourmet hot dogs
Taco’ako - gourmet taco joint
Moku Kitchen - not so quick, but local-inspired food
Highway Inn - Hawaiian food
Vein Restaurant - not so quick, Japanese-inspired Italian
VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN?
Accommodation Options
Unfortunately Hawaii just passed a law limiting airbnbs, so the best most reliable option is to stay in a hotel. Here’s a list of the closest hotels, however, any hotel in Waikiki (main tourist area) would work. Uber/Lyft is readily available, and there is also a bike share program called Biki that runs through Waikiki to our neighborhood. Our office is located in Kakaako, which is about a 5-10min drive from Waikiki. If you're using a hotel search aggregator, just put 96813 as the zip code you want to be near.
Closest Hotels:
Ala Moana Hotel ($215/night)
Prince Waikiki ($336/night)
Modern Honolulu ($332/night)
Ilikai Hotel ($332/night)
Any hotel closer to the big Ala Moana mall is your best bet vs. being on the far side of Waikiki (closer to diamond Head).
The only airbnb options are to stay on the boats in the marina, which are pretty close to our office. If you're ok sleeping on a boat then just type in Kakaako in the airbnb search engine and see what's available.
ON YOUR FREE TIME Plan to check out:
North Shore (day trip, 1hr drive) - Haleiwa town, Lani’s beach, Shark’s cove, Waimea Bay, Sunset Beach
Kailua (30min drive) - Lanikai beaches, Kailua town, Pillbox hike (great at sunrise)
Makaha (1hr 30min drive) - Makua beach, Electric Beach, Ko Olina, Makaha beach, Yokohama Beach
East Side - Koko head stairs, Makapuu Lighthouse trail, Sandy’s beach, Blowhole, Makapuu beach, Beaches of Waimanalo
Town - Diamond Head beaches, Diamond Head trail, Farmer’s Market Kakaako, Farmer’s Market KCC
Places to eat:
Japanese:
Sushi: Sushi Murayama, Sushi ii, Izakaya Gaku, Sushi Ginza Onodera
Izakaya: Izakaya Nonbei, Rinka, Izakaya UOSAN, Zigu
Yakitori: Yakitori Hachibei
Teppanyaki: Japanese BBQ Yoshi
Pan-Pacific: MW Restaurant, Senia, Roy’s, Town, Mud Hen Water, Mahina & Sun’s, Merriman’s
Breakfast: Kaimuki Superette, 9Bar, Koko Head Cafe