A Local’s Guide to Parking in Waikīkī While Dining Out (2024)

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published in 2019 but has been updated with the latest information on parking in Waikīkī.

Do you want to try one of the delicious new restaurants that have made Waikīkī one of O‘ahu’s hottest dining destinations or a classic you keep hearing about, but you’re afraid of parking?

No worries: There’s plenty of parking to be had, especially if you’re going in to eat. More and more, the Frolic team has been heading to Waikīkī to scope out new places, cover fun events, join friends for pau hana or get together with family. We have the scoops on the best parking deals around and how to get those precious validations.

Note: If you’re dining at a hotel restaurant—like Kai Market at the Sheraton Waikīkī, Sansei at the Waikīkī Beach Marriottor Tiki’s Grill at the Aston Waikīkī Beach—validated parking is often free. Call the restaurant to find out.

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Prince Waikīkī

Dine at100 Sails and enjoy free self-parking for three hours. At Katsumidori Sushi, you can get $4 validation for self-parking and $6 validation for valet parking.

100 Holomoana St., parking entrance on Holomoana St.

Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikīkī

If you’re going to Dean & DeLuca to shop or for happy hour in the second-floor lounge, you can enjoy one free hour of valet parking with validation. Sushi Sho, Quiora and La Vie offer complimentary valet parking for up to four hours. Just get your ticket stamped before you leave.

383 Kalaimoku St., parking entrance on Kalaimoku St.

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Embassy Suites / Club Wyndham Waikīkī Beach Walk

You can get free lunch parking daily at Embassy Suites Waikīkīor Club Wyndham at Waikīkī Beach Walkfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with restaurant validation from Waikīkī Beach Walk restaurants Yard House, Taormina Sicilian Cuisine, Giovanni Pastrami and more.

Embassy Suites, 201 Beach Walk, parking entrance on Beach Walk

Club Wyndham, 227 Lewers St., parking entrance on Helumoa Rd., valet only

Royal Hawaiian Center

Shop or dine at Royal Hawaiian Center, and you’ll get one free hour of validated parking. After that, it’s $2 per hour for the next 2 hours. Note: There’s a $10 minimum for your purchase.

Kama‘āina and military can get a validation sticker for up to three hours of free parking. Visit the Helumoa Hale Guest Services desk near the center stage on the ground floor from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. to get your ticket validated. You must present a receipt showing a purchase of $10 or more and ID. The receipt is stamped, so no double-dipping.

2201 Kalākaua Ave., parking entrance on Royal Hawaiian Ave.

Stix Asia at the Waikīkī Shopping Plaza

Dine at any of the the 15 restaurants now open in the Stix Asia food hall and spend a minimum of $35 to get 2 hours of free parking. Parking validations are available Monday to Friday from 5 to 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the weekend. One validation will be given per receipt, and receipts may be combined to total $35. Pick up a validation at the concierge desk next to Nana’s Green Tea before it closes at 10:15 p.m.

Waikīkī Shopping Plaza lower level, 2250 Kalākaua Ave., parking entrance on Lau‘ula St.

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Sky Waikīkī

If you’re going to Sky Waikīkī, get validation with a purchase for free validated parking at both Waikīkī Shopping Plaza and Waikīkī Business Plaza. All you have to do is get a co*cktail or pūpū, or better yet, hang out for happy hour or surf and turf with a superb view of the ocean and city, then bar hop or roam Waikīkī all night. Free validated parking is good until midnight on Sunday to Thursday and until 1 a.m. on Fridays and 2 a.m. on Saturdays.

Waikīkī Shopping Plaza, 2250 Kalākaua Ave., parking entrance on Lau‘ula St.

Waikīkī Business Plaza, 2270 Kalākaua Ave., parking entrance on Seaside Ave.

Ross Waikīkī

You can get two hours of parking with purchase (no minimum). Why is this important? Because Ross is within a couple minutes’ walk of eateries that don’t validate: Izakaya Pau Hana Base, Seoul Tofu House, Paia Fish Market, Mahina and Sun’s … and by the way, so is Nordstrom Rack, below.

Waikīkī Parking Garage, 333 Seaside Ave., parking entrance on Seaside Ave.

Hyatt Centric: Nordstrom Rack / Duke’s Lane Market & Eatery / Basalt

If you’re shopping at Nordstrom Rack, get two hours of parking with your purchase (no minimum spend). If you’re shopping or eating at Dukes Lane Market & Eatery, get one hour of free parking with a minimum purchase of $10. Eating at Basalt? Enjoy up to three hours of free parking with restaurant validation. Note: Validation only covers the amount of time you’re dining at Basalt.

Hyatt Centric Parking Garage, 349 Seaside Ave., parking entrance on Seaside Ave.

International Market Place

Starting on Sept. 1, 2023, the minimum spend for validation went up to $25. Any shop or restaurant at Waikīkī’s redeveloped mega mall will validate your self-park ticket for one free hour; after that, it’s $2 per hour for the next 3 hours.

2330 Kalākaua Ave., parking entrance on Kūhiō Ave.

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Waikīkī Market

Shop at Waikīkī Market and get validated parking at the nearby Lilia Waikīkī building at a rate of $4 for 2 hours.

Lilia Waikīkī, 2380 Kūhiō Ave., parking entrance on Walina St.

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‘Alohilani Resort

Eating at Morimoto Asia Waikīkī orMomosan? Get restaurant validation and enjoy free valet or self-parking for up to three hours. Swell Restaurant and Bar offers three hours of complimentary self-parking or $12 for three hours of valet parking if you spend $30 or more. If you’re staying longer than three hours, parking costs $9 per hour. Meanwhile, La Bettola offers free valet parking.

2490 Kalākaua Ave., parking entrance on Lili‘uokalani Ave. and Kūhiō Ave.

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Honolulu Zoo

The Honolulu Zoo at the Kapahulu end of Waikīkī may not have restaurants next to it, but many are within walking distance, like Deck at the Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel and Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand. You can park here for $1.50 per hour for a max of four hours. The meter machine accepts credit cards and cash but does not give change.

Honolulu Zoo Metered Parking, 204 Kapahulu Ave. #601, parking entrance on Kapahulu Ave.