Manoa Marketplace — Local services in Honolulu

This little mall has most everything the neighborhood of Manoa needs. There's a Safeway and a CVS for their daily needs. There is also bank and several small restaurants available in this outdoor mall. On the upper floors, there are a variety of services ranging from nail and hair salons along with some yoga and physical therapy studios.

They recently redid the parking lot here and I initially questioned the logic in which this was planned and executed. In the end, it seemed as though more parkings were removed than added. But this just might be perception. I'm guessing that this parking work had to be done to accommodate the large tree roots that were cracking and raising the asphalt in the parking lot.

I might be a bit biased since I've been coming to this mall since I was a child. But, despite the recent parking woes, I still rate this mall...

Weirdly laid out, but a appreciated neighborhood shopping complex option that has a good range of basic as well as niche services including banks, a supermarket, a general drug store, artisan Euro/fusion bakery, range of ethnic eateries, local style eateries, a chain coffee shop, blood lab, a few professional offices, and even a simple limited hours post office. There is a simple farmers' market Tuesdays and Thursdays, however their selection is limited as only about three vendors are regulars. It's a good option if you live in or near Manoa Valley as one does not have to leave the Valley (through one-lane traffic choke points), the parking is adequate, there never is a crowd/crush, and the cooler weather (compared to the Honolulu flats) makes shopping errands...

I like this place. They have 1 grocery store, a drug store, a lot of eateries, from Chinese food to Korean to Japanese to a Patisserie to Pizza and Crepes and Subway sandwiches as well as a healthy option in Leahi Health. There’s a farmers market, There’s dental offices, a laundromat, even a pet vet clinic, a gas station, and couple coffee shops.

They even have a small play area for kids. During the holidays, they put up a small Christmas tree.

The only thing that I don’t like is that they only have several bathrooms on the 2nd floor, and you need a code to get in. Also the bathroom code changes time to time. You have a bunch of restaurants in the marketplace yet only 3 public bathrooms, one female, one male, and...