Honu Bakery (Kamehameha Shopping Center) — Restaurant in Honolulu

I share this in here yesterday 9/3/2025 around 5: 40 pm my son and my daughter pick me up to my work in Waikiki, I'm dropping my daughter off at my house co's she had a tooth pulled, then we went to kalihi Kamehameha shopping center to buy a medicine for my daughter my son he went to longs and I went to Honu bakery to buy my favorite sweet potato when I enter the entrance door the one young men standing in front of the entrance door he say hello to and I response to him I said hi, I walk around inside and the two women followed me inside, the other lady she's wearing a full black dress and the other one she's wearing shorts with jewelry this two are Filipino, they look around too, me I'm standing in front of the shelves co'z I'm waiting the saleswomen and this two women went to cashier to buy a tiramisu cake, without even asking me if I wanted to buy, now they have a women enter she's wearing a military suit and she's standing behind me, but the two women still in the cashier later the other cashier she came to my side I though she was going to me but she's not, she's going to the women the one wearing a military suit, I fell disappointed co'z I'm the one enter but the cashier she entertain them, why because my face haggard and my clothes ugly I'm wearing a black shirt adidas and jogging pants I left felling bad when I came out I cried I'm hurt of what they did, this is second time ,the first one I buy 1 pcs. marble bread and 1 slice sweet potato and 1 slice strawberry cream cake they charge me 3 slice of cake I call them they charge me 3 slice of cake but the other cake they never give it to me ,that time they...

Honu Bakery is the go to for those last minute "oh no, I need a cake or dessert!" moments when every other bakery is already closed. Thankfully, they've got our backs until 7 PM. Their cakes are not just delicious but also fun sometimes shaped like animals or characters, making it almost too cute to eat (almost).

Pretty sure the bakers here are Korean, and one thing I've noticed about their cakes aside from being ridiculously good is that they have a unique twist. If you're expecting a full-on cheesecake or Okinawan sweet potato cake, think again. Instead of being one dense block, they layer soft, airy chiffon cake with cream cheese or Okinawan sweet potato filling, making them lighter and way too easy to eat without feeling stuffed. But sometimes you do want that full non chiffon layered dessert so that is the only downside to this place.

Favorites? Definitely the mango, blueberry, and strawberry cheesecakes, plus the Okinawan sweet potato cake they are all a must try. And let's not forget the adorable animal cupcakes. Too cute to eat... but obviously, I still do.

The staff here? Just as sweet as the cakes. Super friendly, lighthearted, and their personalities match the good vibes of this...

Thank you to Jo, Chelsey, and Kaylee for helping me both times I had to come in today.

The first time for my online order grabbing cakes for my girlfriend’s birthday, and the second time being when I had to grab another puppy cake because I managed to drop the first one I bought and ruined it a few hours before a photoshoot I had planned for the two of us.

Them not having a paper bag to put the cakes in on pickup bummed me out thinking about how it could have been prevented, but I as well could have had the foresight to bring one myself.

Either way, they were super kind and understanding and got me another one they had in stock and even tried to comp it for me as a consolation for the incident.

I paid for the cake either way because it isn’t their fault it happened but that type of kindness and thoughtfulness goes a long way in today’s society.

Thank you guys for saving the day, and making delicious pastries, cakes, and everything in between.

TLDR; I dropped my cake because I didn’t bring a bag but they were super cool and got me another one quickly and even tried to comp it....