Comparison · checked 2026-09-03
Honolulu’s pau hana crowd splits two ways: Waikiki, the Kalakaua and Beach Walk strip of hotel bars and ocean-view grills — or Kakaako, the warehouse blocks between downtown and Ala Moana where the windows run long and the prices stay off the page. Same island, different night. Here is how the cited windows compare.
Waikiki: the priced strip
Roy’s Waikiki (226 Lewers Street) posts Happy Hour 2pm–4:30pm in the bar and patio area only, with $8 local draft and seltzer, $10 house red, white and sparkling, $10 Lilikoi Spritzer and sangria, $13 sushi rolls, and $7–$13 small plates — the most itemized pau hana sheet in the directory. Tiki’s Grill & Bar (2570 Kalakaua Avenue, third floor of the Twin Fin Hotel) posts Regular Happy Hour 2pm–5pm daily — no drink or food prices on that page, so treat it as a window-only row. Waikiki is the district for a planned sunset: the clocks start at 2, the views face Diamond Head, and the menus name their dollars.
Kakaako: the long window
Kakaako trades prices for hours. Doraku Sushi Kakaako posts Happy Hour Monday–Friday 4pm–6pm and 9pm–close, excluding holidays — two windows, no item dollars on the page. Moku Kitchen (660 Ala Moana Boulevard, SALT at Our Kakaako) prints 3pm–5:30pm and 9pm–11pm every day except select holidays — again, no item dollars on the page. Next door at Ala Moana Center, Mai Tai’s bridges the gap: Pau Hana Happy Hour 3pm–7pm every day with $10 specialty mai tais, plus Hana Hou 8pm–11pm Sunday–Thursday with $10 mai tais and specialty cocktails.
| Waikiki | Kakaako | |
|---|---|---|
| Vibe | Hotel bars, ocean views, Beach Walk foot traffic | Warehouse dining rooms, SALT courtyard ease |
| Window shape | Early afternoon (2pm starts) | Split shift (afternoon plus 9 PM second act) |
| Price signal | $8 drafts; $10 mai tais and spritzers; $13 rolls | Window-only rows — ask the bar |
| Best for | Sunset plans, visitors, priced certainty | Locals, late dinners, crawls |
The call
One sunset night: Waikiki — Roy’s at 2 for $8 drafts and $13 rolls, then the Beach Walk at golden hour. One local night: Kakaako — Moku Kitchen at 3, Doraku at 9, with Mai Tai’s $10 mai tais bridging Ala Moana in between. Check On now for which windows are live this minute; Kakaako owns the late shift, Waikiki owns the prices. All windows above come from the venues’ own pages — full cards on Deals.
Sources
- Roy’s Waikiki — Menus (royyamaguchi.com)
- Tiki’s Grill & Bar — Happy Hour (tikis.com)
- Doraku Sushi — Kakaako (dorakusushi.com)
- Moku Kitchen — Visit (mokukitchen.com)
- Mai Tai’s — Happy Hour (maitaishawaii.com)
Poured here: Doraku Sushi Kakaʻako · Mai Tai's Ala Moana · Moku Kitchen · Roy's Waikiki · Tiki's Grill & Bar