Artlines

They closed the one in Ala Moana mall. They moved to Windward mall. I called and asked and was told its the only Artlines’ store on Oahu.

I am so happy that Artlines is now in the Windward Mall !

First of all, I’ve always loved going in this store, they have been closed and reopened not sure how many times. I was doing some last minute shopping yesterday and was about to leave the mall when I saw a big sign in front of the store, 25% off. & I regret going in… I walked in to see if I could find a buddha gift for my cousin. The sales people were very friendly and I started looking through all their Buddha necklaces and pendants. There was one that caught my eye. The thing that made me hesitant to buy it was the price tag. $ 95. But the guy told me it was 25% off so it would only come out to around $ 75. He didn’t know exactly what it was but he said it was Buddha related, rare and made in Tibet. I purchased it and searched all night last night trying to find out what exactly it was so I could explain it during our gift exchange. I finally found the exact same thing on line a moment ago. This rare piece is selling at $ 12.99. It is called a Yak leather Buddha medicine amulet. It looked so cool in the showcase… Lesson learned: I will not buy anything from that store without shopping around first.

This is a temporary store, which is unfortunate because I love this place. Very unique and exotic jewelry, some very inexpensive and some very expensive. Cheapest earrings I found were $ 10. They also sell incense ($ 3 for a pack of 30). They only stay open for three months at a time, but there’s a new location in Windward mall too!

This store is now located where the old Catholic Cathedral whatever it’s called precious moments store used to be. Isn’t that ironic?
I’ve been a faithful customer to Artlines ever since I was a little girl and they were still in their first location.
My mom would take me here and I would always buy those little dolls in the small tiny box, lose them, and then buy them again.
When I started getting into jewelry and got into my, «I’m gonna buy this because NOBODY has it,» Artlines was my go-​to spot for dangling earrings in high school. Everyone used to always trip out on the length of the earrings and the colors and ask me where I got them.
But shhh… I’ll never tell.
This place is the epitome of eccentric, filled with fun goodies to look through.
The sales associates are very nice and helpful. They always have some awesomely weird music going on in the background that makes me feel like a gypsy.
The prices are great, I scored a skull ring made out of bone for like $ 10. They always have a sale going on, which is important for broke-​wanna-​buy-​everything girls like me ;)
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Yes, they are open again! Theyre still in ala moana, and theyre close to their original location again! So street level, near center stage, next to thinker toys – basically the old cathedral store location.

In the midst of the designer wasteland that caters to the rich and Japanese, aka Ala Moana Center, lies a diamond in the rough– ARTLINES. Last time I was in their store it was still on the street level, and even though I liked it, the small, dark cluttered space made me feel like I was in a scary closet.
The other day, I was killing time while waiting for a lunch date when I noticed Artlines across the way from the Apple Store. I ventured in and much to my delight, their new locale is much more spacious and perfect for housing all their little treasures. And let me tell you, they have treasures GALORE. Not only do they have unique, chunky stone jewelry, they also have great home décor, ethnic jewelry, crucifixes, religious icons, Greek evil eyes, and even milagros (mis favoritos!) which I’ve yet to find anywhere else on this island. It was refreshing to peruse a unique assortment of items, not the mass-​produced generic junk you see everywhere else. Maybe it was the incense but I felt my shopping aura was cleansed.
There were 2 sales associates working that day and one other couple in the store. As a seasoned shopper, I braced myself for what could have been an episode of my #1 Retail Pet Peeve– overly pushy salespeople. See, if I even detect the faintest hint of salespeople trying to hound me, I get so turned off that I immediately leave, even if I want to buy something. After greeting me and telling me about the sale they were having, the Artlines associates left me alone! They didn’t follow me around the store, breathe down my neck, or hound me for what I was looking for. They were super chill and let me do my thing, which I LOVED because when jewelry is involved, I take my sweet-​ass time. I tried on bracelet, after bracelet, ring, after ring, and they didn’t say a thing. I was in heaven. I ended up buying a few things that I loooove and wear almost every day now. I will definitely be back.

This is more of a California type store.
A lot of eastern religious souvenir or decorative items, like small statues of Buddha and Laksmi, Indian silk scarves, incense and incense holders, eastern fashion jewelry, and the like.
It’s a fun place to browse, find a small unusual gift, get a little casual jewelry item, or something to place on your puja for your meditation.

I bought a pair of gold dangly earrings from this store. The gold plating wore off in less than two weeks. I tried to return the earrings and was treated so poorly. First, I had a hard time getting anyone behind the counter to help me as they were busy chatting with each other. When I finally got someone’s attention, I told them I needed to make an exchange. Before i even pulled the jewelry out of the bag, the lady told me all sales were final. Um, well that isn’t posted anywhere in the store, so I continued on. Now all three scowling ladies had made me their first priority, all coming over and giving their two cents as to why the earrings could not be returned. One said it must have been the oils in my skin that made this happen (right, since at 27 years old, this had never happened before.) We went back and forth, with the word defective flying from my mouth a half dozen times until finally one lady said I could exchange the earrings for something on one of two racks of hideously ugly jewelry. I declined, wanting to put the value of the earrings toward another purchase or a store credit. Firmly I was told no, I could only exchange the earrings for something on the two ugly racks, and no store credit could be issued as they were closing soon. With customer service that poor, I can only imagine why they’re going out of business.

Artlines has a holiday store open in Ala Moana, such a eclectic collection from all over the world !!! The owners Taso & Saulo are so knowledgable, warm, and funny !!! if you want to get someone (or yourself) a special gift definately check this place out — everything from jewelry, scarves, home décor, to bags and at a range of prices … I have been a fan since their Bishop Street and old Guava Lane days… good to have them back for the holidays !!!

Artlines has reopened on the second floor of Ala Moana kind of near Shirokiya and Palme d’Or. It’s the same phone number and it’s still in Ala Moana, so I won’t try to get a first, even though it’s technically a new store. But anyway, the new location is so much roomier. You can really take your time and look at everything cuz you don’t get all cramped and irritated just trying to make your way around like in the old spot. They have so much cute jewelry and the salespeople are friendly. I’m glad they’re back!

OMG I’ve always loved this store, and now it’s closing!!!: (
While independent artsy gift stores are easy to find in most large American cities, this is possibly the only one I know of in Honolulu with a huge stock of jewelery and exotic pieces imported from around the world. It’s always been a bit surprising to have found such a store at Ala Moana, of all places. Still, when I stopped by this past December, I would have never expected to see that it was going out of businesses.
On the bright side, I got a couple pairs of those Peruvian dangly earrings I love on sale. Until the places closes for good (not sure when), everything is at least 20% off (including jewelery, wall hangings, tapestries and incense). Since everything here is pretty pricey to begin with, the discount should really help out those ambivalent shoppers out there.
Aloha Artlines, you will be missed!