Urban Outfitters

It’s like if you been to one of these stores you been to all. Same branding set up and decent selection. I like they have more organic beauty product so, that’s what brought me here today. I think some of the items are little pricey and you can probably find the same products cheaper online. But if you are like me and needed something now then, what choice you have :-/
Great selection of music made me stay in the store a little longer :-)

This is the first and only Urban Outfitters to open up in Hawaii. I’ve always driven by this two-​story space at the corner of Kalakaua and Kaiulani avenues in Waikiki. Today, I decided to walk in since its part of the Hyatt Regency Atrium shops.
The shop offers an eclectic mix of merchandise in a boutiquey sort of way. There’s vinyl records, hipster/​gypsie vibe clothing for women, tees and jeans for men, beauty products, shoes, phone accessories, cameras, random items for your home, and a few Hawaii souvenirs. Some items can be pricey, but there’s also some good finds!
The coolest part about this store is the vinyl records section. There’s a counter where you can sit and chill out while charging your cell phone if you need to. This is situated next to a fun photo booth that actually takes a photo strip and video of your photo experience for $ 5. The strip is printed with «Aloha» and «Honolulu» so it’s a nice take away from the store if you don’t end up buying anything else. The video is accessible by visiting
and then enter the unique ID Code which is printed on the bottom of your photo strip. It’s hilarious! It’s also set up so you can easily share it on your favorite social media apps!

Workers here are hit & miss. Sometimes I walk in, get looked at & passed by the entire time i’m shopping & don’t get spoken to until I check out. Other times, I’ll be asked how I’m doing or I’ll end up with a really great cashier that makes up for the otherwise lack of assistance. I hate how there’s no one waiting in the shoe area, but that you have to find them yourself to try sizes. The store is a little confusing & the first time it was hard to locate the dressing rooms. The clothes & random items are great but quite expensive. The uniqueness is sometimes worth it, sometimes not. Overall, I’m pretty neutral about the store.

In today’s world especially there are very few times you go in to a clothing store and get treated like royalty. It’s a very busy store with many shoppers. They also have a lot of staff who actual enjoy being there and like people. Every Single staff member was happy and extremely helpful and seemed to want to help. I was amazed at this all as it is rare to find staff who want to be at there jobs, who are knowledgable about there store, what they sell and about fashion in general. I would highly recommend to go and shop here!!! THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF, YOU WERE ALL GREAT!!!

When my husband & I took a trip home to see our friends and family, we stayed at a hotel by Kings Village. We decided to take a walk around Waikiki and noticed that this store was just around the corner from our hotel & it was hopping. I had no idea that they opened up a store on Oahu, last time I saw this store was in Seattle but it wasnt a big store like this one.
We decided to take a look around & i was tempted to shop due to they had some awesome outfits to books to toys. The atmosphere of this place was just sooo bright that i can see so many people wanted to check this out.
I know its just Waikiki meaning you know its going to be pricey (trust me, very pricey) but its worth the look.

Urban Outfitters has all the trendy clothes, accessories and home decors here. They carry everything from workout clothes, casual clothes, fancy clothes, beachwear, sandals, jewelry, bags, photography, books and even vinyl records! Whenever I get a chance to get away from the office, I like to walk around this store, checking out all the cute stuff they have.
It’s located in the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hotel, corner off of Kalakaua Ave and Kaiulani Ave. The store looks huge from the outside, but compared to the mainland UOs, it’s not that big on the inside. It’s a 2-​story store with your beachwear, dressy clothes and vinyl records on the first floor, and the men’s section and everything else is on the upstairs level. They also have a sitting area on the landing of the staircase for all you bored significant others, along with free wifi lol.
The staff is pretty friendly as I was always greeted as I entered the store, and while I was looking around, was approached by the workers if I needed assistance. Plus, I love the music they play here. They usually play the old school hip hop songs from back in the 90’s, and I always catch myself singing while I’m browsing around lol.
As much as I love the items they sell, everything is really pricey :(It always makes me feel depressed when I can’t walk out the store without breaking the bank. They sometimes have things on sale, but I’ve yet to find something in that section that I like :/​On the plus side, I do love that their store bags are reusable UO bags!

This location looks huge from the outside but is actually pretty small. The associates are helpful and very happy to be working there. One of the ladies that helped out my wife was enjoying the music being played inside and actually sounded decent. There are many items to choose from and free wifi to keep you entertained if you’re not actually planning on buying anything and waiting for someone else. The layout and the displays were perfect for optimizing the amount of limited space.
I’d be back here for sure when in Waikiki.

LOVE this store!!! I was greeted through out the store, both floors even when it was packed. There was a great seating area in the landing of the staircase and in front of the bookcases on the 2^nd floor. (That was a great place to put the hubby and pre-​teen!) As I was busy collecting clothes to try on, I was approached by an associate to start a dressing room. Yay, because my arm was getting tired. My children were also browsing and had a few items. They weren’t approached for a dressing room. I don’t know if it was an oversight or maybe the associates ignored them. (I’ll let them leave their own Unilocal review.) The dressing room I had was large and there were many rooms. The dressing room attendant was available to do stock checks for different sizes, which was great. Check out was easy. There are check out lines upstairs and downstairs. And you get REUSABLE bags! Woohoo!!!
Clothing choices are great! There are casual, dressy, and professional choices for you. They have books, vinyl records, accessories! Overall, I’m coming back!

Recently opened in Waikiki at the Hyatt Regency. It is in fact the only UO in Hawaii. There is an exclusive edition for Hawaii only as well as their regular stuff. It is a women and men clothes. Their clothing line is more hip and young! It is also reasonable price… A bit more quality then H & M and Forever 21.
This store has 2 floors, the ground floor is Hawaiin theme clothing and accessories; the second floor is their regular clothing and sale racks. There are plenty dressing rooms. The staff is friendly! Since locals also shop here, they don’t ask where you are coming from!
I enjoy shopping here so far! 2 thumbs up!

I first discovered the joy of Urban Outfitters when I moved to San Francisco back in 2007. While pricey, this store is a gem! Of course, I had to wave goodbye when I moved back to da aina a few years ago.
Fast forward — UO decides to open in Waikiki! Whoo! It is in a good location in the middle of Waikiki, tourist country. It is within the Hyatt and faces Kalakaua so it is easy to find.
In my opinion (and I only have the SF location to compare with), this location is not as «hipster-​y» as the SF one. That’s fine as the design here and layout is still top-​notch and intriguing. Not too many workers wandering around or being super hospitable but no one is unwelcoming. I am usually greeted by someone when I walk in the door! No one is really around to «check in» throughout the rest of the store, but I don’t necessarily expect that, either. There are two floors, with a «middle» section on the landing with a couple of seats for tired feet, like mine. I’m unsure where you would park if you only come to Waikiki for UO, though. I got around it by asking my friend to have her husband drop us off.
Products: fashion apparel (both women and men), souvenirs, swim, music, books, miscellaneous novelty items, grooming products…
Interesting styles you wouldn’t easily find in department stores or bigger stores in Hawaii. I like that there’s some uniqueness offered at UO. Pricing is high. I just splurged on a lovely, soft, light pink scarf for $ 29.00. Ouch, I know. I like their selection of dry shampoo. I haven’t tried it but I bought one and we shall see how that goes! Their fashion is definitely trendy but not necessarily mainstream (not like Forever 21). Not a place you’d find your typical business clothes but for casual and dressy, come here! :)

Hawaii’s one and only UO is located at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki shops, which means inconvenient parking for most people, great if you’re staying in Waikiki.
The 2-​level shop has 95% women’s clothing, and a super tiny corner upstairs for the guys. I’ve never been in a UO before but if that’s how they roll, I’m so not a fan. The quality of clothing seems better than H&M.
Sorry, I’ll stick to my favorites, Banana Republic and Macy’s.

Summary: unique items, ok staff, great sales!
I’m from the mainland so when I heard that UO was opening in Waikiki I was sooo excited! I work in the Hyatt (where the store is located) so I’ve been frequenting the store since it opened!
The store sells mainly clothing but they also have special sections for souvenirs, swim, music and books. They sell a lot of candles… Never really understood why but they all smell very good! The clothes are similar to a lot of the stuff I see on social media so it’s quite trendy. I would say average price for a shirt is $ 40-​$ 50 (some are only 28 or 30 but other go up to 60+) so kind of pricey for me. Their sales are reaaaally good though. Once they had an offer where they had 20% the entire store and they had an additional 50% off clearance for a while. I was able to get $ 5 shirts and $ 10 sweaters from the clearance section!
The friendliness of staff is kind of conditional. I would say ³⁄₁₀ times I go to the store I am greeted or asked how I am doing while shopping. The cashiers are way nicer than the floor people.
Urban Outfitters is a nice addition to Waikiki but nothing I’d drive all the way out and pay parking for. DO NOT PARK IN THE STRUCTURE! I heard that they don’t do validation and the structure is just a big hassle cuz you have to go around and around to get past the valet levels and it’s so tight and dangerous, just stay away!

I have like a love/​hate relationship with this place. Love that they’re here now in Hawaii so it’s convenient, hate that it’s also convenient for other people to get their clothes which means more people dressing like each other :(
I like that they close at 11pm, so we went here late one night to check it out. First of all, 5 mins in this place and I’m already sweating!?! What’s with the lights man? I felt like a prime rib underneath a heating lamp :(
Anyway, maybe I just sweat a lot? I found lots of cute stuff here, I always thought UO had a great selection. I tried some stuff on, there was only one sales associate that was friendly and asked if I was ok and if I needed help. The rest of them were just really standoffish or didn’t say anything at all.
They’ve got a great sales section and I love that their clothes actually fit me. Regular prices are pretty steep…
I know before they opened they were reaching out to a lot of the local writers/​photographers/​etc. to do collab pieces on them which was pretty cool that they were trying to connect with Honolulu.
I will be back where there’s another sale!

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Urban Outfitters is like a combination of Forever 21 and Hot Topic created by hipsters… and I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way.
Rachel has been wanting to come here since they opened, so we finally stopped by on a weekend after lunch. The bottom floor consisted of Women’s clothing, and to my surprise, a section of vinyl records for purchase! That’s pretty cool. After Rachel browsed for a bit, we headed upstairs to the second floor. The art inside the store is something that made me like the place a bit more. Very interesting, very modern.
The second floor had more women’s clothing, but also men’s, and the hipster section. There were books, wooden iphone cases, a boatload of Fujifilm Instax cameras, and a lot of other weird, quirky items. This was my favorite part of the store, browsing through the products, because a lot of them are fun to look at!
I was surprised to see a section in the store that was almost exclusively filled with Stussy brand items. I know nothing about Urban Outfitters but I guess with a name like that, they would be selling some mainstream streetwear brand items. Wasn’t mad about that.
Yes, the prices in Urban Outfitters were a little on the higher end, which is kind of a downer, especially with the quality clothing available, but then again, this is Waikiki, and I expected nothing less when it comes to price.
I would say that I might come back if I find myself wandering around Waikiki, but I would not go out of my way to come shopping here. Maybe a second trip might change my mind? But until then… it’s aiiiight.

I was so excited to finally see that Urban Outfitters Finally opened in Hawai’i, but I didn’t even know it opened at all. I just happened to google it for myself and see if it finally happened. It is probably my fault but I wish they promoted more, but it’s opened now so…
Finding this place was NOT difficult as I thought it would be. I usually shop in Royal Hawaiian anyway, and parked there (with validation it is cheaper) I read that others parked in Hyatt, which I did NOT do. Again, what I did was since I wanted to go to Forever21 in Royal Hawaiian, parked in the usual parking garage and after Forever21 got my card validated with my purchases — walked a good 5−10min and Urban Outfitters is on the Corner! (I walk fast, so uhhh *maybe* the walk might take longer, I was too excited to notice how long it took me to get there).
It is Past the Moana Surfrider Hotel, and walk on the Side where Macys is, walk straight and Urban Outfitters is easily found in front of you!
As I entered I Loved the vibe and décor, no doubt. I loved the Souvenir set they have for Hawai’i but ohhhhhh LORT –the prices? THE PRICES are not budget friendly. No sir. I wish they were more REASONABLE but they are NOT. I felt a lot of the items are SO overpriced and they are not even really Brand names in my opinion, and some of the styles you can totally get somewhere cheaper BUT the quality ehh… depends on the buyer I guess and what you purchase.
They do however, have a great selection of cosmetics, and beach hair necessities. I loved the ‘Mermaid Hair’ brand.
I also checked out their clearance section which was REALLY difficult to get around for a big girl like myself, I can’t really purchase their clothing here anyway, but THIS section is ALWAYS worth checking out especially on shoes or other knickknacks you can find! I found shoes (they were NOT in my size) that were originally $ 80? and it was already on SALE with an ADDITIONAL % off! (Sorry I forgot, I wish I took a picture) but the shoes turned out to be $ 10! damn I wish I was a size 8.
Again, The clearance section was really worth my time there, but it was set in a bad location to move around. I felt that also the accessories were in a bad spot as well, they were at the register upstairs. Really? I do NOT like to be in anyones way especially when they are in Line and I’m there moving back in forth checking out the good stuff near the registers.
The men section upstairs was pretty decent but again, the prices were not the business. I am glad that I came here to finally check it out, but nothing was worth buying except for the Souvenir section but even that was too pricey for ME. If you can afford this place KUDOS to you, I wish I could but I’m ballin’ on a budget.
I also realized that considering this store is 2 stories sure lacks a lot of customer service AND items in general. Do not let this 2 story fool you! Sure there is lots of space to WALK… and less items to really look at. Left this store in about 30min. I would have thought that since this is a NEW upcoming store and it would at least have similar items like the one in California, if not MORE considering all the space!
Worth checking out? sure, worth the money and time? not so much. I guess I expected too much since I am used to L. A’s store (which is obviously better). Hopefully in the near future, they probably will have more items — clothing and accessories wise since they are new.

$ 38 for a t-​shirt? If you know me, this isn’t my store. But they do have interesting knick knacks. So, if you’re looking for some gifts this holiday season, you might want to stop by here!

If you’ve been to the versions of this store on the mainland you’ll be familiar with their hip clothing and random products they sell. Although I found this branch not as large as its counter parts on the mainland, it’s still worth checking out if you want unique products and UO merchandise that you’ll no longer ha e to pay shipping for. Quite honestly I’m disappointed that they don’t validate parking which tells me they’re clearly catering towards the visitor industry. I also found the organization of the store quite confusing… one second your browsing men’s clothing and a few steps later your in an area that’s selling women’s clothing leaving you confused as to what just happened. All-​in-​all, I still like the quality of the products here and am willing to pay for parking at the zoo or at the Waikiki Shopping Plaza if I feel like a shop-​n-​walk mood.

I was beyond excited to hear that UO was coming to Honolulu! YES! Love Urban Outfitters but got sorely disappointed real quick after my first visit.
Decided to check out the new spot on the corner of Kalakaua and Kaiulani Streets (in Hyatt). Supposedly there’s valet parking in the Hyatt but wait, who wants to valet to go shopping? Meh. So yeah, we luckily found street parking. Not sure how often I’d come here unless I were making a trip to H&M and parking in their structure (they validate with purchase up to 3 hours — now that’s totally doable for Waikiki!!). Parking here sucks.
This store is 2 floors — but don’t let that fool you, it’s pretty small and cramped and I didn’t find much selection as compared to other locations. Ok, I’ll give them a break since it’s the first store in Hawaii, but there were also no specials (boo, considering it was opening weekend and Thanksgiving/​Black Friday weekend where almost all stores are holding some sort of sale). Bummer.
I saw a couple of sales associates on the floor — but they were chatting it up between themselves and didn’t greet their customers. No big deal in my book, but I felt the store would be full of chipper, eager workers considering they just opened a few days ago!
Were my expectations of this store too high? Maybe a little — but I don’t feel the need to be visiting anytime soon unless I’m in Waikiki for other reasons.

The newest Mainland shop to come to Hawaii. Positioned across from Waikiki Beach, Urban Outfitters stock a mixture of merchandise ranging from whimsical, eclectic, cute… with a heavy dose of hipster vibes.
I wasn’t impressed with the items. The clothes that I did like were steep ($ 50 – 70) and manufactured with cheap materials. Out of all the mini departments, I spent the most time and money on the beauty goods. If you’re familiar with Korean beauty and skincare products then you’ll be happy to see many popular brands like Peripera, Mizon, TonyMoly, etc. Plus they carry a small selection of Mario Badescu and BH cosmetics palettes.
Parking and location wise, it is a bit of a hassle. I can’t foresee myself coming here often, as it’s easier to shop online, but I did have an enjoyable time.

With Urban Outfitters’ grand opening on Black Friday, Waikiki joins the ranks of over 400 locations worldwide with this major retailer. Like other UO stores, UOHawaii offers novelty items, accessories, books, in addition to clothing likened to hipsters.
At a first glance, UOHawaii is up to standard with mainland locations. With two floors to shop in, there is a comprehensive selection of clothing, novelty items, and accessories for both men and women. Although the men’s department does not have its own dedicated floor, it has a decent presence on the floor (vs. Forever 21 in Waikiki and Ala Moana).
After spending some time in UOHawaii, you can come across a few unique features of the Waikiki location. The Sun Shop is a section which will be dedicated to the active life and beach culture here in Hawaii. Shoppers can expect to find bikini (and hopefully a proper variety of swimsuits for men) at UOHawaii.
A local pop-​up-​shop section will also feature local brands, Quality Peoples, Roam Hawaii, Samudra to name a few. In the near future, there will also be collaborations with limited run.
Urban Outfitters is a brand many shoppers identify with and swear by. Having a shop on island will add another option for holiday gifts, New Years shopping, and browsing in Waikiki. I’d like to share a few caveats which shoppers should be aware of to adjust their expectations and hopefully improve their experience.
** Take the following with a grain of salt because these can all be remedied fairly easily **
UOHawaii has been described in another Unilocal review as «The Walmart for Hipsters,» a comparison which drew a couple of parallels. Both companies are not known for their accommodating customer service.
Need to see sunglasses and accessories? You’ll need to ask for assistance, and don’t expect anything beyond getting the case open. They’ll snarkily ask whether you’re just looking. Heck, I even heard employees call each other the b-​word on the floor, so everything’s fair game in this store.
You’ll have to make the trek to Waikiki and find parking to shop at UOHawaii, so make it worth your while. Valet parking is available at the Hyatt. Another parking structure nearby is on Seaside by Ross (and H&M).
If you like UO styles, but aren’t up for the commute to Waikiki or the tart attitudes, consider shopping online instead. Play your cards right and you’ll get free shipping.