Whalers Village

If you come to Maui and want to shop at stores you can find everywhere else in the US, then this is the place for you.
Oh, and the whole place is under construction. Not the unobtrusive, happens after hours kind either.
But they will charge you full price for parking as you determine this place is not for you.
NOT RECOMMEND

This shopping center is awesome to visit whether you’re a tourist or a local. They have shopping options and everything you’ll need for your stay here in Maui and for your souvenir needs for your return home.
They even have a Museum at the top level. Nice.

Well, this used to be fun, but now it’s mostly under construction for the next year, is kind of a dump, and they charged us $ 6 for a half an hour of unavoidable parking.
Yes, if we bought something, we could have had some sort of validation discount, but there was nothing to buy this trip. Very disappointing.
I’d skip it until 2017.

This was actually one of the best shopping malls I’ve been to on Maui, and looks like they are renovating which will make the mall even better in the near future. This place has a wide variety of stores for low cost to high end. It literally has something for everyone.
I enjoyed shopping at Kate spade, Sephora, cinnamon girl, and a bunch of different surf shops here. The food court has some great options and there are a few restaurants here as well.

This shopping center has many many stores and even has a small food court that offers Mexican food, Hawaiian food, and other choices. It is of course near the resorts in the Lahaina town.

It will have most of the stores you might need. It more in the mid to high end stores. It’s has a small selection of stores so you will finish quickly. Its situate right in front of the ocean, you can take a walk along the beach. Lot’s of selection of places to eat along the beack so you can also grab a bite.
Only place with LV around the North part of the island. The only reason I went!
Parking can be extremely expensive if you don’t get validatio

My husband and I came across this place towards the end of our trip to Maui. We wished we had found it sooner. We really enjoyed walking around Whalers Village. It has great stores and restaurants inside. If you use the parking garage… stop in the ABC Store. spend $ 5 and they will validate your ticket. A++

Whaler’s Village shops fronting the world famous Kaanapali Beach is the quintessential place to shop while you are on vacation in west Maui. Smile! You’re in Maui shopping! How cool is that?!
I’ve been to Maui for the better half of 7 years, ever since I’ve discovered air travel and my love to go places with an airline ticket. While it’s not as extravagant or luxurious as you may find it in Kapalua, Whaler’s Village may be your ticket to everything fancy within your budget. From your fancy retail establishments, to name brand clothing stores, an ice cream parlor, and a small food court near the beach, Whaler’s Village seems to have it all. There is a couple of restaurants situated near the beach as well, the most featured in magazines is Lelani’s on the Beach. I haven’t eaten there yet, since it can be spendy there on any given day. Whaler’s Village caters to everyone who likes to shop and shop often. Many locals, who visit the area for a staycation — are like me, but Whaler’s Village — like most of the resort areas cater to tourists. I do like the vibe of Whaler’s Village, simply because it’s like a tight knit community.
What I love about Whaler’s Village is that it’s basically an open air shopping bonanza at the beach. You can go shopping and sit on the beach whenever you want and that’s pretty awesome. The whale bone statue in front of the mall greets everybody to its doors. It’s home to the whaler’s museum, which tells the story of the whaling industry in Hawaii during the 1800’s when Europeans showed up looking for riches beyond imagination. The Whaler’s village is located at 2436 Kaanapali Parkway in the heart of Lahaina/​Kaanapali. It’s about 6 miles from the western tip of Front Street in Lahaina town. It’s blended in with the hotels along the famed Kaanapali beach strip, but you can tell. The Maui Bus has a stop right in front of the Whaler’s Village, so you have that option of riding Maui’s public transportation around Maui, but most people rent cars during their stay. Parking here, however, can be expensive, but they have a 3 story covered parking garage. I imagine they charge by the hour to maximize parking revenues and fees. Many, if not all the merchants at Whaler’s village accepts major credit cards, which is always a great thing. Saves me time and energy by not having to search for an ATM instead.
The Whaler’s Village is the sight of the annual Maui marathon and half marathon — well, the finish line is. Held on the 3^rd Sunday of September, it’s always a treat to fly over and run this race ever discovering that I could do one since 2007. Plus, race weekend he’s always around my birthday, so it’s a perfect excuse to celebrate my birthday and run a marathon. For what it’s worth, Whaler’s village is a shoppers paradise with the splendid ocean view. Nothing like it for sure on the mainland USA. Do come on over and shop till you heart’s content and relax on the beach thereafter. I promise you’ll have a great time on west Maui. Don’t forget your credit cards! I’d recommend shopping here, if you were staying nearby or in town for the Maui marathon weekend. The smallish food court isn’t really worth the effort, but it’s convenient for you shopaholics and for those who are on vacation and don’t want to travel far for a good meal.
Whaler’s village is definitely a good place to shop and relax on your next trip to west Maui. A-​okay for me!
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Great shopping center with lots of shops and a very big ABC store. The island vintage coffee was great. Great for strolling and shopping on a day off of excursions. No food except a subway though

The Husband and I came to walk around Whalers Village one Monday morning to grab something for breakfast and hangout while his kids were on their zip line adventure.
The shopping center around 8:30am on a Monday wasn’t busy at all when we arrived, but I don’t think that most of the stores were even open yet! Parking is easy with a huge parking garage right next to the open air shopping center. It is $ 3 for every 30 minutes, but we bought breakfast while we were here so we got our ticket validated. Don’t forget!
There are stores like Sephora, Louis Vuitton, Roxy, ABC General, Baron & Leeds, Swarovski, Sand People, Pandora, Oakley, Malibu Shirts and many more! There is also a food court located downstairs on the bottom story and this is where we found Island Vintage Coffee to have breakfast.
There is major construction right now (Winter 2015) going on in the middle of the shopping center, so it’s very loud and unsightly. Not a place to come and relax… At least not at the moment! The shopping center is located right on the beach so it’s only steps away from paradise. I would definitely come back to the center again.

Hope you don’t need to use the restroom. Downstairs restrooms by Island Coffee say «Closed — use upstairs restrooms by Roxy»
Upstairs restroom sign says «Closed — use downstairs restroom or Leilani’s restaurant»
Leilani’s restaurant people said their restroom is for customers, but let me use it anyway.
Left the mall without shopping after such a ridiculous runaround.

If you feel like shopping on the west side of Maui, then this is a fine option. It’s right at the beach, surrounded by Resorts and Condo Rentals (and a Golf Course). There are shuttles and buses from/​to town and Hotels.
It’s not the biggest (outdoor) mall, but has some good stores, many of them brand-​names. For some cheaper stuff head into the ABC store for snacks, drinks and souvenirs. There are lots of sportswear stores like Billabong. Also quite some jewelry stores and a good number of real estate stalls/​offices.
For some quality Hawaiian Shirts head into Tommy Bahama or Tori Richard. Chapel hats has a nice selection of hats, found some good deals here. In summer 2015 the mall was undergoing some renovations, so the names and number of stores might change in time.
If you feel hungry, there are some fast food places. But there are lots of restaurants just around the corner. Most of them of course cater to tourists and the prices are a bit higher. But a good place for a beer and some quick snack is the Hula Grill /​Barefoot Bar, which is right at the ocean and offers Live Music daily. Touristy too, but fun.
If you arrive by car, then there are lots of parking lots in the attached parking building. You get two hours of free parking if you purchase something in the stores (10 $ and up).
It’s not the biggest mall or the nicest. But a good option to do some shopping for a change and you always can combine it with a day on the beach, why is just nearby.
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Reminiscing on island sunsets and countless Mai tai’s, …this place, offering a surplus of high end shopping within the «Lahaina, Maui «Hotel Strip» immediately came to mind. I can’t, however, by any means attest to our experience here having been any bit memorable.
Located on Kaanapali Parkway, a mere leprechaun’s leap over the rainbow from the Westin Resort Hotel, sits a profusion of ways to, yup… YOU GUESSED IT —- further spend your money!!!
To be perfectly honest, traveling from LA, I/​we didn’t fly 4K miles over a water filled abyss to purchase the same items offered at The Grove, Beverly Center or any of the various Westfield locations.
That stated, I can’t allege that I/​we were über impressed by Whaler’s Village.
As another reviewer referenced, there were literally —NO CUSTOMERS— present to patronize this «village», placing a completely different spin on the theory that «it takes a village».
* * * If anything, this retail hamlet is nothing more than an archipelago of exorbitant ghost town shops! (yup… I said it)
Allow me to reiterate, Lahaina is WITHOUT A DOUBT geared towards tourism and above all, acquiring multiple methods to take yo’ moneyyy!, it’s virtually inevitable that prices within this particular area of Maui are going to be hyper-​inflated. Yet… and minus the prices conveyed here, something still doesn’t quite add up.
Despite sitting ocean front, the «outlet» itself could altogether benefit from some much overdue revamping. Perhaps then it’ll display a facet enabled enough to partition the high end clientele it seeks to market to.
Boasting a Louis Vuitton store as well as Sephora and a host of other costly boutiques to enlighten one’s retail experience, it’s apparent that travelers have «seen the light» (#mahalo Jesus), realizing that just to get over to this island within the first place, is pricey within itself, the last thing on any person’s «to do» list is «breaking the bank» which brings me to the fact that there are NO ATM’s here!!!
Take my word for it and do yourselves a favor.
Save your «kala» (Hawaiian for ‘money’). There’s NO SENSE whatsoever in breaking bread at this place only to have to pay an additional $ 25.00/per bag to take it all back home when flying back by way of Hawaiian Airlines!!!
If anything… visit «Front Street».
There’s more variance let alone a plethora of eateries and art galleries. Who needs a Berkin bag when you can have biscuits and booze for breakfast?

To be honest I was surprised at the lack of people at this mall… and yet the parking was very full. I guess it’s just an addendum to all the resorts here, to provide a place for all those staying here to get their vacation wear and some fancy Hawaiian jewelry I suppose before they head back to bask in the sun at the beach right there connected to the mall. Make sure to bring your parking stub to get validated otherwise you’re going to pay $ 3 /​half hour. It would probably get a better rating if it wasn’t for all the construction going on… it’s a bit messy and cramped in some areas.

This is a «in and out» kinda mall
There are not many choices for island shopping but this shopping area has everything a girl needs. Sephora (for ur smell good, look good needs) Kate spade (fancy bag need) Lululemon (for your workout look) and Roxy (for your shorts, tee, sandal and bikini needs). They also have a coffee shop with yummy chocolate macadamia nuts. Once you have shopped your little heart out u will probably still have time for a swim at the beach or you can head over to Hula Grill for happy hour. Not too bad of a day! Happy Shopping!

The Whalers Village is as far I can remember has always been very low key. Translation: not much going on. Except for the Louis Vuitton store of course. The ABC store gets a lot of action as well.
Oh there’s a few food stops that you can look forward too. An awesome cookie store and the creamiest latte with with the most adorable coffee bear art. And then there’s Yogurtland.
Although a few newer known stores are coming up. Looks like they’re wrapping up the final touches to those stores.
This shopping location is slow to catch up to what the public wants. But they are doing something about it now.
To us The Whalers Village means a destination to look forward to walk from the Westin Kaanapali Villa. About two easy miles thru the Homeowners Boardwalk past the golf course and parallel to the main freeway.
Parking is free with validation with a maximum of three hours in a covered garage.

For a metrosexual shopper, this is paradise especially for those staying at Westin Resort instead of the Villas. Knew I should’ve taken advantage of the shuttle but I digress…
LV is probably the highest end here, wished there were more Yuppie clothes like Boss or Versatos… while this won’t fill up more than a day, at least a guest here won’t need to drive. Centrally located so beach access is easy. Open concept, not an enclosed mall.
Parking’s cheap, $ 3 per half hour.
Just 2 levels but the most important store? ABC of course.

Whalers Village is a nice little shopping area to get souvenirs, hats, tee shirts, and other essentials. There are some restaurants and a mini food court (about 4 places to eat) with in Whalers Village. I have tried Maui Fish and Pasta there but my experience there wasn’t great. Full review on Unilocal.There is a shaved ice station and that was awesome. It is located down stairs near the food court and Honolulu Cookie Company. They have selection of flavors and you can choose up to 3. We added the scoop of macadamia nut ice cream on the bottom which was delicious.
If you are staying at one of the near by resorts they might offer a shuttle to take you near Whalers Village. We stayed at Sheraton and there is a shuttle that comes every 15 min. Parking is available for a small fee. But the good news is most of the stores validate your card for 3 free hours.

This is a touristy outdoor mall. The layout is nice and very well organized. Plenty of seating and many different stores to visit.
You can get your parking validated at any of the stores, be sure to take your parking stub in with you.

Nice open air mall that is some what eclectic from independent stores, kiosks, and native Hawaiian fare to Sephora, Coach, and Louis Vuitton.
Don’t eat in the food court, the Mexican food stand dish tacos were bland and they had the nerve to charge us $ 1 each for a small container of salsa that tasted like spaghetti sauce. Spend more money and time and eat in the beach front restaurants.