Shabbat in Honolulu (Waikiki)

No eruv

No eruv on Oahu: Chabad of Hawaii's FAQ answers 'Is there an Eruv?' with 'No.' and its Accommodations page repeats that there is no eruv. Do not carry outdoors (including on Waikiki Beach); Chabad says it cannot refer visitors to anyone who can push strollers or wheelchairs on Shabbat.

Chabad of Hawaii Shabbat dinner and lunch

Buffet in the ground-floor dining hall; Friday Mincha at candle lighting, dinner about 1 hour after candle lighting; Shabbat Shacharit 10:00 AM, lunch about 12:30 PM (no fixed clock times posted). Adult (13+) $85 dinner, $75 lunch, $145 both; child 2-12 $65 / $55 / $110; kama'aina (Hawaii resident) $70 / $60 / $115 (form guest types: Visitor, Kama'aina, College Student, Military). Book at least one week ahead, separately for each Shabbat, online by credit card only. Cancellation: more than 1 week before 80% refund; 72 hours to 1 week 60%; within 72 hours no refund. Allergies/special diets: note in the Comments field (no individual accommodation). Menu: challah, wine, fish, dips and salads, chicken and/or meat with 2 sides, cake and fruit. Financial help: call 808-478-8892. Takeout and hotel delivery not stated

Hours: Fri night after services; Shabbat lunch about 12:30 PM · 808-735-8161 · online booking at chabadofhawaii.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/6008306/jewish/Meal-Reservations.htm

Oahu Kosher (Chef Yudi Weinbaum), meal delivery

Hot food delivered to hotels anywhere on Oahu. Shabbat menu arrives Friday 3:30-5:00 PM in Honolulu/Waikiki, order by 6 PM Wednesday. Weekday menu delivered Sun-Thu, order by 6 PM the day before. Closed Friday evening until Sunday morning. Sample weekday prices $23-$75 (schnitzel with side $40, ribeye $75); delivery charge added by location

Hours: Deliveries Sun-Fri; Shabbat orders arrive Fri 15:30-17:00 · WhatsApp or text 1-808-636-5378 (phone line down) · oahukosher.com

Aloha Lani Kosher (seasonal restaurant at Chabad)

Chabad calls it the only glatt kosher restaurant on Oahu; open seasonally (Chanukah through Yeshiva Week, plus July-August) and closed as of Chabad's Nov 2026 pages until it reopens for winter, so call first (Chanukah 2026 runs Dec 4-12; no reopening date found on Chabad's homepage or Chanukah page; Google, Nov 2026, still shows regular hours). Closed Friday and Saturday; Shabbat meals are booked separately with Chabad

Hours: When open (Google): Sun-Thu 17:00-21:00, closed Fri and Sat · 808-799-2533

Western Kosher (Los Angeles) shipments to Oahu

Chabad lists regular shipments to Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island; join the 'Hawaiian Western Kosher' WhatsApp group (link on Chabad's page) for shipment dates

Hours: — · westernkosher.com

Safeway Kapahulu (small kosher shelf)

Chabad lists a limited kosher aisle: Laromme challah, Shabbos and yahrzeit candles, Kedem grape juice, matzo; a Jerusalem Post visit also mentions a small kosher section at Safeway

Hours: Open 24 hours · 808-733-2600

Whole Foods Market Kahala

Chabad lists Baron Herzog wines, Bartenura Moscato and 'Got Kosher' challahs; buy sealed items only

Hours: 07:00-22:00 daily · 808-738-0820

Walmart Ke'eaumoku (no kosher aisle, hechsher products)

Chabad: no kosher aisle but stocks many everyday products with a hechsher, good prices, close to Waikiki hotels

Hours: 06:00-23:00 daily · 808-955-8441

Costco Wholesale Honolulu (no kosher section)

Chabad's list says 'No Kosher Food Section'; use it only for sealed labelled staples. Membership needed

Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-20:30, Sat 09:30-19:00, Sun 10:00-19:00 · 808-526-6100

Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors Waialae (kosher wine)

Wine shop named by both Chabad and Oahu Kosher as a source of kosher wine

Hours: 09:30-20:00 daily · 808-735-7100

Mikvas Batsheva (Chabad of Hawaii)

Booking: Perel Krasnjansky 808-478-8892 (no WhatsApp listed) · appointment only, book at least 48 hours ahead (a week suggested) · open to visitors on the same terms · opening hours not posted · $60 non-member, $35 member (membership $180 a year) · built 2010, renovated Feb 2023

• Where to stay: Chabad is just across the Ala Wai Canal from Waikiki, but The Jerusalem Post puts Waikiki hotels at a 20-30 minute walk, so allow extra time. Chabad says it cannot recommend specific hotels; its pages say all accommodations use electronic keypads, most lock stairwells and some have stairwell motion sensors, and that you must arrange things with hotel security before Shabbat. Hotels listed here are simply the closest, none has a confirmed Shabbat setup.
• At the shul: the sanctuary is on the 6th floor; the stairwell entrance is outside at the back and elevator access is limited (a key fob is needed), but a non-Jewish elevator operator is available on Shabbat. There is no eruv, so no carrying outdoors or on the beach.
• Shabbat meals at Chabad: Friday dinner (about 1 hour after candle lighting) and Shabbat lunch (about 12:30 PM) are buffets, adult $85 / $75 / $145 for both, children 2-12 $65 / $55 / $110, kama'aina $70 / $60 / $115. Book at least one week ahead, separately for each Shabbat, on the Meal Reservations page of chabadofhawaii.com (credit card only) or 808-735-8161. Refunds: 80% over a week out, 60% from 72 hours to a week, none inside 72 hours; financial help 808-478-8892.
• Food in your room: Oahu Kosher (glatt, Chef Yudi Weinbaum, not run by Chabad) delivers Shabbat meals to Waikiki hotels on Friday 3:30-5:00 PM, order by 6 PM Wednesday, WhatsApp or text 1-808-636-5378; it is closed Friday evening to Sunday morning. Aloha Lani, the only sit-down glatt restaurant, is seasonal (Chanukah through Yeshiva Week, July-August; Sun-Thu evenings) and closed Friday and Saturday.
• Groceries are thin: Chabad says Costco has no kosher section and Walmart has no kosher aisle; Safeway Kapahulu has a small shelf (challah, grape juice, candles), Whole Foods Kahala has kosher wine and challah, Foodland is not on Chabad's list. Chabad-supervised local products include Lappert's ice cream and Hawaiian Springs water; Western Kosher (OK) ships from Los Angeles. Hotel kitchenettes: Ramada Plaza and Embassy Suites have microwave and fridge, Ilikai studios have full kitchens; bring utensils. No kosher counter at HNL found, so pack food (Oahu Kosher's Honolulu delivery zone lists the airport).
• Timing and other islands: Hawaii is UTC-10 with no daylight saving, so land Thursday if you can and settle the hotel stair arrangement before candle lighting. A 2009 DansDeals post says Chabad custom in Hawaii is to keep Shabbat on the local Saturday; ask your own rabbi, especially when flying via Asia or Australia. Other Chabad houses (candle lighting Fri Nov 6: Wailea 5:30 PM, Kona 5:29, Kauai 5:40): Maui (Wailea, Rabbi Mendy Krasnjansky) 808-222-9225, its site says only 'kosher food available on Maui'; Kailua-Kona (Rabbi Levi Gerlitsky) 808-999-9161, online sign-up for Shabbat services and/or dinner, free with $100 suggested donation, address given on contact; Hilo 808-494-4302; Kauai Jewish Center 808-647-4293, no weekly Shabbat services (a minyan may be arranged for visitors; Rabbi Michoel 808-346-7824), community Shabbat meals at Wailua Homesteads $90 dinner / $45 lunch for visitors, book online, location given on reservation. Times for Maui, Hilo and Kona are not published.

Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Jerusalem Kosher Deli (410 Atkinson Dr): last seen in a Jan 2010 DansDeals thread and on Table Journey; absent from Chabad's current Kosher Resources page and from Google Places as of Nov 2026. No dated closure notice was found, so status is unconfirmed; not listed. · Chabad of Hawaii's old home at 410 Atkinson Dr (Ala Moana Hotel area, per 2005 and 2017 articles and old forum threads): Chabad is now at 2241 Kapiolani Blvd, 6th Floor. · Older guides saying Honolulu has no kosher restaurant or mikvah: Aloha Lani now operates seasonally and Mikvas Batsheva opened in 2010. · Congregation Sof Ma'arav (lay-led Conservative, egalitarian) and Temple Emanu-El: non-Orthodox, not listed. Chabad of Hawaii is the only Orthodox minyan found (Google, Chabad, community-directory and Hebrew searches, Nov 2026); ask Chabad on 808-735-8161 about any other.