It's interesting that CU made a claim for this place when it could have been another 7-Eleven. Turns out that the layout of the store is very much like 7-Eleven but in a smaller space. As I walked thru the store deciding what to buy, I noticed similarities with 7-Eleven and CU. I spent about 15 minutes walking around the area and finding out that I just wanted something to cold to drink. And that was it. It's nice to have a convenience store here in the Kahala area. While there's a 7-Eleven store in Kaimuki, you can shop here if you need to grab something here while you're hanging at Kahala Mall or just passing thru. I just happened to be going home and found this place. They had a flag ship store in downtown Honolulu and expanded here to Kahala. Nice to have this outlet here when you need that convenience store vibe in Kahala. The store staff is nice and friendly. The store itself was clean and was stocked. The vibe felt like a 7-Eleven store but smaller due to the existing building space dimensions. For the most part though, the experience here at this CU location was good and satisfying. While you could get drinks that's cheaper at McDonald's next door, it's nice to support local businesses here and they have an assortment of bottle drinks besides the usual fare. And they also have stuff you can find at Longs Drugs too, but at a competitive pricing. You'll be happy to have this on your way thru Kahala if you're here wandering around or just passing though. While it can be a bit more expensive, CU's signature brand comes from the specialty ramen stuff that they stock. You can make your own ramen here from the various brands. You can make it in the store and eat it right away after purchasing. Thought that was very convenient for those who love very instant noodles and don't want to wait until they got home. The overall experience here at this CU convenience store in the Kahala district is quite nice and I hope to get back sometime. I would like to return here and check out their ramen stuff just to see if I can handle their spicy ramen that's imported from Japan. For now though, I only purchased a couple of items on my maiden trip to this store on a nice September evening. It was cool that they are open at night. Not sure if they are 24 hours like 7-Eleven is but the location is good for me since I'm nearby Kahala all the time when I'm not anywhere else. They do have limited hot food items, but the star of the show is the aforementioned ramen. And so, while my time here at CU Kahala was brief, I'm sure I'll be back soon since the love of ramen with me is strong. Definitely worth coming back here when ramen is king. Best bet is to come here when you can to grab your favorite ramen and drinks. CU Kahala is located conveniently adjacent to Kahala Mall at Kahala Korner. It's physical address is 4614 Kīlauea Avenue, next to the United States Post Office around the corner and McDonald's Kahala. They accept major credit cards as well as cash. As far as parking goes, there's very limited parking at the Kahala Korner, which probably boasts around 15 parking spots. Best bet would be to park at Kahala Mall or at the US Post Office (when it's not busy) and walk on over. As far as public transportation goes, routes 1, 1L, 2, 7, and 14 comes by Kahala Mall, but there's a bus stop literally fronting CU that services routes 2, 7, 23, and 14. Choose the right one that works for your schedule and pace. And so, CU is a newer player to the retail space and hope they'll stick around in the Honolulu area. While they are next to Kahala Mall, they have a good and unique branding but also have the everyday experience and items that will draw you into this place for you any day you decide to come here to pick up your essential stuff. Consider coming to this place for your ramen source and you'll be plenty happy. I'm sure I will be when I will return again soon. Gonna try out the spicy ones first. 5.0 stars for the overall experience. Support local! A+ read more

Update 8/21/26 This morning went to CU Kahala wanted to get this iced coffee in a pouch . Last time I bought it was real good . Plus got my go to Shrimp chip if you haven't try it yet I highly recommend it . It's very light and a good amount of shrimp taste . read more

CU Hawaii - Kahala - My haul - Convenience Stores Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Do you "C" them... I almost didn't even with their large sign very prominent from street view driving and search is challenging for this area as it's very busy and if you missed the parking entrance on Kilauea Ave you gotta circle around lol. This Kahala Korner location is shared with other biz like Kapa Hale and Olive Tree so parking is free but with just a handful available is frustrating when it's full this super tiny location does have the basic CU items that we all look forward to I'd say it is easier than going to the downtown location. Checking out the staff did mention that they have a special on their hot items with 2 for $5 which was hard to resist and was happy to make this unplanned visit where the convenience was not only yummy so was the price and selections. Thank you! read more

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Korean convenience shop finally made it way to east Honolulu area. Just like 7-11 or Lawson or Family mart set up. Small shop which gets real tight with mutiple people inside especially in the aisles, 1 person can walk thru but when there is 2 or more people, feels like sardines. The staff is nice. The parking lot is small, need to enter from Kilauea ave and exit out into Pahoa Ave. I got pouch hazelnut coffee, salmon nigiri roll, and package of Shin ramyun. Salmon roll was dry and fell apart easily. Enjoy the pouch coffee, didn't get cup of ice to go with. Shin Ramyun is always good, spicy sauce. May need to check out the downtown location one day. Hope they open other locations in West Oahu or Windward side. read more

CU Hawaii - Kahala - Convenience Stores Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Clerk was helpful. Expired special sign so I was not able to get items on sale. Signed up for points. Some signs hard to find the price. Able to get free slurpee with purchase. Walk around McDonalds where Olive Tree used to be. read more

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Wow, three Korean CU Hawaii stores opened in Hawai'i and I finally had the opportunity to shop for the first time at the CU Hawaii Kahala store! Finding an open parking stall in the shared parking lot was a bit challenging during the busy lunch hour, but I was able to parked in the 15 minute parking stall. I thought it was better than nothing. I did a quick look around and grab some items. I got the huge Sig Zane CU Hawaii bag. It cost a little more since it was Sig Zane! The Korean store carried many interesting & variety of Asian snacks, but I was more interested in the prepared hot food like the tornado potato, potato corn dog, original corn dog, sausage skewer, but i liked the boneless chicken skewer the best. I usually love tornado potato if it was made to order. Ran out of the Sausage & rice cake skewer. I wanted to try them all, but i bought most of them. Food was okay since it was conveniently pre-made and ready for purchase, but I'm sure it'll taste better made to order. The fried mandoo could be air fried since the edges was a little crunchy at the edges. I got the pork mandoo instead of the kimchee mandoo. It was reasonable priced. I forgot all about the app I downloaded earlier when they first opened to get reward points until i saw Yelp pal Jackie K using it at the register! it's my first time there, so I was bummed and sad when I remembered too late about scanning my app for points after I've tapped my credit card and learned it was too late. Nothing can be done! I tried asking on-line for assistance if they could helped in putting it in manually for me, but no response yet and I read somewhere it can't be done. One day I'll visit their other store's location to really experience the store since it's larger with more items and food! read more

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Hearing a new (Nice to) CU Hawaii opening up so solo was a surprised and hearing it's opening in Kahala was a bigger surprise. It's great East Honolulu is getting an Asian store, albeit a convenience store. But that's a step in the right direction! CU Hawaii is located in the Kahala Korner with Olive Tree Cafe and Kapa Hale. There's very limited parking stalls, and even less when Olive Tree Cafe is open. Inside is small and as tight as it can get. 3 aisles of various Korean convenience food, prepared foods, ramyeon, and other products. There's just enough space for one person to go through each aisle. You can get trapped when it's busy. There are microwaves and instant ramyeon cookers on the side. Plus a very small counter space for 1-2 people to stand and eat. Overall, a welcomed addition to Kahala. Nice, clean, ultra tight store with many food options to choose from. I tried a Korean Loco Moco with Gochujang. It was quite acceptable for a microwaveable food item. The egg and burger managed to stay tender and moist. Sauce was tasty too! read more

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I went on opening day and walked right in! The shelf were fully stocked except for the refrigerator and hot warmer. There was no parking but I parked at the mall and walked over. The store itself is pretty small - I don't go to the original but the aisles are small too! It can fit maybe just one person walking down. I didn't get much. Just one drink pouch for $2. read more

It's refreshing to know that we have choices on what convenience store we can go to... CU Hawaii will give you flavors of Korea. They have local favorites as well such as Musibi's done 5 different ways with different ingredients. They just need to make this location a little bigger. This location was tight. Aisles are close together. But, other than that, cool products. I especially liked the Sugar-Free Drinks they have in pouches to take home and throw over ice later. read more

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This CU location in the Kahala area is smaller than downtown but it is fully stocked with all the same items in smaller quantities. I came in to buy some omiyage for gifting to mainland friends. They have the Sig Zane X CU Hawaii foldable reusable bags along with mugs and water bottles int he back. I went in an hour before closing so I didn't see any hot food available but there were other people in there stocking up on snacks and beverages. The aisle are narrow but it's enough for 2 people to pass each other. The best part about this location is the parking. As long as you don't go during peak dinner time (6pm-8pm), you should be able to get a parking space. read more

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I've been waiting for the store to open, the signs have been on the building for a while. The store is small but well organized. Ramen, hot foods chips and snacks. You can even make your ramen at the cooking station. Check-out was quick and easy. Nice addition to the neighborhood. read more

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Went to the newest CU on Oahu near Kahala Mall and is second store only outside of Korea. Much smaller than the downtown location but it has all of the main attractions of the other location. Very happy with the ramen selection and you are able to heat your noodles there, but it's an additional 99 cents for the special bowl to activate the water dispenser. The hot food selection was good and I got some suggestions from the employees as their favorites were the kim chee mandoo and the corn dog. Don't forget to grab a cup of ice to drink the many selections of drink pouches. I also couldn't resist these large cream filled buns from the refrigerator section. The vanilla was my favorite. #bigboyproblems read more

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They do a good job here for the limited space that they have. Definitely smaller than the Chinatown CU, but they have all of the usual staples that the Chinatown location has - just compact into a tinier CU. The worker helped with great recommendations of what people usually get when they come here. read more

Worst musubi I've ever had. Rice was under cooked and they refrigerate the musubis. Opening and wrapping the rice in the nori was very challenging since the rice kept falling apart. I dumped both the spicy pork and tuna mayo. It wasn't worth the challenge and the flavor wasn't good. This does not reflect on the service. The female cashier was helpful and friendly. read more

You know what could improve? The workers this location is extremely disappointing and rude. It's 9/16/26 before closing and the worker was upset that we didn't wipe our feet and she said " You guys never like wipe your feet?" and started huffing and puffing and got all upset. Then it made it a very uncomfortable experience to be at this location and to come back. It seems like every time I come here, there's an issue with the staff. Though this was the first rude encounter. I believe that management should do something and reevaluate who they're hiring to have to run their business. While we're shopping also the lady is shaking her head and sighing extremely loud. Also she tells me last minute that I have to to grab a cold musubi when she saw that I was clearly already grabbing one earlier. I don't know if this was due to us walking in before closing but it's unacceptable. She was also on her phone read more

Korean convenience store, think 7-11 but mostly Korean/Asian stuff. Store itself is pretty small and can get crowded quickly with just a few aisles. Private parking lot, right next to Kapa Hale. Staff were nice and store was clean and well stocked. In addition to the usual ready made cold (musuni, kimbap, onigiri, etc) and hot bar items (crispy fried stuff), there's an extensive instant noodle aisle and a microwave to make it in the store and lots of Asian snacks and a large cold drink selection. There are some typical American snacks/chips too. Great stop before catching a movie at Kahala Theaters. read more

The place is fully stocked shelves compared to downtown despite being half the size. The parking is free too and on the outside of kahala mall. read more

greatest products and service love the store! You can't beat the coffee and drink pouches The ramen choices are excellent and fun read more

CU kahala the 7-11 of Korea..replaced Subways. Korean inspired snacks, ice cream, drinks & k beauty. I really enjoyed the melon drink.. it comes in a pouch & pre-packed to go ice cup.. delicious... highly recommend you check it out for fun snacks, ice cream & drinks! Staff was helpful & funny read more

CU Hawaii - Kahala - Sweet melon drink - Convenience Stores Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Amazing service and very well organized and clean. Everyone was super friendly and I love the ramen station. Highly recommend checking this place out. read more

Starting out early mornings are great at CU Kahala! The prepared foods have a nice selection. Want to give a shout out to Team Member "T" who always greets with a smile, is courteous and best of all he always has the coffee machine prepped and ready!!!! His positive energy makes early mornings kinder :) read more