Oahu, Hawaii

Hilo Hattie at the Moana shopping center is Honolulu's best destination for Hawaiian fashion, gifts, souvenirs, home and beach accessories, beauty products, gourmet foods and stunning island jewelry. In fact, you can get almost everything here, so this is where tourists in the know go to get that Hawaiian shirt that visitors simply have to take back home.

Ala Moana is the world's largest open-air shopping mall, hosting over 240 stores and 60 restaurants in the 50-acre complex and, thus, an impressive blend of international, national, and local boutiques. Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Armani are some of the brands located on site but you can also experience many more.

The Aloha Tower Marketplace is a lively waterfront market featuring restaurants, entertainment venues, shops, and kiosks. Go here for experiencing a vibrant and colorful shopping experience and take home some souvenirs.

Tin Can Mailman is a vintage shop in Chinatown, full of Hawaiiana and memorabilia, from postcards, books and pinup girls to clothes and jewelry. Browsing through the huge selection of items is like turning back time to see a Hawaii from long ago that indeed knows how to compete with the current one.

North Shore is an open-air plaza housing art galleries, clothing stores, and a surf museum. Moreover, Jungle Gems is located here, with its precious and semiprecious gemstone jewelry that you do not want to miss out. The Silver Moon Emporium is another local favorite.

The Royal Hawaiian Center composes a three-block radius with more than 100 stores and restaurants, including local stores Aloha Aina Boutique, Honolulu Home Collection, and Koi Boutique. Head here for an authentic shopping and dining experience.

On Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, the parking lot of the Aloha Stadium becomes a huge marketplace, where vendors push everything from Hawaiian themed clothes, accessories and souvenirs to ethnic food, silk flowers and other decorations. If you're patient and search thoroughly you can come across really unique items.

At the Waikele Premium Outlets, you'll find your favorite brands at exclusive prices, this is the place where you can shop till you drop. From clothes and shoes to bags and jewelry. Plus, a few eateries for when you decide to take a break from all the shopping.

The products for sale at Lanikai comprise everything for health, hygiene and beauty: from creams, lotions and soaps to bath salts and scrubs. All products are made in Hawaii, using natural ingredients and extracts from all sorts of natural sources, including fruits, nuts and weeds.

The Ward Village is its own and self-sustaining entertainment and shopping destination. A five-mall complex with more than 130 specialty shops and 40 eateries. In addition, it also hosts 16 screen movie theater, so you can easily spend a whole day here.