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Ala Moana Mall - what a dump.

I remember Farrells ice cream, Shirokiya, Liberty house. I remember when muumuus were being worm and aloha wear. Not much at all anymore. Like i said the Aloha spirit has died .

Honolulu has lost its aloha spirit. Sad.

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It used to be for the people of hawaii. Not anymore. It's for the tourist and criminals. I grew up going to Ala Moana. Saw it's changes through the years. The 1970's was it's best years. Now not so much. Last time I've been there was over 15 years ago. Never missed it. kind of sad.

Thanks for informing us how modern Honolulu came to be.

“🎶 Ooh, Ah, Oh Wow, Ala Moana!🎶”

Still get plenty rats. That hasn't changed in 60 years either.

Awesome place 😎 i love oahu Hawaii

Wow! Even I don't remember Woolworths there. My heyday years were the 1970s and I remember Ala Moana Shopping Center as it was then. It's a real circus now. Just try getting in and out of there today with all the traffic.

imagine if this early part of the video...was Sears. Now, the bldg is gone :(.....

crazy they're saying the mosquito filled swamp was deemed a "health hazard" because that was proven to be false and was the narrative they pushed to justify claiming the land and making it more attractive for outsiders and visitors. they used the same excuse for building the ala wai canal which is literally so contaminated because of the dredging they did. they made the water so contaminated it destroyed the agriculture and aquaculture locals and natives tended to for years. they pushed a lot of natives and local farmers off to develop places that are meant for settlers and tourists

and now Ala Moana is where the first Chick-fil-A on Oahu opened

Woolworth, JCPenny⋯⋯1980…

were these the good old days? or just the old days? i was only around in the 1980s.

Ala Moana will continue to evolve in unexpected way... yeah, like charge for parking...

Been there so many times . Love Mamas Pasta in the food court

God bless the people of Hawaii, my wife and me stay at the Ala Moana hotel last July, celebrating our 2nd Honeymoon, even with the pandemic problems, the beautiful people of Hawaii and the Hawaiian weather were always gorgeous and beautiful, We intent to move back permanently in a couple of years, Mahalo beautiful Hawaii.

하와이는 지구상에서 최고의 천국입니다. 꼭 가보시길~~^^

I stopped enjoying da mall once sears closed. It hasn't felt the same ever since. They changed the food court from a cool looking dark ocean area with neon lights to some very generic eating area. It does not feel special anymore. There are too many tourists that ruin my enjoyment. I only still go to ala moana center because the bus system has a hub there At least they still have da koi fish.

I miss Hawaii! I moved from Hawaii 2017 it’s been 5 years since i visited .. growing up I’ve always heard people saying “it’s no place like home” didn’t understand it till I left .. the food, the people, our culture…

zippys in sears

Love the GAF Viewmaster effect

I sure miss the "old" Ala Moana Center. To bad my favorite stores are no more

I remember going there every week; a couple of times a week with my mom in 1970’s. Remember shopping at Liberty house, and several of the smaller shops which I can’t remember I mean I’m 60 now so this goes back several years LOL.

shame ala moana is not even owned locally, owned by big mainland corporations just like all the other malls here what a shame. I don't shop there it caters to the rich foreigners and mainlanders

Let's be real. Ala Moana sucks now!!! They should have left it alone after the late 90s early 2000's. I absolutely hate going there now with all the new development

Wasn't this an indoor mall in the 90s? I remember going to an indoor mall a lot when I lived there around 1991.

“A place where our grandparents came as children?” LOL. What generation are you talking to? My Grandparents were adults when Ala Mona was built and my PARENTS came to Ala Moana as 13/14 year olds when it opened!

0:29 and 70 years later the entire Sears corporation declares bankruptcy.

Ala Moana Center has ceased to be Hawaii's center. It has become a place for the wealthy and elite. Auwe

how many Ala Moana businesses are owned and operated by Hawaii based and run companies? maybe ABC store....now it mostly international brand chains with high priced made in china stuff. could be any mega mall anywhere , like even atlanta or Dallas

Ala Moana has become a museum where locals go to look at things they can’t afford.

Cool

Missing Liberty Hoisd Macy’s should have kept the brand and sales Zooper sale

I miss Liberty House, Ferrels, and Lynn’s Deli.

Things to remember. The Liberty House bag on the rack, The bird cage, Peteʻs Model Craft, Woolworthʻs and the lunch counter, Sears popcorn and candy stand, AND Keiki Land.

Auwae!! So sad to see ‘āina treated with such disrespect. puna wai and lo’i kalo dredged and back filled to make a shopping center! 👎🏽

In 1963, I remember a trip to Honoloulu to visit my aunt for Christmas. I was 4 years old then, and visiting Ala Moana for the first time during the Christmas holidays was nothing short of magical for a country boy from the Big Island. The adults wanted us to have the sitting in Santa's lap experience and riding the Christmas kiddy train which was going to be the highlight of our afternoon. Needless 2 say nature made its calling at the most inopertune time, just as we were boarding the train. Mom was hoping I could wait till after the train ride to go to the bathroom. Well, as nature wouldn't wait and as the train made its circular journey, I found my way to the back of the caboose and relieved myself as the Christmas crowd looked on. I was told the story many years later that my astonished Aunt said to my mom, "Pretend he's not ours!".

I live next to a Ala Moana so still go there often

The large Koi pools are gone. I think there is a small pool that still remains I think. They could have removed it already because when your not looking for it, it’s easy to miss. Unlike before where It was huge and was the main feature for Ala Moana for a very long time. Infact there was a large Hanging Koi Sculpture near the middle where the stage is. I get it. It’s very expensive to maintain the koi ponds. There are many upscale stores. Too many. COVID-19 has closed many of them and only a few have reopened. Unless deep pocket Asian tourists come back, it’s unlikely these upscale store will ever reopen. It made for a very empty shopping center which is very strange when it’s usually packed with tourists and shoppers. The shoppers have rebounded a bit due to recent stimulus from the government.

One of my favorite places! Can't wait to go back.

I'm too young to remember Ala Moana when it was in its heyday, but my parents used to talk about how it was in the good old days.. They always mentioned Liberty House and JC Penny's. I remember shopping at Sears with my mom on the weekends. So sad when it was announced that it was going to shut down. When Shirokiya moved to its current location I was kinda sad. Loved going there when it was at its original location. Youngbloods like myself won't remember Ala Moana as it used to be because we obviously weren't around.

Great video!

I won't shop there now it's just an extension of waikiki high end shopping and the mall I once knew is long gone

Many a weekend as a kid in the '80s, my mother, sister, and I would hop on TheBus from Ma'ili to Ala Moana for Back to School shopping, Christmas Shopping, or to eat at the Food Court and see a movie at the nearby theaters off Kapiolani, Ala Moana Blvd, or Kuhio Ave. It was a long trek, but on the way back we would get the first crack at seats on the bus ride home, since Ala Moana Center was and always has been a major transit hub.

Used to work at Ed & Dons Ice Cream Parlor back in the seventies... best job ever!

Frequented Ala Moana Shopping Center back in the 1970's when I would come to Honolulu from Midway Island where I served in the US Navy. It was a good place to shop, watch live shows and meet girls. :D

Ala Moana is not the same, most of the stores I don't even step foot in. To high end for me, so I just stick too Pearlridge and Kahala Mall. Choke good memories as a child at Ala Moana. Had my first kiss right in front of Shirokiya when I was in high school😂. I think that was the store name. #govs

Went there in 2016,interesting place but a nightmare to work out where you were and where shops where.