The District ★ 4.0
$$$ala-moana{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': '21:00-02:00', 'friday': '22:00-02:00', 'saturday': '22:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
The District on Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu is the 21+ nightclub run by The Republik's team, with bottle service tables, DJ-led dance floors and karaoke rooms upstairs.
Tip: 21+ at the door, ticketed weekends. Friday and Saturday 22:00 to 02:00; reservation-only on big-DJ nights.
Sky Waikiki ★ 4.2
$$$waikiki{'monday': '16:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-22:00', 'thursday': '16:00-23:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': '16:00-22:00'}
Sky Waikiki on top of Waikiki Business Plaza in Honolulu is the 19-story rooftop venue that turns into a dance floor after 21:00 with DJs spinning above Diamond Head and the Pacific.
Tip: Dinner service 16:00 to 22:00 then dance-floor mode. Reservations on OpenTable; resort casual sunset, smart casual late.
Blue Note Hawaii ★ 4.7
$$$waikiki{'monday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00', 'tuesday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00', 'wednesday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00', 'thursday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00', 'friday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00', 'saturday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00', 'sunday': 'shows 18:30 and 21:00'}
Blue Note Hawaii at the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort in Honolulu opened in January 2016 as a 326-seat partnership with the Blue Note Entertainment Group, with two nightly performances year-round.
Tip: Two shows nightly. Reserve at bluenotejazz.com/hawaii; dinner from Executive Chef Julius Laurentius alongside the music.
Anna O'Brien's ★ 4.0
$ala-moana{'monday': '18:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '18:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '18:00-02:00', 'thursday': '18:00-02:00', 'friday': '18:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': '18:00-02:00'}
Anna O'Brien's on South Beretania near UH Manoa in Honolulu has booked punk, rock, metal and reggae shows since 1969 in the upstairs club room with a downstairs pub of darts and pool.
Tip: Shows most weekends and weeknights. Comedy University on Wednesdays. Mug Club membership is a deal for regulars.
House Without a Key Sunset Hula ★ 4.6
$$$waikiki{'monday': '07:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '07:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '07:00-22:00', 'thursday': '07:00-22:00', 'friday': '07:00-22:00', 'saturday': '07:00-22:00', 'sunday': '07:00-22:00'}
House Without a Key at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu features live Hawaiian music and hula under a 130-year-old kiawe tree from 17:30 every evening, the city's most romantic sunset show.
Tip: Hula and live music 17:30 to 20:30 nightly. Bar tables walk-in; the Diamond Head side fills up first.
Lewers Lounge ★ 4.6
$$$waikiki{'monday': '20:00-22:30', 'tuesday': '20:30-00:00', 'wednesday': '20:30-00:00', 'thursday': '20:30-00:00', 'friday': '20:30-00:00', 'saturday': '20:30-00:00', 'sunday': '20:00-22:30'}
Lewers Lounge at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu features nightly light jazz performances seven nights a week, the intimate cocktail lounge of Hawaiian jazz with Chet Baker and Ella Fitzgerald-themed drinks.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 20:30 to midnight, Sunday and Monday 20:00 to 22:30. Smart casual dress.