The International Market Place is a 4.5 acre banyan-tree-shaded property situated in the heart of Waikiki. It is an open-air bazaar which has been a Waikiki attraction for several decades. Since the opening in 1957, there have been no major renovations.

It’s history as a market place began on January 16, 1955 when entrepreneur Donn “Don the Beachcomber” Beach announced that a new “Waikiki village” was to be created.

Property developers in Honolulu have coveted the Market place’s central location, wishing to make more upscale restaurants and shops, with a entertainment pavilion and storytelling center. But so far, it stays pretty much the same as it has always been.

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