Don Quijote and Don Don Donki on Oahu: Stores, Hours and What to Buy

The company’s store page lists three stores as of October 14, 2026. Only Kapolei carries the Don Don Donki name. Honolulu Magazine describes Don Don Donki as a superstore format found only outside Japan, in places such as Singapore and Guam, with a focus on grab-and-go food (June 10, 2025). The company still calls Kaheka and Pearl City Don Quijote, and none of the pages we read announces a conversion.

Some guides still list a Waipahu store. Hawaii News Now reported that it would close on December 31, 2024, when its ground lease ended (HNN, December 2024). The Kaheka store is older: it began as a Holiday Mart, became Daiei’s Hawaiʻi flagship, and Don Quijote bought the four Daiei stores in February 2006 (Honolulu Advertiser, 2006).

Kaheka’s pharmacy keeps its own hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., closed Sunday (pharmacy page). The company also sells online through Instacart for all three stores (online hub).

Distances are our own routing on OpenStreetMap data, without traffic, so allow more at rush hour. Kaheka is the short hop from town.

Parking. The company’s store page gives no parking terms for any store, so we state no rates. A March 2021 Wikimedia Commons photo shows a “Don Quijote PARKING” sign on a deck near Makaloa and Poni streets (Commons). Read the posted terms at the entrance. Driving from Waikīkī? Our Waikiki parking guide has garage rates and overnight options for the other end of the trip.

Without a car. Kaheka is the one to reach without driving: it is 0.4 miles from Ala Moana Center, and our getting around Oahu guide covers TheBus and rideshare. The LeaLea Trolley’s November 2026 map lists a Don Quijote stop on its Ala Moana / Don Quijote line.

The food counters decide which store to visit. Kapolei is built around them; Kaheka and Pearl City each have an okazuya with a rotating menu.

Kapolei. Honolulu Magazine toured the store in June 2025 (Honolulu Magazine). Prices below are from that visit and may have changed.

The food court has Café Kyra, Wagyukushi, Toriyama Wagyu Ramen and a juice bar, with vendors keeping their own hours, generally around 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The sweet potato counter closes at 5 p.m. The store opened with a 350-seat dining area, and the KHON preview noted that it alone has eateries with seating.

Kaheka and Pearl City. The company posts a weekly okazuya menu for both stores. At Kaheka, fried rice, yakisoba, karaage chicken, Korean chicken, chicken nishime, bihon and green beans with pork are on every day, with kalua pork, lechon kawali and pot roast rotating in. Pearl City lists Broaster chicken every day. Kaheka’s store page also lists Sushi Robot and Ramen Santouka. Honolulu Magazine ranked Inari Factory’s 12 inari flavors in February 2024, weeks after the stall opened. An andagi stall sets up in front of the store on Wednesdays.

The company’s pages name no Hawaii souvenirs, so this list sticks to what the stores and press confirm. Read labels for where an item was made, and compare unit prices with Costco before buying gift sets in bulk. Our local Hawaiian snacks list and Hawaiian candy and gift guide cover what to look for.

Jonetz was renamed in 2021 with the slogan “Don Don Odoroki” (About Us). The company lists a Pick of the Month (company page) that changes, so the shelf is the better guide than any list.

The value depends on where you are sleeping. Our read, from the hours and distances above, not a price comparison:

For shopping closer to the beach, International Market Place is 1.7 miles from Kaheka. If you would rather have a guide pick the food, our self-guided Oahu food tour sorts local stops by area.

• Pearl City, unless you are already on that side. It is 9.1 miles from the airport and lists an okazuya and a Pizza Hut, not the sit-down food of Kapolei.
• Kapolei’s sweet potato cake, if you do not like roasted sweet potato. The Honolulu Magazine writer called it one for yaki imo fans.
• Assuming 24 hours. Only Kaheka keeps them; Pearl City closes at midnight and Kapolei at 1 a.m.
• Anything that must stay cold, if you fly soon. Buy shelf-stable items on departure day.
• Old lists. Waipahu closed on December 31, 2024, so any guide that still lists it is out of date.

Airport day. Kaheka is 7.7 miles from the airport and open all night, so a late landing can end with a hot plate and breakfast supplies before the hotel. Our Honolulu airport guide covers the airport itself, and the airport to Waikīkī guide covers the ride in.

Ala Moana and Kaheka. Kaheka is 0.4 miles from Ala Moana Center, so it pairs with a morning at Ala Moana Beach Park or a mall afternoon. Our things to do in Oahu guide has the rest of town.

Kapolei and Ko Olina. Don Don Donki is 4.3 miles from Ko Olina Station shops by our routing. It suits a stocking-up run before a week at the lagoons: see the Ko Olina guide, the Island Country Market review for the resort-side option, and the Kapolei guide for what else is nearby.