Kaimuki
Kaimuki is what Honolulu locals point to when they want to prove the island still has neighborhoods that work. Waialae Avenue strings together third-wave coffee, izakaya, and the kind of small restaurants that get written up and then quietly stay good. You walk to dinner. You see the same faces. The tradeoff is the obvious one: rents that no longer pretend to be neighborhood-priced, parking that punishes anyone who shows up after seven, and a steady drip of teardowns swapping plantation cottages for boxy infill. Still walkable, still established, still the answer east of Waikiki without Kahala money.
Kaimuki by the numbers
Kaimuki is roughly balanced, about 51% men to 49% women.
Median individual income in Kaimuki is about $48,800.
Hawaii doesn’t register by party; by the 2024 presidential vote Honolulu County leaned solidly Democratic, about 60% Harris to 38% Trump.
The median renter in Kaimuki pays about $1,920 a month.
About 9,700 Kaimuki residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Koko Head Cafe
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Vintage Books
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Talk Kaimuki
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The Surfing Pig Hawaii
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BREW'd craft pub
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The Curb Kaimuki
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Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design
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Oʻahu Grill
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Kaimuki Shokudo
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Miro Kaimuki - The Counter
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Restaurant XO
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Japanese Restaurant Aki
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Totoya とと家 Kaimuki - Japanese Negitoro & Seafood Bowls
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The Honey Bar by Mānoa Honey & Mead