Hawaii Escape Challenge

My daughters and I find a great time at escape challenges the five-year-old has a height that is perfect for spotting clues. My 10-year-old has an analytical mind that doesn't stop and helps with solving riddles and together with my experience. We have a great time and have very equal parts in the winning of every one of the escape rooms we've attempted but one which we're gonna retry shortly

We just did the "Museum Impossible" escape room with a group of five (four adults and one child), and it was a blast! It's my first time here and I found the puzzles challenging but super fun, interactive and engaging. All of us had a great time working together to solve the clues.The game master was cool, really friendly and helpful. She gave us hints just when we needed them without spoiling anything, which kept the game exciting.We were thrilled to escape with just 4 minutes to spare and really had an amazing time. I would definitely recommend this escape room. It's a great activity for both beginners and seasoned escape room players looking for a fun challenge.

Wedged between Claire's and Pandora in the mall. It was like locating a speakeasy bar :) made reservations and they were timely in getting our group started. We did the cabin and it was quite challenging for us! We asked for a few clues and the staff were super friendly. Managed to escape with 10min remaining. They have a locker outside to store all your belongings. No photos allowed.

I tried Hawaii Escape Challenge a couple of times with different groups. I tried the Diamond Heist a while back and recently I tried The Cabin. This place no longer has The Cellar, which was my favorite and only horror escape room on Oahu. Regardless, the two new escape rooms added were The Cabin and The Red Doors. Both sounds interesting in terms of the story. My friends decided to try The Cabin since it seems the "easiest" out of the rest with a 50% success rate. We booked the time after hours when the mall was about the closed. This place was located on the second floor of Pearlridge Center right tucked away next to Claire's. The door was locked so we had to call in to let them know that we have arrived. There were 4 of us in a group and 2 of us were new to escape rooms. There was only one person working during that time and he was very unenthusiastic and not energetic at all. Every time we asked him a question (regarding just general questions) he was always unsure how to answer. It looks like he doesn't want to be working the closing shift that it kind of killed the mood of my 2 friends who were completely new to escape rooms. The vibe was a little awkward. He was also our game master and we only used 2 clues out of the 3. The first clue he gave was helpful but the second was something we already have tried but it was a "mechanical error" on the design part of the room. We didn't use our third hint since we already escaped. Without spoiling too much, The Cabin was the easiest escape room I've tried at Hawaii Escape Challenge. The environment was dim and eerie and the props were in-theme to the story. The puzzles were fun and interesting but there was one that was completely convoluted. Our group did mentioned how we wished there were some sound effects in the room to help with the mood of the theme such as the wind blowing, footsteps, wood creaking, crickets chirping, owls hooting in the distance, etc. The room was just too quiet and after 10 minutes we didn't feel too immerse with the theme and the hype kinda died down. I also mentioned that there was a mechanical error where a lock was very finicky but we didn't know. We had the right combination but the door wouldn't unlock which made us second guess ourselves. Until after we keep resetting the lock several times it finally opened. We also told the problem to our game master and he confirmed that the lock was indeed finicky AFTER we escape. I've been to a couple different escape room companies and if there is a finicky mechanism, our game master would let us know beforehand or when they see us stuck at that one puzzle. Overall, Hawaii Escape Challenge escape rooms are still fun. Their puzzles are a little more difficult than the other escape rooms we've tried. Also they are more stingy with their "free" hints and their 3 available hints are always in rhymes and riddles. The rooms themes are interesting in story but the displays are a little more older. The rooms aren't as immersive as the other rooms I've tried. It also would be cool if The Cabin lights would also flicker sometimes to feel the eerie mood.So far I've tried:The Cabin- escapedDiamond Heist- 70% complete (the puzzles were very convoluted)The Cellar (1st run)- 20% complete (3 hints were in riddles which we couldn't figure out)The Cellar (2nd run)- escaped (our team switched places in the rooms)

First time I ever tried an escape room. This was fun. Went for a work team building thing. We did the Flushed room. Didn't make it out, but we did get further along than the other team. After we got out, we asked the game master what we were missing bc we got stuck at about 15 mins left. She asked if we did something (not giving hints here.. you gotta figure out your puzzles lol) and we said we did, well the room didn't work the way it was supposed to bc the thing we did do didn't pop open the next door we needed to move forward in the game. I think we might have made it out if that didn't happen. She said she would look into why that thing malfunctioned. *shrug* Things happen. It is what it is. Now... had we been the losing team, I may have a different take on this and be less forgiving.. lol. All in all. It was a good time with coworkers, though. I'm glad we did it. I would like to take my kids to one and see how we do. I love puzzles, and I'm quite competitive.

Even though we ran out of time, we had a lot of fun putting our team working and detective skills to the test. More importantly, the birthday girl enjoyed celebrating turning 12 with her first escape challenge experience! We'll definitely try again!

The great escape was the greatest escape!!Thank you for my friend Tami who is the sweetest and thoughtful friend who constantly think of others and introduced me to this adventure, her energy and passion motivated us to take this journey and gosh what a rush!Hawaii Escape Challenge is located in Pearlridge Center "UPTOWN" next to Claire's I say this because location in the mall isn't stated anywhere and it was frustrating when we were asking each other "where is it?" talk about a mystery...even when I got there we almost past right by it as it's just ONE door talk about a challenge already...one friend was at Downtown.First thing you do is sign a waiver virtually using a QR code and you're given instructions by your guide mostly of what not to do "forcefully break things" as majority of the items are for decor, your guide is there to assist you and is who to ask for clues (three available) when you're stuck...all good?! Do it in less that 60 minutes to figure out how to escape woohoo!!How did we do? WE CRUSHED IT!!!! We had 17:49 left YEAH!! Gosh I admit it was so much fun a great group motivational experience and totally recommend it the more the merrier though too much can get crowded. We were a group of four and it was perfect.The only downside is pictures as I guess Covid there wasn't any props as I seen in past posts we had to take group selfies and borrow the whiteboard to write our time, the celebratory moment to capture it was lack luster but bragging rights are more important right!?We got the Diamond!! 17:49 :-D

Super fun night out with my kids! Bring your thinking brains (or someone who has one) because you'll need it for sure! Lol. Oh and your reading glasses! Dang it, I forget mine. In the end, WE ESCAPED!!! Location- in Pearl Ridge, 2nd floor, Macys side next to Pandora Price- weekends $32 per person Escape room- Diamond Heist is supposedly the easiest room but it's far from easy lol Staff- Litta was friendly and helpful Family time well spent. Kinda pricey, but the memories... priceless. Will we go again? Yes.

First of all, HEC can be a little difficult to find. It's on the second floor and on the way toward Macy's (right before Icing). It's a single door with the name above it. Walk too fast or glance at your phone and you might miss it. The game master was friendly and did a great job of explaining how things worked, especially since many of us hadn't been before. Our group did the nuclear room. Overall, I was pretty impressed with the intricacy of the puzzles. Some were a little obscure, but it was overall a fun time. Again, the game master was also really great at facilitating the experience. I've never done an escape room before, but based on my experience, I'd definitely be down to go again.

Went here with my daughter and siblings and had a pretty good time, this was my first experience with an escape room and I did have fun although if my siblings who were experienced at this didn't know what to do I might've just been waiting. the girl at the front was friendly didn't stand out but wasn't rude either, she let one of our group in later as we had to start on time. but basically she told us this is the course your doing, put us in the room and shut the door. Some of the stuff in the room seemed broken, and it was a little odd just hearing her talk to us over the intercom every once in a while.One thing for sure is, I would've never found this place on my own. its in the mall but down a hallway inbetween stores. If my sister wasn't there I wouldve walked past it without a thought.