Hokulani Bake Shop

Red Velvet Fill Cupcake!! Gosh, absolutely recommend. This place has been around for some time now and still lives to its name.We ordered about 36 cupcakes for my sons birthday and everyone kept asking me where I got it. The cupcakes are not fancy at all. They look home made to be honest.. but its sooo soo goooood!! They aren't open for a long time and its really first come first serve if they ran out then they are done until the following day. I would recommend coming early if you want a particular one that you want. Located in restaurant row, really small bake shop. Seats are outside and they do validate parking. I always recommend this place to my clients and they never disappoint.

It has been such a long while since venturing to this little bakery at restaurant row. We had a birthday at our office and needed to pick up something sweet. I volunteered to head to hokulani since it was convenient and the baked goods never disappoint.It's fun to walk into the store to see so many varieties of cupcakes, cookies and just random swag for sale. One thing that immediately struck me was the bakery was the same as 10 years ago but not. There were signs around the store with instructions such as which box will be used depending on the cupcake purchase etc. I kinda felt like possibility the store was asked some of these questions a number of times so they made signs. So off the bat I didn't want to ask too many questions about their products or make small talk. With the signs felt as though if they are tired of customers asking the same questions. But isn't that part of the experience? The person taking my order was nice and business like. I ordered seven cupcakes and two sprinkle cookies. The cupcakes were unique in flavor such as shaved ice and with old favorites such as triple chocolate, red velvet. I went to pay and the bill was almost $50. Sticker shock. The cookies were $4/each. That means cupcakes were over $5/each. The cupcakes were on the smaller side but super beautiful. They also tasted yummy but paying that much for 1 cupcake is a lot. Possibly overhead is high?I am all for supporting local businesses but prices for a cupcake are a little high. Also...possibly remove some of the signs. It really is about the total experience when buying from a store. Hope at some point they get back to the basics and realize it's about food and service.

Omg!! The cupcakes are now over $5 each because I got 3 for $16.50 .... It's been awhile since I had them cuz I was so dissatisfied last time. Every time I come they taste worse. This is for sure my last time! I have a bad cupcake and then a year goes by and then I kinda forget about it and decide to return. But today I'm for sure making a mental note and it's sad cuz I swear these used to be the best. Customer service is still really good cuz the shop girl was friendly, quick and efficient for sure. The worst cupcake I had today was the carrot cake and the least dry was the salted caramel. Good bye Hokulani, I'll miss you but you're a shadow of your former self!

Didn't realize how expensive my bag would be not a lot of selection on a Tuesday afternoon at 11:45am.Didn't feel too welcomed when walking in. Looks a little rundown as you walk in. I was so excited to go to Hokulani's. I was just shot down when walking into the bakery and felt uncomfortable.Macha cupcake was not so great at all it was hard and dry the frosting was great.Ube, Lilikoi, Guava and Red velvet always great tasting soft and delicious.It's just not like how it was before pre covid. Hopefully things will pickup for the bakery..

Hokulani Bakery is a great place to grab a cupcake for you or someone special. Their cupcakes are heavenly pieces of expensive little cakes. I LOVE Hokulani cupcakes because they are moist, tasty, and the cream cheese topping is delicious. I tried many of the different flavors and enjoyed each of them, but my absolute go to flavors would have to be their GUAVA, RED VELVET, OR SHAVE ICE CUPCAKES. Due to inflation, the cupcake prices have gone up and now they cost $4.75 each, but if you buy 12+ more it's $4.50. You must order in advance for big orders. They also charge for little props to add to the cupcakes if you're gifting someone. They usually sell out of cupcakes by lunch time, so it's best to go early. The little bakery is located on the ground floor of Waterfront Plaza on Ala Moana Blvd. and the friendly staff offer parking validation.

This has seriously been bugging me since I bought a red velvet cupcake here the other day. FIVE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS!!! I posted on my FB page and someone asked if a child made this. Ridiculous. Whole Foods red velvet is triple the size and $2.50. I'm a lover of small businesses but this is just a rip off.

I came here twice. The first was to sample the flavors to see if I liked them so I could place an order for my birthday since I'm coming from the mainland and I'm a baker. The flavors and the ingredients are really fresh for the red velvet and guava (which is all I tried) they both had that moistness to the crumb and the sweet tanginess of the cream cheese frosting. I got the jumbo size which is basically a jumbo size muffin tin and I got the cream cheese filled inside because on top they don't do a huge amount of frosting so that's the only drawback. their guava cupcake tasted exactly like guava, so I'm curious if it was a artificial flavor or if they actually use guava to make it taste like that

I LOVE HOKULANI cupcakes!!!! as ither reviewers say their local flavors are onolicious! I have had other self proclaimed gourmet cupcakes and even the shop in Beverly Hills, CA is not as good as these! Why? You can taste that that they are made from scratch- you can actually smell the flour, eggs, butter, and yes I like to close my eyes and smell between bites - so moist - fluffy not dense- flavorful not overwhelming- sweet but not too sweet! I can eat three in one sitting and feel really good about it! As I always say if any cupcake goes into my mouth its got to be Hokulani!

It's been years since I've treated myself to the delicious cupcakes that Hokulani Bake Shop offers. They're located in restaurant row at the Waterfront Plaza. Ever since the $1 movies shut down, I don't really go in the area so it was very nostalgic being there where I use to go catch a movie with my friends. Hokulani use to have a booth in the Pioneer Plaza where I would usually get a cupcake after work before I head back home.My favorites are and still the strawberry guava cupcake and their red velvet cupcake. I also picked up a few of their other flavors like their chocolate, carrot cake and ube flavors. The cupcakes aren't as moist as I remember them to be, but they do taste the same deliciousness I remember them to be. I'm usually not a frosting person and usually scrape the frosting off of cupcake, but with these cupcakes, I only wish they would add more. Their cream cheese frosting is top notch IMO.Definitely still one of the top bake shops on my list. I wish there were more locations. Definitely miss their location in Pearlridge Shopping Center. None the less, if you're ever in the area, definitely worth checking out their cupcakes.

I never got over the cupcake craze. Come on, they're so cute! And unless you have enough people to eat a whole cake, single serving cupcakes mean you can indulge without having leftovers for a week.At room temperature, Hokulani's cupcakes are soft and sugary sweet. Red velvet is the most popular flavor, but don't rule out banana, lemon toffee crunch, or salted caramel.And if you're a fan of iced sugar cookies, they make those too. In totally fun shapes just waiting for you to bite their heads off.For yourself, or as a treat to share, make the trip to Hokulani.