Pure - Nightclub & Hawaii Event Center

This is a rentable venue for a wide variety of events: graduation parties, concerts, etc.Located across from HCC so parking is tight, maybe 30 cars or less are squeezed in here. I would say to use a ride share as the area is still not safe to be walking around at night. Most of the staff here were hired and did not automatically come with the booking of the venue. Security outside for lines, proof of vaccination or a negative test needed to get in, BUT there are two entrances and only one is being monitored (?) like that doesnt make sense.Venue is small and tough to fit large crowds, especially if theres sit down dining space, but lots of stand up tables available both inside and outside, projector used to display the stage. Bathrooms are GHETTO! No toilet seat covers, running out of toilet paper and paper towels, plus the floors are wet. No staff available to restock so thats an out-of-pocket expense. Bar is huge with lots of counter space so thats where your food shall go. No A/C just fans so night events really are weather-dependent. Upstairs and downstairs available to see the stage but the two flight of stairs - Really...Biggest flaw is the music set-up. Equipment malfunctions or staff miscommunications makes what should be hour set ups turn to three hours or more. Musicians or MCs are left stranded and waiting. Waste of time. Spent majority of the event mic checking or borrowing gear.

This was by far the worst venue I've ever been to. I paid for VIP and have no clue what I even paid for. Nothing was explained, everything was ran like shit, and was sloppy, whatever stripper/ go-go dancers you had going on for the G- Eazy event... at least hire some girls that don't fall and eat shit. ANDDD you fucked over poor G-Eazy with your sound system. I could leave a long list of complaints. About the bathroom set up and ect. But you get the point. You guys were unorganized as fuck. It simply was a shit show. I just don't understand what the difference between paying GA and VIP were.

LIPSTICK ON A PIGThis place may seem new and exciting on the outside with their flashy sign, but inside reminded me of sticky strip joint. Went here for Landon McNamara- which as a live event was a nightmare in itself. He walked around the club drinking until finally deciding to grace the stage at 1am! No professionalism! Anyway, we came around 9:30pm- the flyer said 9pm- but I guess that was an error. Came back at 10pm when it was supposed to open and they were still setting up! I paid $5 for parking and another $15 for my ticket online. The lady at the door didn't even scan my phone! I could have just screenshot it and given it to all my friends. Get inside and there is ONE bartender! It took forever to get him to take my order- I ordered for me and my friends- it was painful to watch him calculate how much it would cost in his head. I'm pretty sure his math was off, but for 4 drinks it was $42! We find a seat and I end up sitting on a chair that had a wet substance on it- it smelled like vinegar. Great! Now I'm going to be smelling like this all night, how attractive! I head to the bathroom to find that there is absolutely no soap, no napkins, no toilet paper (see my pictures). WTH?! This place literally just opened, how could they be out already? Then you had a guy pushing around a janitor's trash can collecting rubbish from each table. Guess they couldn't spring for a wait staff. There was also a dog walking around on the dance floor, it was so weird!!! The cherry on top was when my friend wanted to go outside to smoke, about 3 security stopped us and said "NO REENTRY". Once you leave, you're out! After all the money we dished out tonight, that was a slap in the face. What is the point of stamping our hands then? Show was terrible, venue was a rip off, you've been warned.

A nightclub in the Kalihi area? ...Yeah, it was to my surprise too. It's located right across of HCC, same area where the old GBC boxes used to be located, but more towards the back of that driveway. Easy to miss, but they had a huge sign right on the main road to let you know it was there. They don't offer any parking, seems as if valet is the only way to go. Not sure where they park the car...but yep, that's the parking situation. We came here for the Summer Nights show, where they had MC Magic from NB Ridaz, Lil Rob & Nu Flavor. As soon as we got there, we saw that they had two separate lines to go in - one for VIP and one for regular tickets. Got there about half an hour early, and we waited for the promoters to get there, so they could start letting people in. Finally we got in, and my pregnant self was so glad we had VIP cause we had a section to ourselves...or so we thought, but we'll get into that later. Venue is two levels, but really isn't that big, despite the high ceiling. I'm assuming that upstairs was VIP as well. The show itself was good and really nostalgic, but the service is horrible. You know, you expect to have some good service, especially for being in the VIP section, but that was surely not the case here. We saw our server maybe 3 times total for the whole night, other than the times where she stopped by the table to take the empty bottles and cups & ignored everything else. Also, there were A LOT of people in our section - we overheard them saying that they were at at a different table, but still stayed there & a bunch of other people who weren't even VIP in our section as well. Like OKAY, I guess we'll share OUR section with the public. Horrible location, horrible service. Wont be coming here again.

Bro, this is my FIRST review ever written. My wife and I attended the Michael Blackson / Eric Bellinger show which was by far, the worst night life experience. It took over an hour for us to get inside the club, which was super crowded with terrible bathroom conditions along with a stuffy atmosphere. General Seated guests were supposed to sit upstairs but surprise, there was no seating available- like absolutely none. Just when I was about to ask for a refund, one of the guys working there seated us in VIP seating which were just picnic chairs on the first floor- which by the way were unsteady and caused two people to fall. I began to fall asleep because after two hours, neither one of the performers showed up. I figured I'd get a drink. The bartender was rude and the drinks were weak. Place is trash, lol a joke of a night club. NEVER AGAIN.

I went to a fundraiser there. Setup of the place was okay. Great stage. Didn't care about going up those stairs where the food was step up. Very dark ambiance couldn't even see our food that we were serving ourselves. Person in charge said that's all the lighting we have. Some of the areas looked unkept. Could be a lot cleaner and tidier.

EPIC FAIL...our event started at 3p today and by 4:21p they already ran out of beer SMH...other than that this place is ok kinda small and a bit expensive...the upstairs is closed also it's a separate business and that's discouraging!!! dunno if I'll be back!!

Booo place sucks! We paid for VIP tickets which were much more expensive than regular tickets and it wasn't even VIP! (they also don't allow you to take your drink outside to watch the concert) what the heck?!! NO ONE that was working the venue had any idea of where to direct people or anything. They were so unorganized, super poor management and coordinating. They also made you buy script tickets but the people selling the tickets had no idea how much drinks are? So how do you know how much to buy?! They are very understaffed at the bar. While G-Eazy was performing the speakers weren't working correctly, he even threw his microphone and kept stopping in the middle of his songs because it sounded so crappy. From the start of entering that place till the very end it just killed the whole vibe, sucks! Will never go back to this place for an event.

I attended a white party and staff was great. Bouncers and security were very professional. I took an Uber and recommend the same as parking looked limited. Also make sure you have enough cash on hand for the cover as there's an ATM inside but it wasn't working. Venue was really big and spacious enough to fit probably 300 people. Cool spot

Most GHETTO club I have ever been too. Attended the G-Eazy concert last night and it was a mess. Very unorganized and dirty. They should not have big name concerts here. Even G-Eazy himself got frustrated & irritated that he could not get a proper working mic and ended the concert early. We had purchased VIP tickets and their was nothing VIP about it, except the fact that you got closer to the stage. We were not allowed to bring our drinks into the stage area. VERY SAD & DISAPPOINTING!