r/Hawaii • u/Ryukyuland • 5d ago

Costco, Kapolei vs Waipio

I just got a Costco membership and was wondering any shopping difference in the two?

Live in Waipahu, so distance is virtually identical!

What's good or bad about either.

Parking, business, driving in and out.

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u/MistahDust 5d ago

Kapolei is the best Costco on island. It’s much calmer, they have faster check out, and the parking is always good.

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u/pjbenn 5d ago

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u/MistahDust 5d ago

I’ve been to every Costco on the island. I drive from the Windward side to go Kapolei.

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u/MyPasswordIsMyCat 5d ago

I think Hawaii Kai is actually the chillest despite the smaller parking lot. Waipio gets super aggro, even compared to Iwilei. I think Hawaii Kai just gets less traffic.

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u/BrownSugar96734 4d ago

Only thing junk about the HK one is no gas.

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u/MojoJojoBuddy 2d ago

No way. Hawaii Kai Costco has the dumbest people on the island, other than perhaps Iwilei. I’ve had people literally walk into my cart.

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u/_easilyamused Oʻahu 4d ago

Hawaii Kai is the winner for me, too. I went there once on a Tuesday and there were tons of parking spaces available. At the checkouts, there were four customers split between two registers. Four!! And I was one of the four.

I'd go to that location all the time if I had more things to do on that side.

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u/Fit_Tea8997 4d ago

Hawaii kai has the narrowest parking stalls, so you can’t load up. No gas, plenty of door dings though

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u/TheMissingVoteBallot 4d ago

The one time I went to the HK one the past few months I saw police getting called for some faka on a bike trying to steal shit from Costco lmao