All Visitor Reviews for Hula's Bar & Lei Stand (18 reviews)

Nicely decorated. usually plays good music that you can actually dance to (not just the bumb-n-grinding of todays clubs). drinks prices are reasonable, and the bartenders are very nice and friendly. best time to go are Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday nights around 10pm. It gets croweded fats but well worth the trip!!!

Since it's the largest gay bar still open it does get pretty packed in here on the weekends. There's Go-go boys dancing from Friday - Sunday. The drinks are a little expensive, but the atmosphere is alright. Very chill and laid back. A good place to go and meet people.

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Okay you keep hearing about old hula's versus new hula's and of course Old Hula's was Great. Outdoors and Fun. the new Hula's is also Fun but they do have to keep the noise down and sometimes close the windows if it gets too noisy, not sure why since there is nothing but the Zoo across the street. Great Drinks, Friendly Staff but limited areas to move around compared to Old Hula's. But I still go here.

I go to Hawaii frequently and this is by far my favorite bar given your limited choices. Great location, friendly staff and people, nice drinks, good music, internet access, and fun events on any given night! A must see place for any gay visitor of Hawaii.

Had a great time the staff is very friendly and the people were great. Most of the guys were cute.

I went there several times and every time I found myself built up in anticipation of a fun night that never got started. The crowd was dull, the was no energy and the bar staff was polite but languid. I got the impression the place was living off of past glory.

We had a blast here. Will be back for sure. Everyone treated us very well and the staff was friendly and provided great service. I love the location and the Saturday catamaran was a blast!

I have to agree with the review right below me. Back in its old location, this placed rocked! I loved being outside under the stars on a warm Waikiki night. But something happened when they moved. Not only is there no outdoor area in the new location, but it just doesn't have the same fun, relaxed feel to it anymore. The strip shows are fine with me, but the crowd just doesn't seem very receptive to them. Hula's is worth a stop, but don't expect too much.

Hula's current incarnation is now just a shadow of it's more glorious past when it was at it's old, much larger location. Their hired strippers are barely acceptable and hits up patrons for tips. It's much more pleasant to go in the afternoons when the daylight is coming into the bar and the music is more pleasant and lower volume and low keyed. At night, it's loud, blaring music. There's a couple of Macs or free wi-fi access.

this bar war fair to say the least , better then the rest of the gay bars, but all this raaving about beautiful mean and hot bodies, its just false information. From the bartenders to the staff, they are fair at the most. lots of attitude, not enough beauty to back it up. I was sadly diappointed and you will be to.

The sad part is Hulas hasnt been the same for a long time now. I know i can go there and have a good time and always run into an old friend or 4. I enjoy that. My problem with hulas is the cocktails. Horrible. Glad your choice of beer has expanded, it rings me back to you. Always good eye candy here, Expect some attitude from these "boys". They havent expanded into the men category yet. The music changes nightly, sometimes good sometimes bad. Like that they dont charge the locals the same price.

Hula's has been a favourite of mine since, well for a long long time, and although the setting has changed, Jack Law, Eric, Dell, Lionel, and the staff still represent that enduring sprit of Aloha. No matter where you're from or who you are when you walk into Hula's it's like you're with friends and family. Thanks Guys much Aloha Ari.

This place is a must for after the beach. Great crowd and hot bodies ; )

Skip this place. ATTITUDE AND POOR SERVICE small amount of customers and expensive without the quality. Hulas has never been the same since it moved in 1998.

I enjoyed going to Hulas, after hanging out at Queens Surf beach. Very relaxed atmosphere and my friends enjoyed playing pool and mixing with the locals. However, the night crowd at Hulas tends to be unexciting but the gogo boys makes up for that. Enjoyed the big flowery drinks.

This is a cute bar, great setting, overlooks Kapiolani Park (Zoo) and to right the ocean. Its a very nice bar but if you like dancing the space is too tiny like most bars actually in Honolulu. Its actually for me better after a day at the beach (Queens Surf, across street) to share a drink with friends or meet someone new. My partiality is to the old Hula's Bar & Lei Stand formerly on Kuhio, since long gone. Greed and money changed all that. It had a banyon tree that spanded entire club, it was connected to other bars and Hamburger Mary's, also now gone. Anyone and everyone knew this place. It was my old stomping ground when I lived there in late 70's early 80's. Can I say if I were a zillionaire I would have saved this place. It was a treasure. It should have been protected.

HAD AN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS TIME VISITING THIS BAR WITH INCREDIBLE VIEWS OF DIAMOND HEAD VOLCANO AND VERY HANDSOME,SHIRTLESS BARTENDERS.SINCE MY DELUXE STUDIO APARTMENT WITH TWO PRIVATE BALCONIES WAS LOCATED UPSTAIRS IN THE HOTEL WHERE HULA'S IS LOCATED, I WOULD OFTEN PICK UP YOUNG MEN FOR SEX AT THE LEI STAND AND TAKE THEM RIGHT UP TO MY ROOM. WHAT AN AWESOME LOCATION THIS IS. ALSO IT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM KAPIOLANI PARK, WHICH CAN ALSO GET VERY CRUISY AFTERHOURS. THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM HERE ON WAIKIKI BEACH. I DEFINITELY GIVE HULA'S BAR AND LEI STAND A STRONG RECOMMENDATION.