Apple Royal Hawaiian

Apple Royal Hawaiian was an Apple store located in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, which opened in 2008 at the Royal Hawaiian Center shopping complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was a sister location to Apple Ala Moana, the third and largest Apple Store to open in Hawaii. By the time it was permanently closed on January 20, 2024, it has since moved up to become the 238th oldest as 8 other preceding stores had closed over the years.

History
This location was opened for business on September 27, 2008 as Apple's 246th retail store. It was internally identified as R198. It was the largest Apple Store to be located in Hawaii.

Apple Ala Moana enlargement
In the summer of 2011, Apple Ala Moana was under construction and was moved to a temporary space at the Ala Moana Center. On November 18, 2011, the newly enlarged Apple store was opened at the Ala Moana Center.

Closure
On November 20, 2023, it was announced that Apple Royal Hawaiian will be permanently closing on January 20, 2024, after 15 years of operation. In a statement, Apple said it “regularly evaluates its retail footprint to ensure it is in the best possible position to provide support for its customers.” The 57 full-time and part-time employees at Apple Royal Hawaiian will be offered jobs at the company’s two other Honolulu locations, such as Apple Kahala and Apple Ala Moana.

The doors closed permanently on January 20, 2024, at 9 PM. The closure happened before Apple Vision Pro was released to the public.