Fabric Mart

I'd been thinking about stopping in the store the whole time I've been visiting Oahu, and finally decided it was time. It looks pretty small when driving by, but was actually fairly good-sized. I told the two ladies I was with that if it was a disappointment that I'd take full blame. As I opened the door, I just looked over at them and announced, "I can tell already -- no disappointment!" :-D I had to take a photo of the colorful view. They have such an array of gorgeous prints, many Hawaiian, but some other styles. I saw a couple of shelves with some Chinese patterns, one with a dragon motif I almost bought even though I have nothing to do with it! There were some other fabrics and anything else you'd see in any fabric store anywhere that were more what you'd see on the mainland or wherever as well, and a good array of quilting fabrics. I also saw some that would make excellent curtains. They were fairly busy, but one of the ladies looked up as i walked by and said Hi, and the guy who was restocking on the floor was very helpful. I'm sorry it took so many years to stop in and looking around, and I'll have to invent some reason that I need to buy something before the next time I'm on Oahu.

If you are traveling to Waikiki hop on the number 2 bus for a short trip to Fabric Mart. Met a lovely lady at the bus stop that told me not to miss the second floor. They have lovely tropical prints in rayon knits, polyester and cotton. They also have Japanese prints and silks.

They have the best selection of Hawaiian, Asian, Novelty, Barkcloth, Drapery/Upholstery fabric, as well as sewing notions & supplies. The Staff is always friendly & eager to assist. Plus the prices can't be beat! I always find what I'm looking for (and more) whenever I stop by!

Love, love, love this place! Such a wonderful store with so many fabric options. A good supply of notions too! Everytime I am in Honolulu, it's my first shopping excursion!

Lovely selection of fabrics with sections clearly labeled to guide you. I was impressed to find a variety of sheer floral embroidered fabrics. Prices were fair for the quality offered and I was pleased to see how intricate the detail is on the embroidery. Also the business is family owned as well! I love to shop local and support folks in our community!

Lots of beautiful patterns to choose from. If you need some direction, you may have to ask - the 2 employees we encountered were quiet but pleasant upon check out.

Great fabric, and incredible selection! This is paradise for Hawaiian fabric. The staff is very efficient and helpful. There's a parking lot right in front and to the side, which is very handy.

I was walking by and walked out with four yards of beautiful 100% cotton fabric! Everyone was nice, helpful, and I was in and out. Can’t wait for my next sewing project!

Staff is helpful, lots of beautiful fabric. I was looking for cotton quilting fabric! They had some beautiful Hawaiian fabric at less than half the mainland prices. I spoke to three young men shopping (locals). They all three said they shop there all the time. I showed up a little before 9 am. They didn't open until 9:10 am. But that feels like it's a pretty common practice for the islands.

I needed wooden button for a shirt that I had and went to a few places with no luck. They are extremely helpful, kind and had a good variety of buttons and the one I needed. Check them out.

Huge selection. I like it that they have a good selection of 60" width fabric versus just the normal 45" width. Always come here to get my Hawaiin print fabrics.

Brought my MIL here to check out the Hawaiian print fabrics. The parking was very busy but was able to find a stall. The place was very packed with so many fabric prints, types, sizes. There was only one other customer on the store. A few fun shell leis and quilt bags. We weren't bothered even when my kids were running through the aisles. There is an upstairs to the place too! Wish the parking lot was a little bigger.

We went to Fabric Mart this weekend to try to do some DIY project on my dining chairs. I was getting irritated at looking at how dirty they were and I kept researching how to reupholster my chairs. Well you can find just about everything on Pinterest so I found the instructions. It looked pretty simple enough. I got the tools from my dad and we had to get the right fabric to cover the chairs with. When I walked into fabric mart I was overwhelmed. Im not a crafty person at all so to walk in a store with so many types of fabric, I was lost. I quickly asked someone and they directed me to upstairs. Upstairs was equally as daunting. I was pretty much just walking around aimlessly. Luckily my husband found a worker that came upstairs. She helped us right away. Luckily for us, the color that matched well was actually on her cutting table. I told her I needed it for six chairs at 24 in by 24 in. I'm really horrible at math so I asked her to calculate how many yards I needed to buy. Thank goodness for her skill, she calculated I needed to buy two yards. I'm so glad that I came to Fabric Mart. They were helpful and the prices were very reasonable. I was looking at other online markets and it was way more per yardagOur chairs are done. Let me tell you, it's not as easy as you may think. But I'm happy of the outcome.

I was surprised they had several shelves of Japanese prints (most were either $7 and $12/yard, most looked like 100% cotton) on the main floor, in addition to their massive selection of Hawaiian prints.

Went to the town Fabric Mart on a Sunday since June Fabric is closed on Sundays. Fabric Mart has 100% cotton palaka! Cost $7.65 a yard! Just .65 cents a yard more than June Fabric, and you don't have to drive all the way to Kalihi! I noticed the June Fabric palaka is a cotton blend, even though they state it as a "better quality than the others". I want 100% cotton!

Always excited to view new and nice fabrics at Fabric Mart. They got a big selection of Hawaiian prints with pretty florals. A sewer with appreciation!

Big variety and workers help was a huge deal. Love the place. Sewing notions and patterns as well.

Visited here while on vacation. Fantastic selection and the prices were great. Half the cost of the mainland.

I usually love going to Fabric Mart. They have a great selection and the aunties who work there are usually very nice, helpful, and give you space to find what you need. Unfortunately, I had a really bad experience with one aunty who was working there on Tuesday. She kept following me around and hovering over me as I looked through fabric. It might've been because I'm on crutches, but it felt like she was rushing me so she could go somewhere. After I found the fabric I needed, I asked her how many yards I'd need to make Filipiniana sleeves. She told me "a lot because you're fat". I was really shocked and hurt. I tried to politely tell her that that wasn't nice to say to someone. She just pointed at my shoulders to emphasize her point. I told her that was hurtful and that I'm an average weight. Instead of genuinely apologizing, she pointed to the customer behind me and said "Sorry, the person over THERE is fat". I told her that wasn't nice either and she shouldn't be commenting on anyone's body. She just didn't get it. I don't understand why she felt so comfortable insulting complete strangers who were just trying to shop. The funny thing is we were both similar sizes too..? Lol. I don't want this aunty to get in a lot of trouble, but I do hope that she can learn how to be more kind to others.

It's centrally located and has a lot of variety. The prices can be a little high and only some of the sales women are helpful, but I don't buy a lot of fabric so it's a good option and I'll continue to shop here.

Great fabric store but they need a Husband Bench so we have somewhere to sit for a long time!

With the high demand of masks right now, many of us are forced to hunt for materials. Fabric, elastic, thread, etc... Not many stores have what we need in stock. Fabric mart has it all, almost. Since the Aiea location had appointments scheduled 3 weeks out, I looked at other locations to see what was available. It wasn't my first choice to travel far, but it was an option so I took it. I had been in desperate need for solids, and this location didn't exactly have what I was looking for... So I kind of just picked up random things that looked nice on the fly. I was really disappointed because, before my appointment date I had called to see if I would be able to purchase a roll of elastic. I was told I could, so I asked if I could pay over the phone at that moment... They said there's enough and to wait for my appointment date. Come day of, policy changed and I was left with 10y of black and 10 y of white. Glad I got any I guess. I had a bunch of requests, but in the 20m I was in there I didn't find much. The store is small and cramped. The employees weren't the most helpful, but I went in there blind so I didn't expect much. I'm sure they are worked to the bone so that can't be helped. Parking is nearby. Looks like there's enough stalls, but I don't know if it's shared with other businesses. With the limited amount of customers and timed appointments, the parking shouldn't be a problem for now. This won't be a location I frequent, being that it's out of the way and not really meeting my needs. I don't always need material so for the time being, the closer location will do.

They are now by appointment only and you can schedule online. Hawaiifabricmart.com Town location was the earliest I could find so I scheduled it. Unfortunately this location is VERY unorganized. Poor thing. They are understaffed and undertrained. The phone was obnoxiously annoying. Everyone is trying to call in phone orders and the poor old nana's were doing their best to assist them. Once the 2 customers inside are done, they let in the next appt. When I arrived, they were running over time. I got in and immediately knew what I wanted. You're on your own once you enter. No assistance or customer service. Once you've found all your fabric go to the counter on the first floor to your left and check out. At the register is where they will give you elastic and interfacing. Limit on interfacing. There are two floors to pick fabric. First floor has hawaiian and solid prints in cotton, rayon, polyester, etc. the sign says what it is in its section. Upstairs are the character, NBA, and miscellaneous prints.

Had to make a last min Halloween costume so came in after work. Thankfully they were still open. Very large, tons of selection with an upstairs and downstairs. The workers were friendly but since they were so busy because of the Halloween, most of their help was "you can find it upstairs." So it took me some time to figure out where/what I needed. Not sure if the AC is broken but it was kind of hot in there, esp after having to walk up and down stairs trying to find stuff on my own. When I was checking out, the lady told me of a way I could save a few bucks by getting a different similar fabric. I always appreciate when a place helps me to save money! Overall a good experience- nothing fancy but they had what I needed.

My first time walking into a fabric store on the island! We were in need of 2.5 yards of Hawaiian printed fabric and this store carried such a nice variety, it actually made it a difficult choice! So, we ended up with two prints at a price of $3.99/yard. Upon entering the store off of Kalākaua Ave, the entire front section was strictly Hawaiian prints in either 100% cotton or 65/35 Poly Cotton blend. I also saw a few rolls of UH logo'd prints and cute Japanese prints off to the side. I didn't venture to the back, but there were definitely plenty more options. The 5ft bolts can be really heavy and the way they were on display made it difficult to grab, but easy to view the prints. Luckily, my +1 was there to assist and grab rolls on the upper tiers. You really need to have some upper body strength! Sadly, service was non-existent. Thought it would be nice if there was someone floating around the floor to assist with pulling fabric or simply to be available for questions. We were there for quite a while and then brought our selections to the cashier's counter to get measured and cut. Service was once again inattentive, which was a bit disappointing. The ladies were chatty amongst themselves. Nevertheless, we found what we were looking for. Parking is available in the lot next door for free.

This is always one of my stops when I'm in Hawaii. Friendly service, great selection of fabric, quality is top notch! Will definitely be back.

Holy mother load! I planned on coming here. I'm a quilter and figured what a better place to shop for fabric for a quilt. This is the best selection I've seen outside of NYC. Best selection and tons of fabric. The ladies were kind and helpful that I dealt with. I also for 2 additional fabrics that inspired a new project and the prices were way cheaper then home even with a coupon! So glad I found this place!!!!

Great selection. Great Value. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Will go back again for all my alteration needs.

Fabric Mart Kalākaua gets two stars for the variety and price of fabric. ZERO stars for service. Long gone are the friendly fabric store sales people of our youth. These people never say hello, never smile and act like it's painful to serve you or answer your questions. No happy small talk here, they are simply unfriendly. So unfriendly that I actually took the time to write this review!

I went there several weeks ago there was a line of people with mask , it was about a 20 minute wait before we went in. The staff was pleasant and stressed at the same time. I hope it gets better but I feel that at least I supported a small business.

04/24/2020 I love your store and love the selections. But lately there have been no return calls, voicemail box is always full and your email info@hawaiiffabricmart.com is not working (I later discovered it was incorrect). I had three emails set back in error. May I suggest the possibility of sending a USPS tracking number for online orders to help assure that online orders have been processed and being mailed out? Please? Despite the inconvenience I will continue to do business but in person. Peace Out. Keep sewing everyone! Please continue to support our local businesses!

Sometimes you have an idea in your head, but you can't find it in the store or online. At other times, you see it, but the price is crazy or unreasonable. If you can make it yourself (or learn), this could be the store for you! There's such a wide variety of fabric here! From velvet to brocade - cotton and knits - Hawaiian, Japanese, and novelty/cartoon themes - almost everything! The selection of accessories is great also - buttons, thread, needles, patterns at a discounted price, zippers, etc. It's overwhelming! LOCATION: There are three Fabric Marts on Oahu. This one is on the right side of Kalakaua Avenue - at the "beginning" of "The Strip of Waikiki", before the Convention Center, Home Bar, and the Kapiolani intersection. There's a free parking lot before the building. Drive slowly and turn right into the lot. Enter the air conditioned warehouse-type shop and remember to look upstairs for MORE stuff! There are remnants at lower prices - they're in rolls on the measuring counter... SERVICE: In my opinion, the staff are quite cheerful and helpful even though it's busy! Because their location is close to Waikiki, customers seem to be from out of state and need guidance. The workers show the Aloha Spirit and give their best advice! My current project involves vinyl - first time! I'm so happy to help my Little Buddy with a home improvement project! Just hoping that the cushions for the bench turn out okay... Cross your fingers for us please! Mahalo!

Fabric to the left, fabric to the right. The walls are lined with a ton of fabric! Fabric Mart is a fabric wonderland! Backstory: I had a spontaneous idea one day and bought a tiny sewing machine from Amazon..It's pretty cool, you should get one...The next thing I needed was fabric. Since I was in the area one day, I decided to stop by. To be honest, I felt so clueless and a million questions were running through my head. How did they charge? How do I get it down? What do I do? My million and one questions were answered by their friendly and helpful employees! It made the shopping experience less overwhelming. The prices are also pretty reasonable. Assuming I don't sew my dress shut or screw it up...my dress would be way cheaper than buying it at the store! Fabric Mart is definitely the place to go to if you need stuff for your next sewing project.

My husband and I walked from our resort on the beach to make sure I could get some fabric to take home. Great selection and prices. Would visit here again when back in the area. Paid between $3.99-4.99/yard. Great deals for beautiful fabrics. Our resort had the same fabrics for double the price.

Huge selection - 2 floors worth of fabric! It was nice and quiet in here too. However, you kind of have to grab someone to help you - it's not like an eager employee at a chain. Perfectly fine place!

Got my elastic to make masks for my family... now looking for elastic for coworkers as we work in the hospital. Trying to order elastic to make for us healthcare workers. Otherwise great location for fabric and all things that need to be made.

Friendly service and reasonable prices and in a few locations close to shopping areas. Many different fabrics to choose from and they were helpful with my questions...Mahalo to Fabric Mart!

Best selection I have seen! Prices are good and staff was friendly. We will be coming here again! My daughter was in a knee scooter and could get around but wheelchair might have trouble.

I stood in line to get inside today (4/3/20), but ended up leaving the line early. Their hours are 9 AM - 4 PM (based on the posted sign and their website), and they allow 6 shoppers inside at a time. The front door was conveniently propped open so you wouldn't have to touch the door handle. Parking lot was full, so I recommend going with one person to stay in the car and one person to wait in line. The line to get inside had about 15-20 people (with about 6 feet between each party), and about 8 people were allowed inside over the course of 30 minutes. They have limits on the amount you can buy of certain items--see their website for the most up-to-date information. Good luck, and stay safe!

Like Disney land for fabric designers and anyone who likes to dabble in crafts. We were here for vaca and drove by it it was worth a stop. Just wish they had more outdoor material things that were weather resistant.

Best island prints in the area. Coming from the mainland I get so excited to come here to buy fabric to bring back home! Can use the fabric to whatever your heart desires. Bought a few things to make pillow cases and to use as pareo's back home! You got options from island prints-japanese style as well. Different selections of material to select from along with some already made sewed things (apron, blankets, etc)

This place has almost any Hawaiian print you want at pretty reasonable prices, however, I see they don't include any customer service link which is very unusual for an online business. If you are unable to visit in person you have to wing it when ordering online, regarding color and weight of a fabric as it states on each page that 'image may not be same as original fabric' or some such phrase, their website though is very well done and you can find 1000's of Island prints, Hawaiian products and notions. I wish they would open a branch on the mainland! Try: HAWAIIFABRICMART@GMAIL.COM for emails

The workers here are such hard workers. I've been here numerous times and especially since the covid-19 pandemic for face masks materials. I've scheduled my appointments and showed up on time. I've had my list ready gave it to the young guy and he's had all the things ready up front really quickly. I've even bought online and that takes a while to get the order ready because of this pandemic and they've had a lot of online orders but they communicate well when something is out of stock, needing another option and even when to pick up.

I love the variety of fabric and that there are a variety of price points. When I'm in Hawaii, I buy several yards of Hawaiian print fabric so I can quilt.

Being a quilter, I am always on the lookout for a quilt store. Fabric Mart has a very large selection of Hawaiian cotton fabrics as well as cotton/poly blends. They have lots of other types of fabric on-hand, too. Upstairs is where the "traditional" quilting fabric (batiks, novelty, fleece, etc) are kept. The prices are fantastic (especially compared to what I pay on the East coast). The staff was friendly and helpful. They have their own parking - and free!

It was my first time here and I was fortunate enough to have my lunch buddy show me the ropes. She is a pro and knew this place like the back of her hand! It was nice that she was able to explain pros and cons about the different fabrics as we walked around. I should have read reviews before coming but I didn't have time and shame on me. Drove right past the parking lot and took me 3 attempts to actually park in their private lot. The owner didn't like that I parked right in front of the store. Make sure to park in their private lot! They have lots of spaces. There are so many types of fabrics that it's overwhelming as you enter. They even have a second floor and the discounted fabrics are located here. We looked around the store and after narrowing down options, we found our fabric! You do need to bring the roll to the counter. The employees will ask how much fabric you want and they cut the roll for you. You can have the fabric folded or rolled to go. Take the cut fabric to the cashier to pay (they accept cash and credit). Around the register is different types of needles and thread. Great place to pick up materials for a DIY project!

I make quilts for a friend's foster care work, and while on vacation here in Honolulu I found this shop, stopped in for a look around they have a huge selection of Hawaiian prints and a pretty good selection of children's fabric. However the store is not very wheelchair friendly which is a problem for me as I am in one but, still a nice place.

Long overdue review. This is kind of the only game in town as far as having a big selection of fabrics and sewing supplies on hand. The only other place I can compare it to would be Wal-Mart's little fabric/craft section and so for that, yeah the prices are a tad higher AND you're not guaranteed that Wal-Mart will have what you need on hand. For that Fabric Mart is very consistent and has it all...so much so that if you're not a huge crafter/sewer, coming into here one might be overwhelmed! It's "organized" as best as it can be I assume, as I've never had a problem with finding what I needed or getting help. If you need to find specialty fabric and items for a sewing project, I'd definitely come down here if you're not looking to waste time or need it sooner than later. Pros: -Lots of selection on hand -Competitve pricing -Private parking lot, easy to park, hardly ever full. Cons: -It's helpful to know what you need coz I don't think you could blindly walk in here and find it on your own first try. Compared to other fabric stores on the mainland, there's no obvious signs that say "SYNTHETICS" or "CANVAS". -Not too many workers on the sales floor, they're usually cutting or at the register so come with patience and time.

What a colorful view here. I like how this store has their rolls of fabric standing on poles to hold them up straight. $3.99 a yard for Hawaiian printed cotton fabric? Can't beat that! And man do they use sharp scissors. It whipped through the fabric when cut.

I intended to visit several fabric stores in Honolulu, but didn't get past this one. Part of that was scheduling issues, and part was because they had such a large selection of tropical fabrics that there was no need to go elsewhere. Visitors to Honolulu: there is no need to take a cab from downtown Waikiki. The number 2 bus runs along Kuhio to Kalakaua at Kanunu where the store is. It's fewer than ten stops from many of the main hotels along Kuhio. It's $5.50 for a day bus pass (exact change only). The store has two floors. Upstairs were quilting cottons, children's fabrics, licensed cottons, fleeces and home décor items. The main floor is mostly cotton and cotton/poly wovens. Table 2 has a very small selection of solid colour lycra; they should consider stocking tropical print lycras. The back wall has heavier weight cottons and a few cordura options. There are Asian print silks near the door. Prices range from $4 for cotton/poly to $8-9 for for cottons up to $13 for some of the silks. Most of the prices are very reasonable. You'll want to keep track of the prices and quantities of your selections, because they don't write them up as they are cut. Allot at least an hour or two. There is limited staff, so having the fabric cut takes time, especially if they need to retrieve it from the floor.

I definitely could have set up camp here! Two levels of fabrics to choose from. GORGEOUS fabrics and prices were great!

Customer service sucks there. If your planning on going and not sure what you want to buy you are wasting your time. There is only one person who helps the customers while only having 2 people every 20 mins with 5 employees. I suggest looking on there website or go to kaneohe fabric mart for great customer service. I have to shout out Venus give her 5 stars from the kalakaua fabric mart because she helped me and along with the other customer find what we need. So sad to have workers who suppose to help customers and have some type of pride and passion in what they do to keep their business alive and running. Those kind of workers keep customers a way!!! But keep up the great customer service VENUS

Stopped by today to pick up some fabric and sewing supplies as my Singer Sewing machine's needle struck one one my other needles and broke. I wanted to look for extra bobbins, fabric for my kitchen chairs and singer brand accessories. However they were all out. I ended up finding a brown pleather fabric that could be used for my dining table chairs but I had also wanted the maroon colored pleather... ended up not getting the maroon as there were streaks (like a scratch) coming from the fabric. I kept unrolling it a bit more to see if it's only the outside part of the fabric. But it kept going on. The staff lady said it was a part of the pattern but I think it's a defective fabric . Was able to pick up some white sewing thread and 1 yard of brown pleather fabric to sample the shade , and 1 yard of a Japanese cat fabric to make face masks. At the end during the transaction, the lady forgot to ring up my other 2 items (the pleather and thread) and I had ended up having to do a transaction twice. Hoping for a better turn out next time when they have more stuff in stock (hopefully!*) and for better awareness and help. Seems like I'm not the only one in on this sewing frenzy since the pandemic lol Thanks for reading my long review if you got this far.

Great selection of fabric. Bolts are vertical and not always easy to move on your own if you've any shoulder issues or plain not strong! but they're ready to assist!

We are so thankful you are around! For the past 2 months we have ordered fabric from you guys from the mainland. Your cost per yard is affordable and the quality is perfect. The shipping is fast and cheap. The customer service is impeccable. This is how a good business is run!

I've searched the island over for a decorative lace/floral sash and headband to accent a bridesmaid dress only to find extremely overpriced and over-rated accessories. Each time thinking, "I can make that!" Fabric Mart has everything you need to create those overpriced items for a fraction of that over-inflated price. I found rolls of lace in every style, color and size as well as matching satin ribbons or varying widths and colors. I've never been good at math but seeing is believing: - Overpriced sash at a bridal boutique (online or in store): starting at $150.00 & upward. - Overpriced lace headband (online or in store): starting at $75.00 & upward. My price for a yard of lace: $16.00 Satin ribbon: I already had a supply at home. For the price $16.00 I was able to create a sash and headband with left over lace. All it took was a glue gun and a few minutes. I browsed the store over looking for rolls of lace only to find them behind the cutting station in a glass cabinet (I had asked a salesperson and they cheerfully pointed me in the right direction). There's tons of lace, ric-rac, rhinestones, rolls of beads - just about anything you can think of to accessorize and bedazzle an outfit or craft. Customer service was excellent!! There's a private parking on the right side of the store reserved just for Fabric Mart customers too.

My wife comes here A LOT. For some reason, she always needs fabric. She teaches art, so she always needs fabric for costumes, backgrounds, banners, flags, bags, stage props, etc. Besides these projects for school, she needs fabric to make pillowcases for our daughters, curtains for their playhouse, capes for them to play in, Halloween costumes, etc. At one point, she was coming here so often that she was mistaken (more than once) for one of the workers (she's also Filipino). Ha. In any case, Fabric Mart has 2 floors of every kind of fabric for any project you could possibly have. Character prints for our daughters (Hello Kitty, Dora, Mickey Mouse, etc.). Upholstery fabric. Denim. Muslin. Hawaiian Print. Fancy stuff. Furry Stuff. Etc. They also have clothing patterns, pillow forms, stuffing, needles, threads, etc. It's a little tricky to get to because you can only turn in to their parking lot if you're traveling East on Kalakaua (heading towards Waikiki). The parking lot is right before the building. The workers have always been very friendly and helpful.