The Ala Moana Center in Honolulu is just down from Waikiki on the shore -- you can watch the surf while you eat at Bubba Gump's or other restaurants on the sea side of the mall.
It has a large interior courtyard and the walkways are open to the sky. It's just the place to pick up a trifle from Prada or Chanel or Montblanc or Jimmy Choo. It has every high-end retailer you can think of and lots of mid-range stores, too.
It is fully bilingual - Japanese/English. The mall brochures and signs are all in both languages. There are shopping shuttles for Japanese tourists.But, earlier I said there were two stores we used when we first moved here. One was Wal-mart and the other was Sears. That's where we got the inflatable bed that kept us from the tile floor for far too long (that will be a later post). For now, it is enough to mention that Sears is at the Ala Moana Center and it has everything from inflatable beds/sheets/pillows to electronics for prices that are fairly close to the mainland and you don't have to pay shipping. There is a hefty delivery charge, though, which accounts for the story of how our television got a cab ride home. (later!)
There are Costco and Sam's Club and Home Depot for big-box stores. There are also some outlet stores on the west side of the island. We passed them when going to the coast on a hiking expedition. Since we have furnished our little studio without a car, we haven't ventured that far in search of supplies.
