Closed Hawaii Bowling Alleys

Information about former Hawaii bowling alleys that have closed.

Hawaii Island

NAME: Hilo Lanes (1960-2014) CLOSED
ALSO KKNOWN AS: Hilo Bowling Center
FIRST OPENED: 1960
CLOSED: 2014
ADDRESS: 777 Kinoole Street
LOCATIOON: Hilo, East Hawaii Island, Hawaii
VIDEO: Uploaded in 2014 to the Big Island Video News YouTube Channel ARTICLES:
- Big Island Now "Hilo Lanes To Close" 2014 Article
- West Hawaii Today "Renovate Former Hilo Lanes Building" 2021 Article
- 2018: Shuttered Hilo Lanes property sells for $2.55M, BJ Penn's gym to move in

Oahu Island

OFFICIAL NAME: MAK Bowl (1986-2007) CLOSED
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Kam Bowl
FIRST OPENED: 1986
CLOSED: June 15, 2007
NEARBY: Kamehameha Shopping Center
LOCATION: Honolulu, South Oahu Island, Hawaii

Kam Bowl Closure Brings Loss of lifestyle
Article published in June of 2007 in the Honolulu Star Bulletin Newspaper. FROM THE ARTICLE: "After nearly 50 years in business, Kam Bowl, the popular lanes near the Kamehameha Shopping Center in Kalihi, will close next week because it has lost its lease. The closure will leave only four public alleys left on Oahu, and one of them, Waialae Bowl in Kahala, will close in February, its owner says."

Pali Lanes (1961-2021) CLOSED
WEB SITE URL: palilanes.weebly.com | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
120 Hekii Street
Kailua, East Oahu Island, Hawaii

NAME: Waialae Bowl (1958-2008) CLOSED
FIRST OPENED: 1958 (built by Century Development Inc.)
ARCHITECT: Takashi Anbe A.I.A.
CLOSED: February 28, 2008 (trn down in 2017)
WITHIN: Waialae Shopping Center (renamed "Kahala Mall" 1967) | Article |
FORMER ADDRESS: 4618 Kilauea Avenue (at Pahoa Avenue)_
LOCATION: Waialae-Kahala, East Honolulu, South Oahu Island, Hawaii
NOTE: After 50 years in business, and despite efforts to reopen, Waialae Bowl’s tenant didn’t want to renew the lease from property owner Kamehameha Schools. Summer 2017, Re-use Hawai’i salvaged the lanes and gutters, and brought the material to its Kakaako warehouse.
ARTICLES:
- Honolulu Star Bulletin "Waianae Bowl is Closing" February 2008 Article
- Hawaii News Now "Waianae Bowl To Be Demolished" March 2017 Article
- KHON2 "Score a Piece of Old Waianae Bowl " June 2017 Article
PICTURE: Flickr