Apple Royal Hawaiian

Apple Royal Hawaiian was an Apple store located in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, which opened in 2008 at the 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 at on September 27, 2008 as Apple's 246th retail store.https://web.archive.org/web/20111110152038/http://applestorefronts.appspot.com/ It was internally identified as R198. It was the largest Apple Store in Hawaii until an Apple location at Ala Moana Center was expanded on November 18, 2011.
=== 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.https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/19/apple-permanently-closing-apple-royal-hawaiian-retail-store-next-month-after-15-years/https://www.kitv.com/news/business/apple-store-in-royal-hawaiian-center-closing-in-january-2024/article_f4bb8ae6-87d9-11ee-a6f9-673f5ba817a9.html 
The doors closed permanently on January 20, 2024, at 9 PM. The closure happened before Apple Vision Pro was released to the public.https://web.archive.org/web/20240120102027/https://www.apple.com/retail/royalhawaiian/
== Videos ==
File:Royal Hawaiian Apple Store Grand Opening|Grand opening ceremony
File:Apple Store in Waikīkī to Close|Apple Store permanently closing
== References ==
Category:Apple Stores in the United States
Category:Defunct Apple Stores
Category:2008 establishments