B-E-A-utiful...It takes great neighbors to make this a festive holiday event~FuN Times!

I've been coming here for a few years before the pandemic and it's one my mom and I's favorite holiday things to do. We don't have to drive far to see Christmas decorations and we can sit on the side walk to watch and enjoy! I'm really glad they came back this year! There's many houses that have decorations in their cul-de-sac on Anapau Pl. It's really nice and enjoyable to see them all. I can't believe all the hard work they put in to set everything up because they enjoy it and they know we all enjoy it. Their show hours are 7-9:30pm and each show lasts about 45 mins with a few mins in between. I wish I remembered how many songs were played but I lost count. It really is enjoyable and I hope everyones gets to experience it at least once! :) read more

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Great place to visit to see some pretty decorative Christmas lights. I enjoy coming here every year. read more

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Our baby was stuck in the house all weekend and we wanted to get her out of the house to see something other than the grocery store. I remember seeing all the IG stories last year of this one particular block. We drove around Ewa hunting for it and somehow I found it from Yelp. A lot of houses are set up with lights for photo ops on benches or against the garages. Good low maintenance family night read more

This is a great place to enjoy at Christmas time here in Hawaii! Love that there are people that still enjoy Christmas! Great places to bring your family and enjoy a nice time seeing lights read more

This neighborhood is so neat! There were people parking all along the main road that has many no parking signs which was funny. The houses had coordinated light arches, and the main house had so much to look at! There were even decorations inside the front porch area that you have to go further in to see, even though everyone was watching the show from across the street to see all of the lights timed with the music. What a fun family activity that is free! read more

I was so sad at first because this year, as I looked through my mail, I didn't see an invitation to my friend, Janet's annual Christmas party. Every year, I look forward to catching up with friends from the Jaycees. Over time, most of us got married and some of us had children. Our friend, Janet, was the glue holding us together. A couple of days ago, I received a message that Janet was trying to contact me. Turns out that she had mailed the invitation to my former house and it was returned to her. She invited me to her New Year Party - it changed because Christmastime is too crowded on her street and parking would be difficult! Yay! We still get to see our friends and catch up with everyone (and eat yummy food)! Hahaha! I didn't realize how popular this Christmas Display is. I've seen it on television and in the local newspaper. It's located in Waipahu, towards the western side of Oahu, near the Waikele Shopping Outlet. Anapau Place is an annual destination! Some of the homes are more decorated than others. The house across the street from Janet's house has synchronized music to go with the flashing lights. It's spectacular! If you have time, go and check it out! It will fill you with the holiday spirit! The show starts at 7pm nightly! Featured in Travel + Leisure: http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/best-christmas-lights-in-every-state#idaho read more

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Holiday displays- the contemporary perspective. Lights! Camera! Action! The holiday light extravaganza, 2015. With the high tech lighting decorations that are now available, the colorful holiday displays have taken on a whole new meaning and have gone to a whole new level. Like a miniature light show you might see in Vegas or Disneyland, the preparation and execution is just amazing! At the top of the holiday heap is the Anapau Place extravaganza that was featured recently on the ABC tv show, "The Great Christmas Light Fight". Truly a wonder to behold, Anapau place is closed off to public traffic during certain hours of the night till New Year's Eve for the public to enjoy. Several of the houses put on a syncronized music and light show that consists of several holiday tunes, from classic to contemporary. There are about 10 different tunes each night and they alternate between two lists of songs each night. Beautifully choreographed, this is a must see when in the Waikele area. A big Mahalo to Keith Yoshida and the great residents and friends of Anapau Place for making this free holiday treat available to the public. Tanks bruddah Keith! Was good! read more

Christmas Lane - Festivals Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

WOW!!! Very impressive! Driving into Waikele said it all! The traffic going into this neighborhood was, "Cray, Cray!!! " I felt like I was driving around City Hall's Christmas lights. We found parking on the street about 2-3 blocks away. There were probably hundreds of people there already. So many people came out to see this christmas lane. Well worth it! As we walked towards christmas lane, we approached another lane filled with decorated homes. Almost the entire lane was decorated. Beautiful and bright lights. So nice... After visiting that lane, we walked over to Christmas lane the next street over. Oh, my! Unbelievable! There were homes decorated with homemade Christmas displays, light and music shows that synchronized with the displays and so much more to fancy your senses! Many photo ops for one and for all. My family and I enjoyed visiting Christmas lane. We look forward to visiting next year. This will definitely be on our Christmas lights list for years to come. Go, check it out next year. read more

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For those who are tight with money and want a cheap date, come to the light show in Waikele. The Anapau st has a street full of christmas lights and the street next door also puts out christmas decorations and lights. I encourage you to see the Hopoe st first as it is not as crowded as the Anapau st (due to the synchronized light show on Anapau st). As mentioned by the other yelpers, the christmas synchronized light show is every hour. It is best to get a front row view in the middle of the st since the pictures will come out better (panorama shot looks great). They play all the christmas songs you might recognize (frozen, all i want for christmas, christmas list, etc). Awesome for the children and families to check out when not so busy with the christmas season and shopping. There are plenty of go pro and selfie sticks here and of course the Honolulu hale lights. That is expected since people want to post pics on social media and use them for their christmas cards next year lol. You need enough lightening to take a nice photo. The pics come out as dark. you might need to use flash in order for the people faces to show in photo. Selfie stick is useful during these times. Come early if you want close parking. The night I went with my bf and his sister and her friends, parking was nuts. It was the last weekend before the new year. We had to park and walk a little farther ( like 2 blocks away from the place. I'll come next year and earlier so I can enjoy the lights and get out the st quicker :) read more

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Googled "Santa Lane Honolulu" on a whim hoping to get some search results for light shows/lit streets during the holiday season, and "Waikele Christmas lights" came up - a.k.a. (it turns out) "Christmas Lane". They even have a website (I believe it's on facebook) for more information. Anyway, we arrived on Christmas eve at 6pm to find parking, which was already very crowded. Everyone was lined up under the no parking signs, and we had to walk a few blocks to get to the main residentia intersection for the formal decorations. One cul-de-sac is completed blocked off and in full regalia (almost every house has put on spectacular lights, figurines, music and more), and the main home even puts on an incredible light show, 38 minutes long, with corresponding musical numbers (two shows with different musical numbers, alternating every other night), starting at 7pm. The street next over also is lit up in all it's glory, and a few other homes also on the periphery of them. Great for kids and adults. This is a private community event, put on for free and voluntarily by the neighborhood. There are signs asking visitors not to walk on people's grass and yards etc. so be mindful and respectful. It's a very generous and beautiful way of celebrating. read more

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12/21/2014 (last visited) Presenting the Waikele Christmas Lights 2014... Took a run up to Waikele to see a house that the newspaper said had synchronized their Christmas lights to music. As impressive as the house was one block over was great... Every house on the block was decorated. Simply elegant, indeed! The folks who put it on are so wonderful. They were out talking to everyone and passing out candy canes. It's all about Christmas! Happy Holidays! The entire display is fully powered by solar photovoltaic panels that power the show all night. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m. nightly. Also accepting donations to buy toys for children at the Next Step shelter in Kakaako. As a side note, Anapau Place as a whole was featured on "The Great Christmas Light Fight" and competed with two other streets in America. This street is recognized almost yearly as having some of the best light displays around. read more

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I've lived in Hawaii for 13 years and I only now hear about this place. This neighborhood is very festive and puts all the stops for the holiday season. There was pictures with Santa, a slideshow of the people that put it together and of course the christmas light show. It wasn't just one house, but the nearby homes too!! The road is closed off so all can walk and enjoy the lights. When we went there were hundreds of people! Just a note: we went on Christmas night. Come any day besides that. It was a mad house We were lucky to find a spot in the front by sitting on the roadside. I felt comfortable not ruining people's yards by passing the street. Overall this neighborhood has a beautiful christmas light show! My kiddos enjoyed the lights and even saw some friends enjoying them too! Mahalo to the people that have been doing this for years! read more

Remember how that house look like in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation? Well imagine a whole street/cul de sac of houses lit up brightly with tons of Christmas decorations. I'm afraid to see their electric bill... So many lights... You can see every house decorated on Hopoe Place. I don't know if I would want to live here...the pressure to decorate must be high! There's brightly lit trees, lighted animals, a railroad set up and so much more! Tons of Snoopy, reindeers, Santa and my favorite...the hippo (see pictures)! Forget Honolulu Hale and come here. Then of course there's the piece de resistance... on Anapau Place there are a few houses that are decorated and the lights choreographed with Christmas music. The lights and music are perfectly in sync. So what will this cost you? Absolutely nothing. Just be prepared for some traffic and a ton of people. One tip is park far away and walk. We parked about half a mile away so we had no traffic leaving and found tons of parking. Also...the sooner you go towards Christmas, the more crowded it gets. Every year this neighborhood puts on this spectacular show. Make sure you check the newspaper for the hours and days so you don't show up to a dark neighborhood. Make sure you check the newspaper every year since it features this Christmas Lane so you can knows their hours and days you can go to see this production. Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas. Lights is Waikele's way to say happy holidays. read more

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My second year coming. This show has gotten better than last year. So much fun! PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL. Do not go on people's grass. There are signs everywhere. These families put this show on for free for us, let's just respect their wishes. Thanks. read more

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Honolulu Hale's city lights is not the only spot to enjoy Christmas lights during the holidays. Christmas lane near the Waikele Premium Outlets is another fun spot you can enjoy with your family, and they'll definitely be thanking you! In fact, I think this place may be better than Honolulu Hale :) Here's why: -There are two lanes (Hopoe and Anapau) that have Christmas lights and decorations adorning (nearly) all the houses. I saw a lot of Disney characters, zoo animals, penguins, freezing snowmen, Snoopy characters, etc. -On Anapau place, there is music synchronized with a house that has a display of a light show. Tune into 90.1 FM to listen along with the music. -There is a "Let It Go" inspired light show from the Disney movie, Frozen. It features a digital display of Elsa dancing back and forth on the screen. How awesome is that?! Plus, come on, who doesn't love Frozen?? Be sure to bring the kiddies because there is a 100% chance that they know the full lyrics to that song, putting us adults all to shame lol. I believe the show happens every hour. -You can take as many pictures as you want, pose next to as many decorations as you want, and none of the neighbors will tell you to get off their yard/property. This is a family-friendly neighborhood, but be certain to watch out for cars on the street as this area does get quite busy nearing Christmas Day. Some neat things I saw this past Christmas: -a window display of a miniature town! This was by far my favorite part. The town even had small animations of a train set. -a car completely covered in Christmas lights with Rudolph as the driver and Santa Claus as the passenger -a real antique working train set in a garage set up by a friendly man with the cutest dog The lights and decorations are up until the week after Christmas, but be sure to check the newspapers to see the set schedule. read more

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Not gonna' lie, this place probably tops City Lights at Honolulu Hale by a lot. -this place gets pretty busy after the sun drops, but neighborhood parking is ample -incredible synchronized light shows complete with music. The music makes such a big difference when it comes to Christmas lights, can Honolulu Hale please take note of this. It makes it feel super duper festive and really gets you in the Christmas mood -shows appear to start every hour on the hour -bring your kids, but watch to make sure they stick by your side at all times. There's always a constant stream of cars trying to find parking -some of the home owners will be nice enough to show you extra credit things that they've created in their garages if you catch them at the right time -this place is very detailed, you find the nicest decor in the most deepest of crevices. Keep your eyes peeled -last show of the night is 11pm -Christmas lane is two streets worth, make it worth while read more

Christmas Lane - a very family friendly rave - Festivals Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

So fun for the kids. Parking is a bit hectic for being a private event, go early - plan to walk. read more

Christmas Lane - Festivals Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

This is the second year we have visited this street and it's only gotten better! I love Christmas and while I would never be able to decorate my house with this many lights, let alone be able to coordinate a whole street into doing it, it's awesome! This year (2015) the houses all are coordinated and the lights go along with music that seems to be playing from little speakers or boom boxes all around the street. After speaking to a high school friend of mine who was directing traffic I found out they do the show between 7-930 everyday of the week. Talk about crazy electric bills! I hope they have solar hehe! The street is closed off to traffic if you don't live there while the lights are on. Many people park along the main drag even though there are no parking signs. You may be able to find legal parking along some of the side streets a few blocks away like we did. The main house is pretty creative with lights that actually play the lyrics in lights to go along with the music! Get there early and maybe on a weekday to avoid the huge crowds that will most certainly be there during the weekends. read more

Christmas Lane - Festivals Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Just Yelped this yesterday and went. What a wonderful surprise. Two streets of lighting. One street has lights coordinated to music. What a treat for little and big kids. The owners are very generous to do this for everyone and allow crowds of people to flock to their houses like this. There's quite a bit of street parking, if you have blinders to the tiny no parking signs. 6-9pm was written on one of the signs at the end of a cul-de-sac. read more

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We went here tonight and I love the Christmas displays I just wish there was a little more. It's kind of hard to get a 5 star with the awesome display on the next street over , but I still love it. I go to look at the displays every year with my family. read more

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This year was my first time visiting this place and I love that we have somewhere that's closer to the west side to view Christmas lights! All the neighbors get into it on this street and the next street over making it a nice walk through. The main house has lights that blink along to music and the surrounding neighbors are hooked up to the show as well. I could stay there all night and watch since they have a bunch of different songs (not the same one playing on a loop). At the end there's a cute little alley way lined with Christmas arch blow-ups leading you to the last houses in the cul de sac. We really enjoyed it! read more

First off, these people are awesome. All these strangers scoping out your house and decorations like a tourist attraction....oh the pressure! I love Christmas and decorations but do not forsee ever decorating my own house like this. So THANK YOU for doing it and allowing so many other complete strangers to make a cheap date night/family outing out of visiting your home!!! Even better, Hopoe street is also done up so park your car and walk both of them for a fun, free holiday activity. We took the kids this year and saw tons of Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, Olaf (of course!), Snoopy, and lots of other interesting attractions including the synchronized light show. This was just what I needed to get me in the holiday spirit this year. Can't wait to take the kids back next year! read more

SIGH. Was going to give this street a three-star, realized I'd be the first to break their super-high YELPverage of five stars, then wussed out. They get four stars for effort, coordination, and sheer community work (many of these light sets were not cheap, after all)...but not for true awe and imagination. It's a bourgie power display, albeit a nice one. Let me explain. I grew up partly in Pauoa, where we'd be treated, every year, to the Ing's display of Xmas cartoon characters. Noble and his kids/grandkids not only added new comic, superhero(ine), and animated characters each year, spanning decades, but HANDMADE AND HANDPAINTED THEM. This showed love and thoughtfulness, as well as the Ing's children's imagination. It was thoughtful, creative, and a highly personalized way of honoring the various animated and cartoon worlds of make-believe people. Neighborhood kids could use their sense of wonder and curiosity to find the newest fictional folk, whether on the house's roof, in the mailbox area, or in the very elaborate garden. A video honoring Noble this year: http://khon2.com/2015/11/29/pauoa-man-known-for-awe-inspiring-christmas-decorations-turns-100/ Compared to that, well, Anapau and Hopoe street/place are much more commercialized and pre-packaged, with money ('cuz some of these displays, bought in store or online, are not small of budget) and time ('cuz working class folk don't have the minutes to spend on meeting with neighbors to coordinate light-arch spasms or pay the tremendous electric bills for these showy but dull splashes of electricity and movement) showing the indubitable "wow" purchasing power of what it's like to be in the upper-middle socio-economic class. You can see all the hottest latest electronic Xmas displays available in stores and on the market. With the exception of a few houses, there's not much imagination at work, though a sizable amount of coin is involved. The exceptions were-- * The train/town display in one house's window. Yes, pricey probably, but very intricate and detailed. A true throwback homage to American collectors and hobbyists, done with finesse, not merely an electric light show promoting Disney characters. * Some variations on standard Xmas themes, such as hula'ing Santa and military-fatigues snowman (or Santa? can't recall exactly). * Zayn's Zoo at the end of Anapau, a growing menagerie of animals--including a peacock (pheasant?), a surprising variety of pigs/penguins/bears, and other creatures--where the family will greet you (we called them out of the car park where they were eating dinner...the garage door had been open...then they explained where the Yoshida house was to us, as well as the history of their own display) I would love for more of the houses to demonstrate this kind of fun, playful, and imaginative engagement with the themes of Christmas or the holidays (such as that one sees in Honolulu City Lights, where public workers use their own free time and sense of wonder to come up with some pretty rad stuff), but proving that one's a proud and conforming member of the neighborhood home owners' street association seemed to be a higher priority. There was NO cultural diversity among displays: You won't find Kwanzaa, winter solstice, Hanukkah, or even folkloric forms of Santa (not Krampus necessarily, but the Dutch and Belgian, pre-commercial versions). No literary references (Dickens, O. Henry) to Christmas stories in print literature. Not much news or pop cultural references to examples of giving and the spirit of Christmas in current events or in the media. No Hawaiian culture, too. Where's the craft and amateur artistry? Everything looked perfect in a store-window way, that it felt as if the families were afraid to make mistakes. Even the nativity scenes were standardized and dull. I felt bad for the houses which put in minimal effort--bet there are some interesting stories there. What wil kids learn, once the spectacle-frenzied power of electric lights and bling finish whacking them over the head, end? BUY. MORE. XMAS-BRANDED. STUFF. If you like Disney's overproduced electric light parade at the Magic Kingdom, you will LOVE this. BLING. BLING. BLING. We gots the tech, we gots the cash. You--you no need think. Why imagine, when our products can do it for you? Wonder? Who needs wonder, when we gots the SPARKY SPARK SPARK. As the blaring loudspeakers in the neighborhoods hollered: Let it go. LET IT GOOOO. Turn away and slam the door... The BEST parts of the displays were the visiting tourists and local families with their kids and dogs, whose interaction built a sense of community. But you know: that can be done better without so much money and commercialism. True creativity of visual art comes from not from conformity to economic pressures, or to middle-class product trends, but from an orientation of how to create a sense of awe, imagination, and wonder in one's audience and viewers. read more

Very disappointing. Heard all the hype about this place but it was no where near what Ive heard from last years events...