Waikiki's longest-running Irish pub, open until 4 AM every night, with live music from 6 PM to last call and arguably the best Guinness pour in Honolulu.
When the Mai Tai bars on Kalakaua all shut down at midnight and you're not done yet, you walk one block inland to Lewers Street and into Kelley O'Neil's. There's still a band playing, the Guinness is still cold, the kitchen has just closed but the bar will go four more hours. This is where Waikiki bartenders drink after work — no view, no rooftop, no aloha-shirt photo op, just a real Irish pub doing what real Irish pubs do, which is stay open later than they should.
Inside it's dim, narrow, and wood-heavy — a long bar on one side, scattered high-tops, a small stage that turns into a sing-along chaos zone by midnight. The crowd is a deliberate mash-up: hotel-weary tourists, service-industry workers ending shifts, off-duty military, and locals who use it as Lewers Street's last-stop bar. Kitchen runs until midnight with a surprisingly competent Irish-pub menu (the chef has been there 25+ years). After midnight it's drinks and music only, but that's the entire point — Kelley's exists for the hours when most of Waikiki has shuttered.
A pint of Guinness. The pour is famously the city's best, and the happy hour window is 11 AM to 8 PM — eight hours long — which means you can land here right off the plane and still get the deal.
Late-night live music until 4 AM, properly poured Guinness, Irish-flag wallpaper, and being the fallback when every other Waikiki venue has closed.
Friday or Saturday between 11 PM and 1 AM, after the cover bands warm up but before the post-2 AM crowd floods in from clubs closing elsewhere.
Service is dramatically faster and the bartenders pour heavy
Kitchen closes at midnight sharp; after that it's drinks-only
Move you up the next-round queue faster than you'd expect
Can be dead — the music doesn't start until 6 and warmth builds slowly
The bartender will do the two-pour ritual
Live bands every night, 6 PM to last call. Celtic/Irish trad rotating with cover bands. No cover charge.
Pulled from Yelp, TripAdvisor, Google, and local Hawaii blogs. We don't sugar-coat.
Curated highlights from each section, last checked 2026-05-20. Prices and items change frequently — always verify with the venue before you go.
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