Our History
Savant Online Bookstores began with our "brick and mortar" Savant Bookstore Honolulu in 2008 located in a corner of a small cafe not far from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In less than four months it outgrew its location, and was relocated to a 200-square foot area in a community clubhouse located just outside of Waikiki. When it outgrew this location, the bookstore was re-established at two locations: Hawaii Kai Retirement Community (to serve the East side of Oahu after the closing of the Kahala Barnes & Noble store) and at Kokua Market (to continue serving the University/Waikiki area and Central to West portion of Oahu). In 2013, Savant Bookstore Honolulu was consolidated into one location at Hawaii Kai Retirement Community. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the face-to-face bookstore was closed and, since then, we've been committed to providing the community bookstore experience online, with Savant Bookstore ONLINE Pacific, Midwest and Atlantic opening June 2020.
