🏓 Free courts and paid clubs · checked 12 October 2026
Pickleball on Oʻahu
Most of the island’s pickleball is free: city park courts, first come first served, usually with lines painted but no net — bring a portable one. The paid options are one indoor club downtown and a resort on the North Shore. Here is where to play, what it costs and how the courts work.
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Keʻehi Lagoon Beach Park
Keʻehi Lagoon, Honolulu
Courts12 dedicated, permanent netsLightsNoHowFirst come, first served. The island’s first dedicated pickleball complex (opened July 2023).WhenNot published by the city; the Oahu Pickleball Association posts sessions on Meetup.Was this right when you went?465 Lagoon Dr, Honolulu, HI 96819Details ↗ - Free
Kailua District Park
Kailua
Courts4 dedicated with nets + 4 tennis courts linedLightsYesHowFirst come, first served. Bring a net for the tennis-lined courts.Was this right when you went?21 S Kainalu Dr, Kailua, HI 96734Details ↗ - Free
Kamiloʻiki Community Park
Hawaiʻi Kai
A community site says only 3 courts have permanent nets.
Courts6 dedicated + 2 on volleyball courtsLightsHowFirst come, first served.Was this right when you went?7750 Hawaii Kai Dr, Honolulu, HI 96825Details ↗ - Free
Mother Waldron Neighborhood Park
Kakaʻako
Courts2 dedicated, permanent netsLightsNoHowFirst come, first served; one of the association’s regular open-play parks.Was this right when you went?537 Coral St, Honolulu, HI 96813Details ↗ - Free
Petrie Community Park
Kaimukī
Courts1 dedicated + 2 on volleyball courtsLightsYesHowFirst come, first served; the association’s Meetup sessions have a few loaner paddles.Was this right when you went?1039 20th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816Details ↗ - Free
Diamond Head Tennis Center
Kapiʻolani Park
Courts5 tennis courts lined + 1 permanent-net courtLightsHowPaddle stacking at the rack; games to 11, win by 2. Lessons and league groups often hold some courts.Was this right when you went?3908 Paki Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815Details ↗ - Free
Ala Moana Regional Park tennis complex
Ala Moana
Courts3 practice tennis courts linedLightsYesHowFirst come, first served; bring a net.Was this right when you went?1201 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814Details ↗ - Free
Kaʻala Neighborhood Park
Wahiawā
Courts2 dedicatedLightsYesHowFirst come, first served.Was this right when you went?130 California Ave, Wahiawa, HI 96786Details ↗ - Free
ʻEwa Mahiko District Park
ʻEwa
Courts8 tennis courts linedLightsHowFirst come, first served; association Meetup sessions.Was this right when you went?91-1205 Renton Rd, Ewa Beach, HI 96706Details ↗ - Free
Shigeo Ushiro Mānana Neighborhood Park
Pearl City
Courts1 dedicated, permanent netLightsNoHowFirst come, first served.Was this right when you went?1550 Kuahaka St, Pearl City, HI 96782Details ↗
Paid: clubs, lessons and booked courts
- Paid
Pickles at Forté
Downtown (Fort Street Mall)
Calls itself Hawaiʻi’s only indoor pickleball club. Beginner clinics by Oahu Pickleball Academy.
PriceOpen play $20/day kamaʻāina, $30 visitors; $10 all day Monday, before 8am and after 8pm. Memberships from $60/month (junior) to $250.CourtsHowPay for open play, or book a court online (a booking covers 4 players). Cancel 4+ hours ahead to avoid a fee.WhenDaily from 6:30am; weekdays to midnight, weekends to 10pm.Was this right when you went?1032 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI 96813Details ↗ - Paid
Turtle Bay Resort courts
Kahuku, North Shore
Whether non-guests can book is not stated.
PriceCourtsPickleball and 4 tennis courtsLightsHowReserve ahead on 808-293-6000; paddles included with a court rental.Was this right when you went?57-091 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI 96731Details ↗
How the city courts work
- There are no pickleball-specific city rules yet. Parks & Recreation drafted new outdoor-court rules in 2023 (45-minute limit when others wait, set hours for lessons), but they have not been finalised, so the old tennis-court rules apply. Source
- On a tennis-lined court: 45 minutes from when you take the court if others are waiting, wait your turn in person, no back-to-back periods while others wait. Source
- Most courts have permanent pickleball lines but no permanent net. The city says so itself: bring a portable net unless the court is listed with one. Source
- Individuals cannot reserve city courts. Reservation permits go only to nonprofit organisations, and never more than half the courts at a complex of four or more. Source
- The city counts about 198 lined courts at 96 parks. Its own table and text disagree on how many are dedicated (28 or 36). Source
Clubs, lessons and gear
Oahu Pickleball Association
Nonprofit club, $25 a year. Runs leagues and tournaments, and a free Meetup group that posts open-play sessions at Petrie, Kaimukī, McCully, Ala Moana, Mother Waldron, ʻEwa Mahiko, Keʻehi Lagoon and Diamond Head.
Visit ↗Association lessons at Diamond Head
Group classes in 4–6 week sessions on weekday afternoons, from complete beginners up. Private or semi-private with a coach $80 an hour for 1–4 people, paddles and balls included.
Visit ↗Clinics at Pickles at Forté
Pickleball 101, a beginner skill builder and guided beginner open play, weekly. Prices not published.
Visit ↗Paddles
Loaner paddles at the association’s Petrie sessions and included with lessons and Turtle Bay court rentals. Waipahu Racquet Shop (1831 S King St) stocks pickleball gear.
- No city court publishes open-play times; the ones we mention come from the association’s Meetup and change week to week.
- Diamond Head’s lights are “yes” on one city page and “no” on the other.
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