AA Meetings in Honolulu

Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Honolulu today through the Oahu Intergroup at oahuaa.org, which keeps the island meeting directory and runs a helpline open 24/7. It serves meetings across the island of Oahu. Our meeting finder at /meetings/ searches public AA feeds by day and format.

Call 911 if someone is overdosing, seizing, not breathing, or cannot be woken. For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988.

How to Find AA Meetings Across Honolulu

Oahu's A.A. service office is the Oahu Intergroup (OIG), and its Central Office is in Honolulu. The OIG Basics page describes a 24-hour helpline, a 12th-step call list of experienced members, a maintained meeting directory, and a stock of approved A.A. literature. The helpline is (808) 946-1438, and the office is at 1110 University Avenue, Suite 310, Honolulu, HI 96826, open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The intergroup organizes meetings by district across the island: Diamond Head, Honolulu, Leeward, Windward, Central North Shore, Waikiki, and Waianae. That means a search for a meeting near you works whether you are in town or out on the North Shore. Hawaii A.A. affairs are coordinated statewide by Area 17, and other islands have their own central offices.

A.A.'s national site at aa.org is not a meeting finder; it points people to a local office, which here is the Oahu Intergroup, and names the free Meeting Guide app and the Online Intergroup for phone and online meetings. The how-to-find guide covers both paths.

This site's meeting finder is another route: it searches public A.A. and N.A. feeds by day, time, fellowship, and format, including online.

Honolulu Meeting Hubs & Communities

Because Oahu meetings are grouped by district, you can pick the area you are in and go from there.

• Honolulu and Kakaako. The Central Office sits on University Avenue near the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and the Honolulu district covers meetings through central town.
• Waikiki. Waikiki is its own district, with meetings within walking distance of the beachfront hotels and the Ala Wai corridor.
• Diamond Head and East Honolulu. The Diamond Head district extends from the slopes above Waikiki out through Kahala and Hawaii Kai.
• Leeward and Waianae. The Leeward side, from Pearl City and Aiea out to Kapolei, plus the Waianae coast, are separate districts served by TheBus and Skyline.
• Windward Oahu and the North Shore. Kailua and Kaneohe make up the Windward district, and the Central North Shore district covers the communities up the coast.

Common Meeting Formats & What to Expect

A.A. divides meetings into open and closed. An open meeting is open to anyone interested in A.A.'s program, and nonalcoholics may attend as observers. A closed meeting is for A.A. members, or for people who have a drinking problem and want to stop drinking. When in doubt, start with an open meeting.

The Oahu directory labels each meeting by format so you can choose before you go:

• Newcomer or beginner meetings, for people new to recovery.
• Discussion: members share on a topic; the most common style.
• Big Book and step study: reading A.A.'s basic text and working the Steps.
• Speaker: one or two members tell their story.
• Men's, women's, and wheelchair-accessible groups are listed the same way, and online meetings are marked.

Every meeting is free. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership and that you do not have to pay anything to attend; a basket may be passed for voluntary contributions and passing it on is fine. And you never have to speak — A.A.'s newcomer page says you can sit and listen. Anonymity means what you hear in the room stays there. The first-meeting guide walks through a typical hour.

Transportation & Virtual Meetings

Honolulu has two public transit systems. TheBus is the island-wide bus network, and Skyline is the city's rail line, which connects the west side and the airport with the town corridor and, as it opens in segments, links to more neighborhoods. A HOLO card is required to ride Skyline and is used on TheBus, and TheBus information is (808) 848-5555. Plan a trip at thebus.org.

Meetings are not only in person. A.A. says meetings can be in person, online, or by phone, and the Oahu Intergroup directory includes online meetings alongside in-person ones. The Online Intergroup lists phone and video meetings worldwide, and our meeting finder also shows online and hybrid meetings. The online A.A. meetings guide explains how they work.

Peer Support vs. Medical Care

An A.A. meeting is peer support, not clinical treatment. NIDA explains that mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are peer-led and not led by healthcare professionals, so they are not the same as treatment — though NIDA notes they are free, not time-limited, and useful to many people on their own or alongside professional care.

Some situations call for a doctor, not a meeting. NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly, rather than cutting back gradually or stopping with medical support. If you have been drinking heavily and want to stop, talk with a clinician first.

For help beyond a meeting:

• Emergency: call 911 for an overdose, a seizure, trouble breathing, or someone who cannot be woken.
• Crisis: call or text 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis.
• Treatment: search FindTreatment.gov, SAMHSA's treatment locator, or call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — a free, confidential line available 24/7 in English and Spanish.
• Referral help: call or text (800) 653-9376 and we can help you sort out a level of care. SmarterRecovery is a referral helpline, not the Oahu Intergroup and not SMART Recovery; calling is free to you because treatment providers pay for the referral service.

Call or text (800) 653-9376 if you want help finding treatment. If what you need tonight is a meeting, start with the meeting finder or the Oahu Intergroup directory and confirm the listing. If this is an emergency or a suicide crisis, call 911 or 988 first.

Additional Resources

Sources cited on this page:

• Alcoholics Anonymous on O'ahu (oahuaa.org)
• Oahu Intergroup: OIG Basics (24-hour helpline, Central Office functions, districts)
• Hawaii Area 17, Alcoholics Anonymous
• City & County of Honolulu: TheBus and Skyline (public transit and HOLO card)
• A.A.: Find A.A. Near You (regional and online meeting information)
• A.A.: Need help with a drinking problem? (what to expect at a first meeting)
• A.A.: What to Expect at an A.A. Meeting (open and closed meetings, meeting types)
• A.A.: A.A. and Anonymity
• A.A.: Meeting Guide app
• Online Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous (online and phone meetings)
• NIDA: Treatment (mutual-help groups are peer-led, not clinical treatment)
• NIAAA Core Resource on Alcohol: Alcohol Use Disorder, From Risk to Diagnosis to Recovery
• SAMHSA National Helpline
• SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• SmarterRecovery meeting finder (public meeting search; listings are not verified by this site)
• SmarterRecovery about page (referral disclosure)

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