Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu, a staple for 20 years at its gateway-to-Waikiki site at Kalakaua Avenue and Kapi'olani Boulevard, will move down the street to the new Waikiki Beach Walk, according to Hard Rock Cafe International.

The new location, at 280 Beach Walk, "will benefit from the enhanced pedestrian traffic," Hamish Dodds, president and CEO of Hard Rock Cafe International, said in a statement. "We are looking to rock Waikiki with great live music and our world-class dining experience."

The new two-level restaurant-club won't open until 2009, but will become one of Honolulu's largest-scale dining-entertainment sites, with more than 11,000 square feet of space, including a 300-seat restaurant, a lanai of 1,625 square feet, plus the usual Rock Shop selling iconic Hard Rock merchandise.

The Rock Shop space will be accentuated by a grand staircase leading to the main dining hall and plans call for a "feature wall" and "a wave of memorabilia."

The main dining area will include a bar and live stage, angled for views of the expansive lanai dining area.

The Waikiki relocation is one of a handful for Hard Rock in recent years. In July, Hard Rock moved its Boston cafe form Copley Square to the historic Faneuil Hall area, and in 2005 relocated the New York site from 57th Avenue to the heart of Times Square. San Francisco, Phoenix and Orlando cafes also have been repositioned to more visible sites.

For Hard Rock fans and collectors, a new limited-edition Honolulu pin will be available.