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The Ohuhu Honolulu is a refillable, dual-tip alcohol marker with a flexible brush on one end and a chisel on the other, sold in sets of up to 320 of its 344 colors. Ohuhu calls it its bestseller. Its dye ink blends like Copic's at a fraction of the price per marker; Digitec lists it as made in China.
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An Ohuhu Honolulu in a representative red, drawn in proportion; Ohuhu doesn't publish a single marker's size.
Round plastic barrel, color-coded caps that fit both ends, flexible brush and chisel tips, alcohol-based dye ink
Price range
$under $5 per pen (multi-packs divided by the count)
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Notes on these facts
Made by Ohuhu Inc. (Newark, California); sold in the EU by Thousandshores Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg. Made in China: Digitec (Switzerland) lists China as the country of origin for the Honolulu 48-color and 320-color sets. Ohuhu's own site doesn't state where the markers are made. Ohuhu's imprint page names Ohuhu Inc. in Newark, California, as its US company. Source. Price: example listing.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026.
Key takeaways
Ohuhu lists 344 Honolulu colors, sold in sets up to 320; the 48-color set adds a colorless blender.
Parka Blogs gives 3 ml of ink per Honolulu marker and a chisel that draws lines from about 1 to 6 mm wide.
Ohuhu sells 16 ml refill bottles and replacement brush tips for its alcohol markers.
Amazon US ranked the 48-color Honolulu B set #7 in Drawing Markers on October 22, 2026, ahead of every other alcohol marker brand.
Swiss retailer Digitec lists China as the country of origin; Ohuhu's US company is in Newark, California.
What is the Ohuhu Honolulu?
The Honolulu is Ohuhu’s best-selling alcohol marker: a round, refillable marker with a flexible brush tip at one end and a chisel at the other. Ohuhu sells it for illustration, marker art and manga, in 344 colors and sets of up to 320.
Ohuhu is the alcohol-marker brand most visible on Amazon US. On October 22, 2026, its 48-color Honolulu B set ranked #7 in Drawing Markers, the highest alcohol-marker set in that list, and three more Ohuhu alcohol sets sat in the top 26.
Ohuhu Honolulu specs
Spec
Value
Maker
Ohuhu Inc. (Newark, California)
Type
Dual-tip alcohol marker, refillable
Tips
Flexible brush + chisel (Honolulu); brush + fine (Honolulu B)
Chisel line
About 1 to 6 mm, per Parka Blogs
Ink
Alcohol-based dye ink, about 3 ml per marker (Parka Blogs)
Colors
344; sets of up to 320
Barrel
Round, with caps that fit on both ends
Safety
Conforms to ASTM D-4236, per Ohuhu
Refills
16 ml bottles; replacement brush tips
Single-marker size
Not published by Ohuhu in our sources
Made in
China (Digitec)
Specs come from Ohuhu’s FAQ and product page and from Parka Blogs’ review, all read in full on October 22, 2026.
Honolulu or Honolulu B: which tips should you choose?
Pick the Honolulu (brush and chisel) to color large areas, and the Honolulu B (brush and fine) if you also outline and add small details. Both share the same round barrel, the same 344 colors and the same flexible brush. Ohuhu calls the Honolulu B great for beginners.
Parka Blogs prefers the brush for illustration, because it can paint details and cover areas, and suggests the chisel-and-fine Oahu series for layout and presentation work. For water-based color instead, Ohuhu’s Maui markers pair a brush with a 0.4 mm fineliner. You can tell the ends apart by the holder color: gray for the brush, white for the chisel.
One chisel covers a 1 to 6 mm range; the brush varies with pressure.
What paper should you use with Ohuhu markers?
Use marker paper or heavy mixed-media paper, and put a spare sheet underneath on anything thinner. Ohuhu says its dye ink soaks into paper and recommends thicker paper, such as its own marker pads; on regular paper it advises a backing sheet to stop bleed-through.
A pad made for alcohol markers, such as the Canson XL Marker pad, keeps colors brighter and the back of the page clean.
Can you refill Ohuhu Honolulu markers?
Yes: Ohuhu sells 16 ml alcohol ink bottles for the Honolulu, Oahu, Kaala and Molokai series, plus replacement brush tips. That makes the Honolulu a marker you can keep rather than throw away when it runs dry.
Not every color has a refill. When Parka Blogs reviewed the markers, refills covered 51 colors, so check before relying on a favorite shade.
How does the Honolulu compare to Copic?
The Copic Sketch has more colors, sells replacement nibs and has refills for every color; the Honolulu gives you many more colors for the same money.
Ohuhu Honolulu
Copic Sketch
Tips
Brush + chisel
Super Brush + Medium Broad
Colors
344
358
Barrel
Round
Oval
Refills
16 ml bottles, some colors
Every color
Price band (per marker)
$
$$
Made in
China (Digitec)
Not stated
Parka Blogs, comparing them, wrote it would get about twice as many colors from Ohuhu for the same money, with ink of similar quality. Our best alcohol markers roundup adds the Copic Ciao, Prismacolor and Arteza; for water-based brush markers, see the Tombow Dual Brush Pen.
Ohuhu’s chisel-and-fine line is the Ohuhu Oahu, whose 40-color set has over 15,000 Amazon ratings.
Where are Ohuhu Honolulu markers made?
Swiss retailer Digitec lists China as the country of origin for Honolulu sets. Ohuhu’s own site doesn’t say where the markers are made; its imprint names Ohuhu Inc. in Newark, California, as its US company.
Frequently asked questions
What do Ohuhu's new color codes mean?
Ohuhu has renumbered its alcohol markers by color family. Its FAQ says ink, design and nibs are unchanged, and it publishes a chart and lookup tool that map old codes to new ones.
Why doesn't the cap color match the ink exactly?
Ohuhu says the caps are colored with pigments and resin while the ink is dye, so the cap is only a rough guide. Each set comes with a swatch card for a truer preview.
Are Ohuhu markers lightfast?
No. The ink is dye-based, and Ohuhu advises keeping work out of direct sunlight and strong UV. Parka Blogs recommends scanning finished art you want to keep.
How should you store Ohuhu markers?
Capped and away from heat and flames, since the ink is alcohol-based, per Ohuhu. Parka Blogs adds that lying them flat keeps ink reaching both tips.
Who owns the Ohuhu brand?
Ohuhu's imprint page names Ohuhu Inc. of Newark, California, as its US company and Thousandshores Deutschland GmbH in Hamburg as its EU seller.
Does the 48-color Honolulu set include a blender?
Yes. Ohuhu lists the 48-color set with 48 colors plus one colorless blender, which lightens and softens edges.
