| Date: | 21–27 November |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Category: | WTA 125K series |
| Location: | Honolulu, United States |
| Venue: | Central Oahu Regional Park |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Prize Money: | $115,000 |
| Champs: |  Catherine Bellis |
| Champd: |  Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato |
The 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament and part of the 2016 WTA 125K series, offering a total of $115,000 in prize money. It took place in Honolulu, United States, on 21–27 November 2016.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | Zhang Shuai | 23 | 1 | |
| United States | Nicole Gibbs | 76 | 2 | |
| Maria Sakkari | 89 | 3 | ||
| United States | Catherine Bellis | 90 | 4 | |
| Sabine Lisicki | 91 | 5 | ||
 Russian Federation | Evgeniya Rodina | 104 | 6 | |
 Spain | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 106 | 7 | |
| United States | Samantha Crawford | 111 | 8 |
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Michaela Gordon Zhang Nannan| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Eri Hozumi | Japan | Miyu Kato | 111 | 1 | |
| Verónica Cepede Royg | United States | Nicole Melichar | 183 | 2 | ||
| United States | Nicole Gibbs | United States | Asia Muhammad | 188 | 3 | |
| Japan | Hiroko Kuwata | United States | Jamie Loeb | 275 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Wen Xin / Zhang NannanSee main article: 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open – Singles.
Catherine Bellis def. Zhang Shuai, 6–4, 6–2See main article: 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open – Doubles.
Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato def. Nicole Gibbs / Asia Muhammad, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
