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This paper introduces a novel aluminum honeycomb sandwich panel buckling-restrained steel plate shear wall (HCSP-SPSW) that used honeycomb core sandwich panels (HCSP) as restraining members. Compared with the traditional concrete restraining panel, HCSP is lighter, more rigid, and offers additional functions such as energy and sound absorption, increasing functionality while effectively restraining out-of-plane buckling deformation of the wall panel. Quasi-static cyclic loading tests were initially conducted on two 1/3 scaled specimens to study their shear performance. Second, a finite element (FE) model is established and validated, and parameters such as chunking and honeycomb core dimensions are analyzed. Furthermore, an equation for calculating the bearing capacity of HCSP is derived and confirmed through the finite element analysis. The results reveal that, when the out-of-face equivalent modulus of HCSP is 5945.51 MPa, HCSP-SPSW improves the load carrying capacity by 16.42% and increases energy consumption by 80.54% compared to the thin steel plate shear wall (SPSW), and achieves the requirement of complete buckling restrained behavior. The effect of partitioning on shear bearing capacity and energy dissipation is minimal when the number of bolts and edge spacing remains constant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]