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Kaimuki
While many other neighborhoods on Oahu are charging ahead with developments left and right, Kaimuki remains a comparative oasis of tranquility.
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It is estimated that less than $10 million has been invested during the past several years in one of Oahu’s last historic business districts.
While new independent restaurants and retailers slowly replace longtime pioneer businesses, little has been done to redevelop dilapidated storefronts in the aging commercial district, which has nurtured mom-and-pop operations for decades.READ MORE >>
IF THERE’S one town in Honolulu where quality of life rules, it’s gotta be Kaimuki, where residents know how to have fun, whether dining at the dozens of neighborhood restaurants or adding to their toy collections.
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Building on the legacy of Toys ’n’ Joys and the action figures carried at Gecko Bookstores are Mechahawaii and Urbanz Toys, both addressing an all-ages demand for collectibles.
Mechahawaii reflects owner Sean Akita’s 30-plus-year interest in Japanese toys and collectibles, which began when he was a 6-year-old traveling to Japan with his grandparents. He’s been building Gundam models since then.READ MORE >>
Parking has been an issue for at least a decade for patrons of independent neighborhood restaurants and retail stores.
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Project List
>> Safeway Inc.’s new 64,126-squarefoot store at 870 Kapahulu Ave. isscheduled to open later this yearand will include 14,822 square feet of retail space.
>> Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii LLC isinvesting $2.9 million torenovate an 8,000-square-foot building, formerly a HandiPantry store and a gas station,at 3625 Harding Ave., and plansto open a new kidney dialysiscenter in mid-October.
>> Liberty Dialysis-Hawaii LLC isinvesting $2.9 million torenovate an 8,000-square-foot building, formerly a HandiPantry store and a gas station,at 3625 Harding Ave., and plansto open a new kidney dialysiscenter in mid-October.