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DDJ Antique has cleared the space at Kilohana Square and transplant back to Chinatown.  I guess there is just not enough people looking for Chinese antique when they can do it at multiple stores in Chinatown.  The former DDJ Antique space actually has great street exposure.  Plenty of parking in the rear. Any new business [...]

The best dynamic view of Diamond Head is on Campbell Avenue. Movie directors, game developers should seriously consider a scene with a drive down Campbell. Campbell Avenue lined with thirty-some businesses and that’s so enough for a single guy to be very happy. Beer, pizza, home movie and auto detailing. Done. It’s also enough for [...]

When I first started the gas watch about a year ago,  Aloha Gas near Kaimuki Avenue has been consistently the gas station of the cheaper gas on the Avenue.  It was head to head with Tesoro Gas until Tesoro decided to had its gas pumps serviced. Now Aloha is head to head with Chevron at [...]

Happy 50th Statehood, everyone. Here is a historic photo of Kapahulu Avenue in 1959. Photos was taken standing in the middle of the Avenue near Hunter Street. 1959 photo source unknown. Will you please let me know who the photo belongs to, so I can give the proper credit.

Easy couches, open air, and friendly staffs is what South Shore Glass is all about.  Come by, talk stories, whateva.  Inside display a great mix of art glass and smoke glassware.  Why South Shore?  Diamond Head, Waikiki, Ala Moana Beaches is the South Shore.  Unless they are from the Boston’s South Shore area.  I doubt it. [...]

Hee Hing RestaurantKAU KapahuluDouble JSergio’s Italian RestaurantAloha LomilomiKato &Shoji Optometrists, Inc. – Glenn Y. Kato, O.D.Peter J. Shoji, O.D.Jann F. Hara, O.D.SelectHi-Performance Pilates, LLCK.B. Lee Corp.

Lazy man’s Hurricane preparation list cash gas pills food water containers plywood rope batteries If you are like me, never like to prepare for thing like the hurricane. Just wait for a Hurricane/Tropical Storm Watch. Usually it means that you will still have 48 hours before a possible hurricane/tropical storm that will hit in your [...]

Market City shopping center marked its beginning in1946 with 3.5 acre at the busy interception of Kapiolani Boulevard, Harding Avenue, and Kaimuki Avenue. The original Koa patches are long gone but some of the original monkey pod trees are still see standing in the current parking lot. Market city is not just a shopping place [...]

Have any art dealer work this hard for your art? Open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If there is three more days in a week, Neal would open on those days too. First time art lover, don’t be afraid to stop by and browse Neal’s collections. You sure will find something [...]

Slow down and enjoy life; Kilohana Square is the place to be. Enjoy a little food, wine, flowers, crafts, art, and a lot of antiques. Yes, you can get advice for your relationship, kitchen remodel, Feng Shui, car issuance, real estate, and banking here as well. Parking is plenty behind the building. From Kapahulu Avenue, [...]