MidWeek East - May 5, 2021

NEW DEAN
Jeff Scofield takes on a new role at Chaminade. SEE PAGE 2
SERVING ALOHA
Market City Shopping Center donates to Central Union Church program. SEE PAGE 3
Shopping Center Has Staying Power
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 5, 2021
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
‘EGG’CITING CELEBRATION
Sacred Hearts Academy hosted a contactless Easter drive-thru celebration on April 3. The event featured booths from the student councils for both the high school and lower school, parent board volunteers and alumnae. More than 170 students and their siblings were treated to springtime goodies and a special visit from the Easter Bunny. PHOTO COURTESY SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY
BIY LIANNE BIDAL THOMPSON
Shopping Center, located at 377 Keāhole St., was first constructed in 1982, most people didn’t envision what today’s world would be like and how the shopping center would grow to be an integral part of the community—which spans from Portlock to Waimānalo — all these years later.
t’s a pretty fair bet that when Hawai‘i Kai
No doubt the convenience of having a one- stop destination like Hawai‘i Kai Shopping Center — where one can do everything from grab some groceries or enjoy a meal overlook- ing Keahupuaomaunaloa Pond, to see to health care needs or book a submarine scooter tour of Maunalua Bay — is key to its appeal.
In addition to the original tenants Safeway, Longs Drugs and Town Pump Liquors that provide familiarity over the decades, the des- tination has evolved to meet the area’s needs.
“For example, we have found that a major- ity of the visitors frequently visit quick-service fast-food restaurants, coffee shops and casual dining locations. Hawai‘i Kai Shopping Cen- ter has great tenants in these three categories,”
SEE PAGE 4