MidWeek West - Sep 22 2021

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
CHEERS TO THE CHAMPS
Read more about World Surf League’s champions in The Wavelength.
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PERFECT ‘PAW’RENTS
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Rainbow Drive-In Celebrates 60 Years
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Chris Iwamura from Rainbow Drive-In shows off a tasty plate in celebration of the eatery’s 60th anniversary. Since then, the iconic restaurant has opened up a location in ‘Ewa Beach. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
ABY KYLE GALDEIRA
fter serving up thousands upon thousands of plate lunches and lo- cally inspired meals over the past
six decades, Rainbow Drive-In continues to dole out hearty portions of aloha to its legion of loyal customers.
Rainbow Drive-In first opened on Oct. 2, 1961, behind the vision and hard work of Seiju and Ayako Ifuku. Seiju learned to cook in the Army, while serving in the 100th In- fantry Battalion and 442nd Regiment. From that first day of business through today, Rainbow Drive-In, which has a location in ‘Ewa Beach’s Laulani Village Shopping Center, has offered an array of local-style plate lunches for hungry customers from all over the island and the world.
“Sixty years means a lot to us,” says Chris Iwamura, Rainbow Drive-In’s CEO and third-generation owner.
“It means that we’ve had multiple gener- ations of families coming to the same spot to enjoy their favorite meals. We strive to keep
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small car. big news.
MINI of Hawaii is coming to Kapolei this November.
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