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FOR THE LONG HAUL
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New Dealership Is Full Speed Ahead
FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20, 2021
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General manager Tim Palms (left) and president Dennis Short pose for a photo at the Kapolei development site of the first MINI dealership
in the country that has a full BMW service department. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
ABY KYLE GALDEIRA
MINI of Hawai‘i opened in 2002 as part of the first wave of MINI dealers gaining traction in the United States. The MINI brand is owned by BMW and the two iconic automobile com- panies shared BMW’s Kapi‘olani Boulevard location until 2017, when MINI relocated to its current standalone facility on Ala Moana Boulevard. BMW and MINI of Hawai‘i oper- ate BMW of Honolulu, BMW of Maui, BMW of Hawai‘i on Hawai‘i Island, and employees and car enthusiasts alike are anticipating the new location along Farrington Highway.
SEE PAGE 4
small car. big news.
MINI of Hawaii is coming to Kapolei this November.
VISIT MINIKAPOLEI.COM
fter nearly 20 years of serving driv- ers in the islands, BMW and MINI of Hawai‘i are eager to debut the new
MINI of Hawai‘i location in Kapolei — the first new car dealership in West O‘ahu.
BMW has been awarded “Center of Ex- cellence,” BMW’s highest dealership honor, a total of nine times and is consistently the top selling European manufacturer in Hawai‘i. The operation employs just over 200 local employees and services more than 20,000 customers per year.