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CHICKEN CHASER
Kego’s two loves: chasing fowl and his mama.
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LJA CLEANS UP
Students particpated in Earth Day activities. SEE PAGE 6
Kailua Business TRepairs Devices
here are a few things that the past year and all of its changes have revealed. One is that humans are very attached to
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Jose Galeano opened ubreakifix in Kailua because he noticed a lack of electronic repair options for Windward O‘ahu.
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their electronic devices. Another is that maybe people should reconsider throwing something away at the first moment it breaks — maybe it can be repaired.
Enter ubreakifix. “It was a culmination of a two-year journey toward breaking ground,” states owner Jose Galeano.
He goes on to note that the franchise was a perfect fit for his interests.
“It was a combination of my love of tech- nology and my passion for business,” he ex- plains. “These two things intersected perfectly when I learned about the ubreakifix franchise. I became very eager to open a store in Hawai‘i when I researched the then-current availability of repair services at the time.”
As the name implies, you break it, he (and his staff) fixes it. Basically, if a device breaks — say a mobile phone —give them a call at 808-762-4349 and let them know the issue.
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