3 new retailers are expected to move in this year at the Waikele Center.
“Outlet centers like Waikele are well-positioned to ride out challenging times now more than ever, as people are looking for bargains,” said Maura Eggan, senior director of marketing for mall owner Chelsea Property Group, a unit of Simon Property Group.
In addition to Tommy Bahama, a Zales Outlet and True Religion are slated to open in Waikele early in the year, she said.
Tommy Bahama will fill the space being vacated by Big Dog Sportswear. Zales Outlet will replace Waikele Jewelry Mart.
Fragrance Outlet will relocate from its current Waikele space into the site formerly occupied by the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. True Religion will then take the space vacated by Fragrance Outlet.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090101/BUSINESS08/901010330/1071
When growing up mom would always prepare yaki buta (roast pork) for the new year. Getting the recipe from her, I was reluctant to try this time and here it is.
It’s basically a pork butt wrapped with string to prevent the meat from falling apart and slowly cooked with shoyu, sugar, mirin, sake, water, ginger and star anese seed. It’s very similar to what you find in ramen.
The end product turned out differently. Instead of yaki buta, it was like a rafute (but not using pork belly). This was very soft and the juice was perfectly right to cover the meat together. I just wished I had green onions ready to garnish the look.
Having posted the first Chicken Kelaguen recipe, a friend of mine suggested using lemon powder instead of the real lemon juice and graciously supplied me this secret yellow and blue can.
There are 3 packets inside the can. I used about half of the packet but it all depends on how much you like it to be. Unfortunately, they don’t have this in Hawaii and Guam might be the only place to find although the can itself is imported from Japan.
This time instead of baking the chicken thighs, I used the Costco roast chicken and lemon powder kicked up everything!! Wish you had some.
From all of us at onelatte.com, we wish you all happy, prosperous and healthful new year!
Yesterday, we took our rabbits to a park and took some photos together.
Mamo continues to grow and likes to play a lot!
Miu is over 5 years old and continues to bite anything in her path.
Mamo and Miu were getting along nicely yesterday afternoon.
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Once again, our friends got together on Christmas Eve for a Christmas Party at Jerry’s and Yori’s place. Joji and Akiko were unable to attend as they were in California.
We had all sorts of dishes - chicken karaage, roast beef with potatos, rice, fried shrimp and crab cakes, roast pork, chirashi, calamari, soup, chicken kelaguen and creamy crab tomato pasta.
L-R: Myself, John, Kelly, Jerry and Ben. Taku came later prior to this photo.
L-R: Wai, Megumi, Emiko, Yori and Chiaki. Yumi came later prior to this photo.
Ben probably had enough but made sure his fruit liquor was nicely juiced.
John’s proposal or teaching manners to Coco? It was nice to meet up with everyone and enjoy the Christmas festivities. The biggest news was Yumi who is pregnant now. Congratulations Yumi and Taku!! We also had the Christmas bag exchange and more photos are available here. Enjoy.
@ Ala Moana Center next to Nordstrom.
Despite the economy, Ruby Tuesday plans to stay open and open 2 more restaurants although the mainland restaurants are closing.
Ruby Tuesday has no plans to close its four Hawaii restaurants, and local franchise owners are moving forward to open in Kapolei and Hilo.
The West Oahu restaurant, scheduled to open in Kapolei Commons in 2010, will be about 5,200 square feet, and the Hilo location at Prince Kuhio Plaza has a target opening date of 2012, said Rick Nakashima, who co-owns the Ruby Tuesday franchise in Hawaii with business partner Ted Davenport.
http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/12/22/daily12.html
That’s a positive news. Some of the restaurants here on Oahu are still doing good. It all depends on how popular as Hawaii’s population estimates for 2008 is past 1 million.
An inter-island cargo service company, Young Brothers, Ltd., is filing a rate increase with the states Public Utilities Commission.
Young Brothers Ltd. is seeking an average 17.9 percent rate increase to cover $90 million in improvements the firm made over the past three years, as well as the rising cost of doing business.
The state’s largest interisland barge company filed the rate increase request with the state Public Utilities Commission. If approved, the increase will take effect in August 2009, Young Brothers said.
The rate increase would mean higher prices for some goods on the Neighbor Islands and higher costs for farmers shipping refrigerated produce to Honolulu.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20081220/BUSINESS/812200326/
Not when the isles are already hurting from the tourism slump. They are going to be hit hard the most.
The outer Hawaiian islands are experiencing a drastic low level of visitors and tourism continues to decline.
A 15.9 percent decline in visitor arrivals in November plunged the year-to-date performance for the state’s visitor industry to its worst recorded 11-month level and may have put it on track to experience its worst year, in terms of percentage decline, since the Great Depression.
Hawaii’s lagging visitor industry, which has seen its visitor count fall by 10.2 percent through November, may fall below 2001 levels for the year, said state Tourism Liaison Marsha Wienert.
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20081220_isle_tourism_drop_nears_great_depression_levels.html
The article mentioned about the Great Depression which happened back in the 1930’s. Don’t think this is a good way to compare as back then, they only had steam ships and no air travel. I would assume the ships didn’t come here as often like today. But it’s quite saddening to read the decrease of visitors in this uncertain economy.
