01-01-2015, 12:48 PM
I don't know about you, but I am not particularly happy about having to go all the way to Hilo just to buy an ace bandage, cough medicine, or the other useful things available at Longs and Malama Market. There may be small stores and restaurants still open, but losing the last Pahoa drug store and largish grocery is a real loss.
Is a 90% empty shell of a shopping center really still a shopping center?