11-30-2023, 07:38 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-30-2023, 07:38 PM by punikahakaiferret.
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I don't have any dates, but the "old" Malama in Pahoa Marketplace sure looked like it had been around a long time, based on the condition of the fixtures, displays, checkouts, gondolas, freezers and coolers. No better than at Kea'au Foodland. The Malama in Honoka'a is no better or newer, looks aged and run-down. Never been to Sack-and-Save in Hilo, nor the other Malama in...HOVE, is it?
But nevertheless, regarding wages commensurate with experience, I just don't know if that holds water.
In any event, I haven't crossed the picket line, and would only rarely shop at Malama, and never for meat, only for the few products they carried I couldn't readily find, but I'm making do without for now. The new Malama looks like a mainland Whole Foods, with the attendant insanely inflated prices to go with it, exponentially increased.
But nevertheless, regarding wages commensurate with experience, I just don't know if that holds water.
In any event, I haven't crossed the picket line, and would only rarely shop at Malama, and never for meat, only for the few products they carried I couldn't readily find, but I'm making do without for now. The new Malama looks like a mainland Whole Foods, with the attendant insanely inflated prices to go with it, exponentially increased.