10-01-2007, 05:42 PM
Glen....the downtown Pahoa has not changed at all since the opening of the Malama Marketplace. If anything...Pahoa is a little bit more infused with life. Yes, Cash and Carry might be suffering...but their new siding looks good. I still have "issues" with Cash and Carry...expired products being sold (always check the expiration dates on stuff there) and lack of sanitation. These issues have not changed since 1991 when I first visited that store.
I believe the rents in Pahoa town are prohibitive and prevent new businesses from thriving. Too bad...as the town continues to look like an abandoned termite colony. There never seemes to be a time when every store front looks vibrant and the town comes alive. Too bad....Pahoa could rock.
I believe the rents in Pahoa town are prohibitive and prevent new businesses from thriving. Too bad...as the town continues to look like an abandoned termite colony. There never seemes to be a time when every store front looks vibrant and the town comes alive. Too bad....Pahoa could rock.