Posted at 11:29 a.m., Thursday, April 13, 2006
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Kahala Mall Radio Shack re-opens
Advertiser Staff
The Kahala Mall Radio Shack store reopened on Sunday, making it one of the last stores to reopen following the March 31 flood that closed the mall for three days, the mall managers said in a news release. Most merchants reopened on April 4.Gary Hashimoto, Store Manager at Radio Shack, said their store required some extra work to get it running again.
All Kahala Mall stores and restaurants are open now, with the exception of Borders Express, Watch Station, and Kahala 8-Plex Theaters, the mall managers said.
Hualalai Grille gets AAA Four Diamond award
The Hualalai Grille by Alan Wong was given the AAA Four Diamond award for 2006. The restaurant opened in December 2003 and is located on the upper level of the Hualalai Golf Club at the Hualalai resort in Kaupulehu on the Big Island.
Coffee company to ship product to troops
The Bad Ass Coffee Company has launched a program under which it will pay shipping costs for customers who want to buy a bag of Bad Ass Coffee and send it to U.S. troops overseas.
Each of the 55 Bad Ass franchises throughout Hawaii and the Mainland will participate in the program called "Cup O' Joe," said Connie Alexakos, director of franchising for the company that specializes in Hawaiian-grown coffee.
Customers wishing to participate can buy the coffee for $11.95 a bag at a Bad Ass Coffee store or online at www.badasscoffee.com/cupojoe. The Bad Ass Coffee Company was founded in Kona in 1989. It was sold in 1995 and its headquarters were moved to Salt Lake City.
