Matsumoto’s like Ku’u Aina is a tourist hang out so it has a future.
So please come over and spend as much as you can there…
Miura Store and Kammie’s weren’t tourist destination that’s why they are gone.
Ted’s Bakery and Sunset Pizza could be next who knows, just depends on what land prices will do…
Look at how many fancy restaurants have popped up out there recently versus a Cholos or Pizza Bobs.
The type of customer($$) drives the kind of services provided
It’s changing ever so quietly but it’s changing.
Just like the kind of folk that reside up in Haena now right Kokua?
Look at what Jimmy Pflueger to the water and the land did building out his mansion…
Paid some fine that’s all Mansion’s still gonna get built.
Bill Gates did the same on Lanai.
When the Robinson’s finally die off and sell out, that side of the island will blow up too worse than Poipu.
“Protect Niihau” will replace “Protect Kahoolawe” at least we got that back to fix up again.
In the end we have some fine memories of what was…
I’ll always be eternally grateful for that no matter what.