Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 9, 1 September 2018 — Kū'ono Marketplace at Kāhala announces tenants [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kū'ono Marketplace at Kāhala announces tenants

Submitted by Kamehameha Schools Kamehameha Sehools is revitalizing a fixture of Kāhala retail. Commonly referred to as Kāhala Marketplaee, the site will be fully redeveloped and renamed: Kū'ono Marketplace at Kāhala. It will be anchored by Hawai'i's largest grocery retailer - Foodland with its newest Foodland Farms store and one of Hawai'i's largest heahh care system - Hawai'i Pacific Heahh. Projected to open in Spring 2020, Kū'ono Marketplace at Kāhala will begin constmction in September. When complete, the Marketplace will become an improved 40,000 square feet retail center with an enhanced tenant mixture of retail, services, and community gathering area. "We are thrilled to partner whh Kamehameha Schools on this exciting new project to serve Kāhala and the neighboring communities," said

Jenai S. Wall, Foodland Chairman and CEO. "As a loeal company, we are committed to opening a store l that will make residents proud, a l store that will celebrate the tastes and flavors we love here in Hawai'i l through fresh, innovative food offerings. Our hope is that FoodI land Farms Kahala will be a plaee [ where friends and neighbors gather

to enjoy food, family, friends and aloha," continued Wall. "We are pleased to collaborate with Kamehameha Schools on the new Kū'ono Marketplace," said Raymond P. Vara, president and CEO of Hawai'i Pacific Heahh. "We have a strong commitment to offering convenience to our valued patients and that means providing high quality care wherever and whenever they need it. That's what makes this expansion of our physical presence on O'ahu so significant for us and the surrounding East O'ahu community. It's all part of our mission to create a healthier Hawai'i." The parking lot will also be expanded to roughly 150 more stalls to help improve traffic llow and to ensure safety of the community. Kamehameha Schools will invest $11 million into this project and the financial returns will be used to impact education in early childhood learning, K-12 classrooms, college

and career readiness and community programs. Kamehameha Schools' envisions a thriving lāhui. "Kūono Marketplace at Kāhala will incorporate Hawaiian culture, a sense of plaee to create a prospering community," said Sharon Gi, Kamehameha Schools senior planning development manager.

Overall the 3.16-acre project is estimated to provide 518 jobs - 302 permanent jobs and 216 used for construction. This project will redevelop a portion of underutilized properties and transform it into a desirable neighborhood retail center with tenants that fit the active and healthylifestyleofthecommunity. ■

Ku'ono Marketplace at Kāhala tenants include: • Anchor: Foodland Farms • Anehon Hawai'i Pacific Health • Dry Bar i • Kāhala Nail & Lash • Shell Gas Station • ūaiiehi Ramen 1 • Wholesale Unlimited • Great Clips • Primary Properties and more to eome

Kū'ono Marketploce will be anchored by Foodlond Farms ond Howoi'i Pocific Health, ond will include retailers, services ond o community gotbering oreo. ■ lllustration: Courtesy Kamehamhea Schools