Driving thru Halewa on Oahu’s North Shore I saw Matsumoto’s Store. Shortly after seeing the store, I visited an art gallery and saw this colorful print by artist Al Furtado:
It got me wondering about the old store and I learned the following:
Reminded me of this video by a Halewa local Joe Green. He echo’s a lot of the sentiments I feel when I see a Chipotle’s where Tennison’s Store used to be or a WaWa where Dexter’s Store used to be.