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Applebee’s will open its first Hawaii restaurant at the Ewa Town Center in August, followed by a second location at a major shopping center opening in Kapolei this fall.
An Applebee’s spokesman confirmed the two locations Wednesday, but didn’t say exactly when the Kapolei eatery would open. The restaurant chain, with more than 2,000 locations in 49 states, is part of DineEquity Inc. franchiser of IHOP.
DeBartolo Development, developer of the Kapolei shopping center, said the 5,548-square foot restaurant will join other planned eateries at the Ka Makana Alii mall. Those include Kickin Kajun, Koa Pancake House, Wendy’s and L&L Hawaiian Barbecue.
“Because Ka Makana Alii will be the premier gathering place for West Oahu, it is very important that we provide diverse restaurants and specialty eateries to enhance the shopping experience for our residents and visitors,” Edward Kobel, president and CEO of DeBartolo Development, said in a news release.
The 1.4 million-square-foot mall will include Macy’s, Consolidated Theatres and Hawaii’s first Hampton Inn & Suites, among other confirmed retail tenants, according to the developer.
ON THE MOVE
Bank of Hawaii has appointed two employees as executive loan officers:
>> Corey Shimabuku to assistant vice president and executive loan officer from senior residential loan officer at Kahala Residential Loan Center. He has more than 10 years of local lending experience. Prior to joining Bank of Hawaii in 2009, Shimabuku served as a loan officer at the Honolulu office of Bank of America (formerly called Countrywide Financial Corp.), Pacific Lending Group and Mortgage Masters as well as sales and production manager for Hawaii Lending Services.
>> Paulette Suzuki has been appointed executive loan officer of Kahala Residential Loan Center at the Waialae-Kahala Branch. She has 17 years of mortgage lending experience and served in the financial services industry since 1994. Currently, Suzuki is a director and longstanding member of Soroptimist International of Honolulu.
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