Aoki's and 'Iwa Gallery to close by the end of May

New retailers will go into the site, but the landowner says the buildings are too dilapidated to save

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 09, 2013

~~<p>Kamehameha Schools notified the owners of Aoki's Shave Ice and ‘Iwa Gallery this week that their leases will end May 31 as part of a redevelopment that calls for demolishing the buildings housing the longtime businesses.</p>
<p>The state's largest private landowner, with 363,000 acres statewide, plans to redevelop the area along Kamehameha Highway between Kewalo and Mahaulu lanes in historic Haleiwa town, renaming the commercial area, originally known as Waialua Store Lots, to Haleiwa Store Lots. The $9 billion trust said it is unable to preserve the deteriorating buildings housing the shave ice shop and art gallery. Owners of the stores couldn't be reached for comment.</p>
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Kamehameha Schools notified the owners of Aoki's Shave Ice and ‘Iwa Gallery this week that their leases will end May 31 as part of a redevelopment that calls for demolishing the buildings housing the longtime businesses.

The state's largest private landowner, with 363,000 acres statewide, plans to redevelop the area along Kamehameha Highway between Kewalo and Mahaulu lanes in historic Haleiwa town, renaming the commercial area, originally known as Waialua Store Lots, to Haleiwa Store Lots. The $9 billion trust said it is unable to preserve the deteriorating buildings housing the shave ice shop and art gallery. Owners of the stores couldn't be reached for comment. Login for more...