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A fictional storefront built by the producers of the CBS television series “Magnum P.I.” is seen on Waialae Avenue on June 14 in Kaimuki. The space, once an antique store, remains vacant. As Hawaii’s economy begins its slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Kaimuki’s small businesses— some who had been around for over 40 years — have not survived.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk along Waialae Avenue on June 14.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
People walk past two shuttered storefronts on Waialae Avenue in Kaimuki earlier this month.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Curious passerby peer into the now shuttered Top of the Hill bar on Waialae Avenue on June 14.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The inside of the shuttered Top of the Hill bar.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The interior of what used to be Gecko Books in Kaimuki.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The entrance to Coffee Talk in Kaimuki. The coffee shop is one of the businesses to successfully remain open as the neighborhood slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Coffee Talk owner Liz Schwartz, middle, smiles through her mask while helping a patron on June 14.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Manoa resident Francesca Scola, right, works on her laptop inside Coffee Talk on June 14.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
A sign is seen in the window of the shuttered Gecko Books on 12th Avenue.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Tina Yamaki, president of Retail Merchants of Hawaii, stands outside the vacant storefront once occupied by Gecko Books.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The storefront that was once Pill Box Kaimuki.JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
The interior of the former Pill Box Kaimuki is seen empty on June 14.