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Closure of last big downtown retailer, Walmart, prompts fears

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                                Walmart has announced plans to close its 80,000-square-foot Fort Street Mall store and pharmacy after April 21. A shopper exited the Bethel Street entrance of the store Tuesday in downtown Honolulu.
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Walmart has announced plans to close its 80,000-square-foot Fort Street Mall store and pharmacy after April 21. A shopper exited the Bethel Street entrance of the store Tuesday in downtown Honolulu.

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                                City and state officials say crime and homelessness have been problems in the Fort Street Mall area. At top, a police report was taken Tuesday by a Honolulu Police Department officer near the Fort Street entrance of Walmart.
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City and state officials say crime and homelessness have been problems in the Fort Street Mall area. At top, a police report was taken Tuesday by a Honolulu Police Department officer near the Fort Street entrance of Walmart.

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                                A homeless man exits the Walmart store at Fort Street Mall. The retail giant announced Tuesday that it will be closing the downtown store in April.
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A homeless man exits the Walmart store at Fort Street Mall. The retail giant announced Tuesday that it will be closing the downtown store in April.

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Walmart has announced plans to close its 80,000-square-foot Fort Street Mall store and pharmacy after April 21. A shopper exited the Bethel Street entrance of the store Tuesday in downtown Honolulu.
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                City and state officials say crime and homelessness have been problems in the Fort Street Mall area. At top, a police report was taken Tuesday by a Honolulu Police Department officer near the Fort Street entrance of Walmart.
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                A homeless man exits the Walmart store at Fort Street Mall. The retail giant announced Tuesday that it will be closing the downtown store in April.