Five Hawaii Starbucks Closing
So Hawaii Starbucks locations weren’t completely safe from the massive closures nationwide. In this complete list of stores that will be closing, Hawaii is losing five current locations – three on Oahu, one on Maui, and one on the Big Island.
The three SBUX going away on Oahu are:
- Malolo Sand Island. I heard there was a Starbucks on Sand Island. Never went there.
- Victoria Ward Center. With four stores on the same street, the Ward area is saturated with coffee. Not sure, but this one might be the small one by the theaters.
- Hokua. In the luxury condo Hokua by PF Changs, this location is one of the Starbucks bookends of Ward. I always meant to check it out, but never made it past the Starbucks in Borders.
Come to think of it, of the four Starbucks at Ward, I only go to the one in Borders and the Gateway location by Wahoos and Sports Authority. I guess I’m not the only one if the other two are closing down.
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July 18, 2008 @ 8:59 pm
i’m surprised the one at the theaters is closing cuz i almost always stop in before i go to a movie, and it’s usually got a good amount of traffic for its size. maybe the rent was too high? it’s definitely prime real estate.
-s
July 19, 2008 @ 7:18 am
I’m guessing this is the one on Ward that’s closing down. Ambiguous location. Though comparing that location with the Gateway one and the Borders location, I think traffic in that store is less than the others. It’s a small location too.
You ever been to the Gateway or Borders Starbucks? Packed! Always.