Target Kailua Soft Opening

The Target location in Kailua had their soft opening today with the grand opening scheduled for Sunday, March 8. Open to the general public for the first time, the people of Hawaii didn’t disappoint. There was an expected line to get in as many thought today was the official grand opening.

The shopping carts were quickly snapped up as the people kept on coming.

I didn’t grab a cart but instead, opted to zip around unencumbered, and you know what? From what I saw, this Target looks like any other Target you’ve been to. Check out the familiar bath section.

Here’s the electronics section.

The groceries.

Although I love the layout of the milk containers. Reminds me of the Matrix movie for some reason.

The toy section was happening as serious Hot Wheels collectors picked through the virginal batch of cars. I found the latest Lego Minifigures series along with the newest line of Lego Elves.

Some of the sale items advertised in last Sunday’s ad were wiped out already on the first day of shopping.

Sadly, no new flavors of Mountain Dew Kickstart were available like at the other locations. Just the usual ones.

The Target dog wasn’t on-hand today but his replica was. But I didn’t take a selfie.

The Starbucks inside wasn’t as crowded as I expected, and there is another location just down the block.

All shopping carts were accounted for, and you had to hunt for one.

The plentiful parking disappeared as well. The connecting lane joining Safeway was still blocked off. All I can say is that Boots and Kimo’s is gonna be nuts with this Target (and its parking) open across the street.

Be sure to watch the local news tonight for in-depth coverage. Every channel was there. Anyways, here are more of my rushed pics. I didn’t want to stay too long as more and more people entered the building. Although I must say that since this location is so huge, even with all the shoppers, the store didn’t actually feel cramped or crowded. It was a comfortable shopping experience despite the craziness.