Keauhou Store built in 1919 |
This was Kona's true department store |
Sake, the Boston Terrier, loves resting in an original store case |
One of the great new finds in the Big Island's coffee country is the Keauhou Store along the Mamalahoa Highway. Lovingly restored by Kurt and Thea Brown, this 1919 structure- a true department store in its day- is now part upscale and local grocery and museum. Highlights include Thea's homemade cookies and an historic display of business artifacts and merchandise from the store's nearly 100-year run. We loved the antique apparel- shoes and socks, too- and the "back office" complete with office equipment from the days of Mr. Yoshisuke Sasaki, Keauhou Store's founder.
Keauhou Store
78-7010 Mamalahoa Highway
Holualoa, HI 96725
808-322-5203
Heading up there now for some of Thea's "ono" cranberry macadamia nut cookies! Yum!
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