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PART II
Snapshots
Doing Business For 50 Years or Longer
By Star-Bulletin Photographers
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 25, 2009
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HAWAII HOCHI | Paul Yempuku is the president and publisher of Hawaii Hochi, one of three daily Japanese papers printed in the U.S. Yempuku started as an ad man 50 years ago and is planning to celebrate the paper's centennial anniversary in 2012.
HAWAII HOCHI | The paper was founded by Kinsaburo Makino and eventually expanded its publishing with Hawaii Health, a Japanese-American weekly health magazine, and Kokiku, a Japanese-language television guide. When asked what was fun about the job, Yempuku said, "Nothing fun," adding, "Just struggling to survive."
T&H LEATHER WEAR AND SHOE REPAIR | Jose "Tony" Gonzalez shows one of the old-style machines that he uses to repair shoes at T&H Leather Wear and Shoe Repair. Gonzalez started the business in September 1959; his fourth store is located at 1034 Nuuanu Ave. His wife, Hazel, has been working by his side since the beginning of the business. The T&H in the store's name stands for Tony and Hazel.
MENEHUNE MAC | Mila Nartatez, left, and Jana Yamamoto look over handmade chocolate-covered macadamia nuts coming out of the "cooling tunnel" at the Menehune Mac factory. The company was started in 1939 by Patrick Arakaki.
MENEHUNE MAC | Company President Neal Arakaki, son of the founder, poses with Michihiro and Ayami Sugiyama, who were visiting from Japan for their honeymoon. The Menehune Mac retail store is located at 707-A Waiakamilo Road in Kalihi.
MATSUMOTO SHAVE ICE | Stephany Nicario serves a customer shave ice at the M. Matsumoto Grocery Store in Haleiwa. What started as just a grocery founded by Mamoru Matsumoto in 1951 has turned into a must-visit destination on the North Shore. The store now sells souvenirs, T-shirts, snacks and their famous shave ice.
SEKIYA'S DELICATESSEN | Taisuke and Katsuko Sekiya opened their first restaurant, School Delicatessen, in 1935 on School Street. The okazuya that later became Sekiya's Delicatessen then moved to Kapahulu and finally to its present location at 2746 Kaimuki Ave. in 1955. Above, granddaughter Joy Fujikawami holds a tray of cone sushi. The Sekiyas had three daughters and two sons.
SEKIYA'S DELICATESSEN | Daughters Teruko, right, and Doris Sekiya stand in front of the original delicatessen.
HARDWARE HAWAII | Owner David Lundquist stands in the paint department of the Kailua Hardware Hawaii, which was started by his father Dana Lundquist in 1954. The elder Lundquist had decided to close his hardware store in Minnesota and move to Hawaii after falling in love with the islands while on vacation. The company has since grown to include other stores around the state. According to David, they have been ranked No. 1 in paint sales nationally for independently owned stores.
PALOLO AUTO SERVICE | The Union 76 service station known as Palolo Auto Service has been in business at the corner of Waialae and Palolo avenues since 1944. The business was started by Harold Hirakawa and remains family-run with his son James, left, and grandson Ross taking over. James, 79, is now semiretired, and Ross runs the garage's day-to-day operations.
EKI CYCLERY | Eki Cyclery is a third-generation family business started by Toichi Eki. His granddaughter Jayne Kim and her husband, Jake, pictured together at right, now manage the store. "When Eki Cyclery opened in 1911, bicycles were a novelty. Now, almost a hundred years later, it's become a mainstream item," Jayne said.
EKI CYCLERY | Founder Toichi Eki is shown in a photo from the 1950s. The business began with a store on King Street and is now at 1603 Dillingham Blvd. in Kalihi.
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