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Dave_5280
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Postby Dave_5280 » Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:11 am
First it was Hawaiian Island Surf & Sport closing their store and now Naish Pro Center.
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Toby
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Postby Toby » Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:15 am
Anyone with inside knowledge?
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cglazier
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Postby cglazier » Sun Dec 31, 2017 7:25 am
Their lease was up and the rent was going to radically increase. It was just a business decision.
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DWX
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Postby DWX » Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:19 am
Huge bummer! Yeah, American businesses are in really bad shape! Thank the Lord we now have some hope again! Not in Hawaii & California, not yet, still deep in the blue shit...
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Dave_5280
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Postby Dave_5280 » Sun Dec 31, 2017 4:51 pm
I keep hearing about building owners raising rents and retail businesses closing down.
That’s what happened to Hawaiian Island:
http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news ... -to-close/
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Toby
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Postby Toby » Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:29 pm
Sad to hear!
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Postby Cristiano_Leandro » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:38 pm
very sad to hear, my first time in maui i was eager to meet locals and people in the business. That shop was my first stop and i was amased with all the gear in one place.
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Postby ELI » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:10 pm
That building/strip has had located there icons of water sports. Bought and rented there ,from Maui sails my first RAF ! to my first kite from Wipika , rentals from Naish and Second wind . I wonder if Kevin will be staying in his location ?
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Postby DWX » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:21 pm
Yeah, very sad! Things like art, poetry & surfing require robust economies & strong leadership ... everything else tends to kill them... very sad, but I am not losing hope. They’ll rebound eventually. Hawaii is beautiful. yesterday pic below.
Alas, our lives are too short to wait for rebounds...
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Postby Rakky » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:52 pm
Is Naish in financial trouble? I read that Kai Lenny is leaving Naish.
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