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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

Postby Toby » Sun Dec 31, 2017 6:15 am

Anyone with inside knowledge?

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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

Postby Toby » Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:29 pm

Sad to hear!

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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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Re: Naish Maui Pro Center Closed - Bummed

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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