by Jennifer on July 20, 2011
Target is opening an eagerly anticipated store in Hilo this weekend and I’m sure that many locals will be crowding the store in its first weeks. What is it about new stores that cause such excitement in the Hilo community?
When Safeway recently opened up a new store, people flocked for the free samples (lunch, Costco-style!) and to see what they have to offer, despite a Safeway having been open in Hilo for decades, just down the street. Target has been on the Big Island for awhile, with its store in Kona, but how can you beat shopping right in town? I’m fairly sure that people will still be excited about the new store and what it brings to Hilo.
Personally, I’m excited to see how Target’s community outreach programs will contribute to the town.
So readers, will you be at Target this weekend? And if you don’t live in Hilo currently, is Target on the “must visit” list when you return home, even if you’ve been to Target dozens of times before?
by Crystal on March 13, 2011
As we watched the news tonight, CNN aired some amateur videos submitted by survivors of the great earthquake (great being the scientific term) and subsequent tsunami.
While aerial footage of the devastation had become a common sight when following the event, one of these videos was taken by someone watching the water flood into a town while on the ground, washing away entire buildings and homes. As I sat there in both awe and horror, I couldn’t help but think of home. The buildings being swept away made me think this horrifying sight must be just like what people saw when the 1946 and 1960 tsunamis hit downtown Hilo.
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by Crystal on March 8, 2011
It’s funny how three simple letters and one company logo can bring back so many different memories from small kid time.
Mad dashes from the parking lot cause it started pouring when you drove up. Taking one hour to buy milk cause your mom saw three people to talk to. Actually, who am I kidding, dad did it too. This was particularly aggravating in high school, cause taking this long to buy food meant less time to talk on the phone at home. Never have cell phones when I was a kid.
The KTA Super Store is something that’s just been there for pretty much all of us, though if you talk to an old grandma or grandpa, they’ll probably still refer to it as “K Taniguchi’s”. Even though I haven’t been to the store in almost 10 years, I could still walk in and know where everything is, provided they haven’t moved it.
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by Crystal on March 8, 2011
Back in 2009, my cousin Jennifer and I were reminiscing about our childhoods growing up in Hilo and we eventually decided to start a little Facebook “fan” page (can’t really call it that anymore) about what it meant to be from Hilo. We invited our old friends from back home to look at it.
Much to our astonishment, the page ballooned at an amazing rate and when we passed 1,000 fans, we simply couldn’t believe it. Today, the You Know You’re From Hilo if… page on Facebook has over 7,200 Likes.
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Target is opening an eagerly anticipated store in Hilo this weekend and I’m sure that many locals will be crowding the store in its first weeks. What is it about new stores that cause such excitement in the Hilo community?