If you take this pathway, you will see
businesses utilizing 1920s-era buildings.
Three such areas along Baldwin Avenue
once included homes, structures to
protect furos (Japanese-style baths),
and businesses such as tofu shops
and blacksmiths. — — Map (db m293181) HM
Portuguese Hawaiian William and
Annie Cooper lived here and ran
a taxi stand. In 1947, Takeshi and
Suteko Kitada opened Kitada's
Kau Kau Korner. Kitada's lasted
for decades so that locals could
enjoy its hekka and saimin. — — Map (db m293172) HM
Crossroads Service Station was built by Joseph Tam Sing in 1930 and run by Hajime (Jimmie) Karakawa for decades. Notice where two bays for repairing cars used to be along Makawao Avenue. — — Map (db m293025) HM
This was originally a residence, as were most of the buildings that now exist in central Makawao, almost all built in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Most of the buildings housed both people and the businesses they ran. — — Map (db m293032) HM
Fred Baldwin Memorial Home, circa 1910, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m276610) HM
The Yoza Ginsho family both worked
and slept next door. However their
living room and kitchen were located
here. Later this building served as
the home of pineapple worker
Koshiro Miyabara, his wife Ichi,
and their children. — — Map (db m293171) HM
From 1926 to 1938 Chutaro Honda provided shaves, cuts and a porch to socialize. He followed a local tradition by training his daughters Evelyn and Violet in the skills needed to continue the business. — — Map (db m293029) HM
This paddock is a reminder of
Makawao's love affair with horses.
Three blacksmiths kept busy at their
trade in town for many years. At one
time there was a sign asking riders to Please keep horses off the sidewalk — — Map (db m293180) HM
Kakusuke Matsui built this building as a general store, selling just about anything the community needed, including groceries and dry goods, as well as providing a watch repair service and marriage licenses. — — Map (db m293028) HM
Rikiichi Kawaguchi founded a fish and
vegetable store here and later added a
restaurant. Tetsujiro and Sono Iwaishi
took over his business in 1937, which
was then known as T. Iwaishi Store.
Their counter service flourished
for decades. — — Map (db m293173) HM
Takezo and Shigeri Komoda started Komoda Store and Coffee Saloon as part of their home on Olinda Road in 1916. They constructed this building and opened as Komoda Store in 1932. They did not add bakery to their name until 1947. — — Map (db m293027) HM
M. Ichiki Store opened here as part of a local chain. Daughter of the founder, Hitoe Ichiki Kajihara, and her husband, Sakae, operated the store for many years, providing a variety of merchandise and food. — — Map (db m293031) HM
Makawao Theatre was built in 1926
by major property owner Rose Crook
shortly after electricity came to
Makawao. J.C. Marciel managed the
theater which offered daily movies,
including newsreels, for 10 cents. — — Map (db m293174) HM
Built by the Matsui family at the same time as their store, this served as a gas station and repair shop for many decades. Look inside to see doors, now blocked, that are big enough for cars. — — Map (db m293026) HM
Shinjo Nohara first operated a
clothes cleaning shop here. Later,
Kame Asato took over the site as
a tailor shop which boomed as
she repaired servicemen's
uniforms during WWII. — — Map (db m293178) HM
This building illustrates the ethnic diversity of Makawao. Lee Pang, a female pineapple worker, first lived here with her six children, followed by Madrid Store which catered to the Filipino trade. — — Map (db m293030) HM
Tam Chow Store served the community until the Crossroads USO took over during WWII, providing recreation for servicemen. Salvador and Mary Molina later opened Club Rodeo as a restaurant, liquor store and night club. — — Map (db m293024) HM
Yoshizu Fish Market began as part of
the Takeshi and Miki Yoshizu home.
It changed to a meat market during
WW II as fishing was restricted for
security reasons. Later it became
Yoshizu Market. — — Map (db m293182) HM
The exterior contrasts with structures
around it, as it was designed for
business. In the late 1930s, it became
the Yoza Ginsho barber shop. The
front provided barber chairs and space
for games of Go (a popular Japanese
game) and the family . . . — — Map (db m293145) HM
