YiFang Taiwan Fruit Tea Donates $4,000 to Local Oahu Charities!

YiFang Taiwan Fruit Tea recently opened at Kapolei Village Center and as part of their Grand Opening Celebration that was held on April 20th, they have donated $4000 to local charities including Big Brother/Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Club, and Leeward YMCA.

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KAPOLEI VILLAGE CENTER ANNOUNCES TWO (2) NEW TENANT OPENINGS

1. YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA 2. PHO KAPOLEI:

Kapolei, HI (March 22, 2024): Kapolei Village Center Property Manager, Geoffrey Suzuki with Colliers International proudly announces two new Tenant Openings which are:

• Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea: Tony Wong Cam and Henry Huang the Co-owners of Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea Hawaii Franchise announces that they will have a Soft Opening on Monday, April 7th and a Grand Opening on Saturday, April 20th (See Attached Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea Grand Opening Poster for more details). Wong Cam explains that Yi Fang uses seasonal fruits, local ingredients and zero concentrated juice so that every sip you can taste the freshness and sweetness of the fruits. Yi Fang Taiwan Founder’s grandmother created the secret recipe of the early Taiwan days that combines historic memories and warm hospitality in this one cup of tea drink.

Yi Fang will sell Flavored Tea (Yakult with Mountain Tea, Yakult with Passion Fruit Green Tea, Yakult with Pineapple Green Tea, Yakult with Peach Green Tea), Fruit Tea (Yi Fang Fruit Tea, Passion Fruit Green Tea, Pineapple Green Tea, Mango Fruit Tea (Seasonal), Mango Pomelo Sago (Seasonal), Lychee Fruit Tea (Seasonal), Peach Fruit Tea, Peach Soda Pop, Winter Melon Lemonade, Smashed Lime Black/Green/Oolong Tea (Seasonal), Lemon Green Tea, Lemon Mountain Tea, Kumquat Green Tea, Roselle Lemon Tea, Roselle Kumquat Green Tea, Earl Grey Lemon Tea, Cantaloupe Green Tea (Seasonal), Plum Green Tea (Seasonal), Peach Oolong Iced Tea (Seasonal), Tea Latte (Black Tea Latte, Green Tea Latte, Oolong Tea Latte, Double Shot Black Tea Latte, Pearl Black Tea Latte, Grass Jelly Tea Latte, Caramel Pudding Black Tea Latte, Winter Melon Latte, Taro Latte, Taro Green Tea Latte, Peach Green Tea Latte, Strawberry Latte, Cocoa Latte, Earl Grey Tea Latte, Strawberry Tea Latte (Seasonal) and Red Bean Black Glutinous Rice Coconut Latte (Seasonal), Salty Cream Teas (Salty Cream Black Tea, Salty Cream Green Tea, Salty Cream Oolong Tea, ,Salty Cream Mountain Tea), Traditional Taste Teas (Grass Tea, Winter Melon Tea, Taro Sago Latte, Red Bean Sago Latte), Brown Sugar Teas (Brown Sugar Pearl Latte, Brown Sugar Pearl Black Tea Latte, Brown Sugar Pearl Oolong Tea Latte, Brown Sugar Pearl Cocoa Latte), and Original Egg Pancakes (Original, Custard, Milk Tea, Taro, Nutella, Azuki Bean), Cocoa Egg Pancakes (Cocoa Original, Cocoa Custard, Cocoa Nutella) and Matcha Egg Pancakes (Matcha Original, Matcha Azuki Bean, Matcha Strawberry).

Tony Wong Cam says that the Kapolei Village Center will be the third franchise location opening for Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea and as local boys, my brother and I wanted to bring a refreshing tea product served with Aloha to uplift our communities. Additionally, we hope this location will provide a safe space for our young adults to gather and study. Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea will be open 7 days a week at the Kapolei Village Center from 11 AM to 9 PM. www.kapoleivillagecenter.com/directory

2. PHO Kapolei:

All the flavors of Vietnam can be found in the aroma of simmering broth that transports you to a world of culinary delight with PHO Kapolei which opened at Kapolei Village Center in October 2023. Owner, Quyen Le Bui says that everything is sourced with local ingredients, and we have a large menu to choose from including appetizers, vermicelli, pho, specials, rice dishes, sandwich, drinks, and dessert.

PHO Kapolei’s prices are very reasonable, and they are open Daily from 9 AM to 9 PM at the Kapolei Village Center. Customers can order Online through Beluga Kitchen or Doordash or Dine-in. www.kapoleivillagecenter.com/directory

Kapolei Village Center is located at 4850 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI 96707 which is the home to Foodland Super Market, 11 restaurants, and 5 service and retail tenants.

KAPOLEI VILLAGE CENTER ANNOUNCES GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF 2023 MAINLAND GETAWAY TRIP FOR 2!

Kapolei Village Center extends heartfelt congratulations to Holly Jackson of Kapolei on winning the 2023 Mainland Getaway Trip for 2 to the West Coast that includes a choice of destination to either Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Diego! The Mainland Getaway Trip includes Airfare and Hotel accommodations, plus free activities at the selected destination.

Holly Jackson of Kapolei who could not believe she had won the Grand Prize!

Affordable RENTAL Project & 2 Preschools break ground

Oo sticks, wielded by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Mayor Rick Blangiardi and an assortment of bankers, developers and other local officials, broke ground Tuesday on a $199 million affordable rental project offering two on-site preschools in Kapolei.
During a Hawaiian blessing ceremony that drew about a hundred people to a sizable, graded dirt lot, city and state officials touted the pending Parkway Village at Kapolei — developed by The Kobayashi Group and the Ahe Group — as a first-of-its-kind mixed-use project that will feature 405 affordable rental units, linked to early education child care facilities to be overseen by Kamehameha Schools.
Local leaders say this affordable project falls in line with the state’s and city’s parallel goals to build more housing overall.
Gov. Josh Green’s administration says 50,000 homes are sought to be built statewide over the next five years, while the city desires 21,000 additional units to be built on Oahu by 2030, according to state reports.
“One of the things that we continue to talk about is affordable housing,” Luke told attendees. “But it’s really about affordable housing for our local people that has been top of mind for many of us.”
She added that this particular affordable rental project “provides the opportunity for many of our struggling, working families to have a place to live.”
To be built on vacant, city-owned land off Manawai Street near Kapolei Parkway, the Parkway Village project will consist of studios to four-bedroom rental units for tenants earning 30% to 60% of the area median income, the city says. According to the state, a family of four earning 30% AMI equates to a $39,300 annual income.
In this project, rents start at $597 for a studio at 30% AMI, while a four-bedroom unit at 60% AMI will be $2,123 a month, the city says. The development is also expected to feature 641 parking stalls, 10 laundry room facilities and three recreation rooms.
Moreover, Parkway Village will include six preschool classrooms to be operated by Kamehameha Schools and Partners in Development Foundation, the city says.
According to Luke, besides affordable housing, “the No. 1 issue that people have is affordable child care.”
“If we don’t have affordable child care, people cannot go back to work, people cannot go and have a livable wage for their families,” Luke added. “This project is the first one where a developer is incorporating child care services for the very tenants that will be living in these units.”
Blangiardi agreed, saying the project was an example of government and the private sector “collaborating to benefit Oahu families.”
“I’m proud that this project will be built on land owned by the city,” he added. “Parkway Village will create long-term, affordable rentals for 405 families, and it will be part of a vibrant community. And most importantly, they’ll know that they’ll be able to stay in their homes — really important in today’s world.”
Blangiardi said the partnership between Kamehameha Schools and Partners in Development will “create opportunities for keiki to thrive in school and in life in this community.”
In 2022 the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp. granted the Parkway Village project funding through a tax credit program meant to create more affordable housing statewide, under the state’s 201-H law.
Dean Minakami, HHFDC interim executive director, said the project — to be built in the heart of Kapolei — was brought to his agency three years ago.
“We were thinking then that it was a fantastic project,” he said at the groundbreaking. “So, I’m very happy to see it move forward.”
For his part, Council Chair Tommy Waters said he wished to see more affordable housing projects advance for all income levels. And he said Parkway Village was “wonderful” but that more needed to be done.
“We need help, actually,” said Waters, “because we’re passing a lot of good projects up from the city and even the state. People say, ‘I love affordable housing, but not in my backyard.’”
Later, Kahu Kelekona Bishaw, pastor of Kamehameha Schools, presided over a blessing ceremony that included use of oo sticks — traditional, wooden Hawaiian digging sticks — to symbolically turn an embankment of soil at the project’s site.
After the groundbreaking, the Kobayashi Group said Parkway Village continues its effort to bring more affordable housing to the island.
“Kobayashi Group is committed to doing our part to address the affordable housing crisis,” a company spokesperson told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser via email. “We have completed or are building 1,249 affordable rental or for-sale housing units on Oahu since last year.”
To that end, the developer said it initially applied for funding for the Parkway Village project through HHFDC’s affordable-housing financing programs in 2021.
However, the company says that due to the state’s competitive affordable-housing bond program and the size of the project, funding for Parkway Village was not approved in 2021.
Kobayashi Group reapplied for that funding, which was approved in July 2022, the company added.
According to the city, the Parkway Village project received a $36 million rental housing revolving fund loan via HHFDC, $112 million in low-income housing tax credits and $98 million in Hula Mae multifamily tax-exempt bonds.
The project’s construction is expected to commence soon, while its date of completion is scheduled for fall 2025, the city says.

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14 New & Coming Restaurants to Watch for on O‘ahu: May 2022, Part 1

A new truffle restaurant is coming, and Gina’s BBQ is opening a second location after 31 years.

May 12, 2022

Mari Taketa

Reopenings, expansions, brand-new restaurants: If there’s a theme in the evolution of the island’s dining scene these days, it’s the momentum of locally owned eateries. Bulletin: Gina’s BBQ is opening a second location after 31 years. It’s a similar story for Million Restaurant, the longtime hole-in-the-wall from Sheridan Street that just expanded to shiny new digs on Kapi‘olani Boulevard. And a new taco shop just opened in Kaimukī on Cinco de Mayo. It’s not all about local, of course: A Tokyo-based truffle-centric restaurant is coming to Kaka‘ako, and yes, you’ll be able to order a whole truffle for yourself.

We did a double-take when we got an email announcing that Gina’s BBQ, opened in Market City Shopping Center in 1991, was opening a second location in Kapolei. Thirty-one years later. Sang Han, the son and nephew of Gina’s co-founders, will run both locations and promises the Kapolei menu will be similar to the original, but with weekly specials. Which means Kapolei will need to loosen its belt for famously massive local-style Korean plate lunches with an entrée, four banchan sides and three scoops rice. Target opening date is June 1.

4850 Kapolei Pkwy Suite 305, (808) 744-2449, ginasbbq.com

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Kapolei Village Center announces our 2022 Grand Prize Winner of a “Mainland Getaway for 2”!

Congratulations Risa Oue of Honolulu on winning the Mainland Getaway Contest from Kapolei Village Center, Island 98.5, Alaska Airlines and Vacations Hawaii. Risa is the Lucky Winner from the drawing held on January 6th, with almost 500 entries.

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- Two (2) Round Trips on Alaska Airlines and Hotel Accommodations from Vacations Hawaii in Las Vegas.
Prize Value: $1,600.00

Kapolei, HI (January 20, 2023):
This will be Risa’s second time to Las Vegas, but her first time going with Alaska Airlines and Vacations Hawaii, she is very excited!

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