Hello Friday!

Makawao

Hello Everyone!

Today I'm continuing the historic tour of Makawao. 

This is the Matsui general store that was founded by Kekusuke Matsui in 1926 which provided the town with groceries & dry goods. Another interesting aspect of the business is that they sold marriage licenses and did watch repair. The Matsui's lived upstairs and provides housing in the back for their employee's.

This is an antique store that we love to browse in. It used to be the living room and kitchen of the building that is next to it. Strange right? I did find some sweet antiques in this shop.

This one reminds me of a cupie doll but with hair.

 Still a barber shop after all these years.

Jack fruit and protea blooms at the outdoor market on Baldwin street. They are gorgeous and the textures inspire me so much!

We did a lot of window shopping in Makawao, I loved the Christmas decorations that were out on display.

This was the Makawao Theater also built in 1926. Movies and news reels were 10 cents and were offered in English and in Japanese on Fridays.

 

Now it's home to a handful of gallery's. I purchase handmade chopsticks inlaid with turqouise that I will treasure forever!

We've come to the last stop of the tour. This is St. Josephs Church founded in the 1880's to serve Hawaiian Catholics and Portuguese immigrants. In 1911 the bell tower was added and the style of the church is Gothic.

I love the heart of Makawao. It's a beautiful melting pot of wonderfully diverse cultures living in harmony.

Aloha!