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John: FROM THE MON MO --
MONORAIL, PEARLRIDGE HAS BEEN
THE PLACE TO BE FOR DECADES.
SUPER EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY
GENERAL MANAGER DAVID CIANELLI.
THANK YOU.
John: A LOT OF US THINK WE
KNOW, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU
TO TELL US FOR THOSE THAT DON'T,
GIVE ME A BRIEF HISTORY OF
PEARLRIDGE CENTER.
SONG CENTER WEST AND CENTRAL
SIDE OF OAHU.
AT THAT TIME, IT WAS VERY UNIQUE
HAVING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF
BEING INDOOR, AIR CONDITIONED
AND SO ON.
MONORAIL WAS CONSTRUCTED HERE AS
AND THAT CONNECTED THE TWO
CUE AND MAUKA.
IT WAS SO UNIQUE THAT PEARLRIDGE
CENTER MADE THE NATIONAL NEWS.
MAKES PEARLRIDGE CENTER
HAWAI'I'S GATHERING PLACE?
OF PEARLRIDGE CENTER HAD THAT IN
MIND, THEY WANTED IT TO BE A
GATHERING PLACE AS WELL AS A
AND SHOP AND DINE.
IT'S INTERESTING.
WHEN YOU TALK TO PEOPLE ON THE
ISLAND, THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT
THEY GREW UP WITH PEARLRIDGE
CENTER.
THEY JUST HAVE GREAT MEMORIES,
AND THIS HAS CONTINUED THROUGH
GENERATIONS.
I HEAR THIS FROM MANY FAMILIES
THAT HAVE GREAT EXPERIENCES
HERE.
John: I APPRECIATE THE
YOU'VE MADE ME TAKE A STEP BACK
IN TIME AND WALK THREW SOME OF
MY GREATEST MEMORIES OF GOING TO
PEARLRIDGE CENTER.
TALK ABOUT THE EVOLUTION.
THE MONORAIL 1972.
HOW HAS PEARLRIDGE CENTER
EVOLVED FROM THEN TO NOW?
A FEW YEARS AGO WE COMPLETELY AD
MULTIMILLION DOLLARS RENOVATION.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADD A LOT OF
COMMON AREAS.
THERE WAS A BIG FOCUS ON CHAIN
STORES.
NATIONAL CHAIN STORES.
I SAY THAT OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS, WE'VE TRIED TO ADJUST
THAT MORE 50/50.
50% NATIONAL RETAILERS AND 50%
LOCAL RETAILERS.
EMPHASIS ON LOCAL RETAILERS TO
GIVE OUR COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO
EXPERIENCE THAT.
John: A BUNCH OF UNIQUE
FEATURES.
ANY OTHERS UNIQUE FEATURES IT
OFFERS TO CUSTOMERS?
WHAT I FIND, AND I THINK WHAT
IS SO UNIQUE IS THERE'S REALLY
SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE.
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AND ALSO HAVE AN OPTION OF
GETTING A MASSAGE OR FACIAL.
YOU CAN COME AND SEE A MOVIE AND
TOP OFF THE EVEN AND GO DOWN AND
DRIVE THE GO-CART.
BEYOND TRADITIONAL SHOPPING, AND
IT IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT OUR
HERE AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ALMOST EVERY DAY.
I THINK UTH -- IT'S GO GOOD TO
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY,
10:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.
AND SUNDAYS 10:00 A.M. TO
6:00 P.M.
AND WE STILL ARE ENFORCING FACE
MASKS AND FACE COVERINGS.
PLEASE, WHEN YOU COME HERE TO
VISIT OUR STORES AND RESTAURANTS
PLEASE, PLEASE HAVE YOUR FACE
MASKS.
John: I'VE -- I GO THERE A
AND THE FOOD THERE IS GOOD.
YOU CAN SUPPORT LOCAL BY
SHOPPING AT A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT STORES.
THEY'VE GOT INDOOR GO-CARTS.
THEY'VE GOT -- YOU CAN TAKE THE
KIDS THERE, AND THEY CAN PLAY
WITH THE NERF GUNS.
SO MANY THINGS TO DO.
Mikey: LAST WEEK WE TALKED
ABOUT HLNEX.
John: I WAS ABOUT TO SAY,
SUPER ON POINT.
Tannya: THANK YOU.
Mikey: CHECK THEM OUT.
THERE'S A LOT DO.
PLUS AT PEARLRIDGE, I FEEL LIKE
I KNOW SOMEBODY THERE.
John: GOOD FUN AND NICE TO
BE ABLE TO CATCH UP.