Honolulu Civil Beat | #HIStorytellers: Behind the Scenes at the Kawamoto Store by Kaycee Nathaniel @civilbeat | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
The famed okazuya shop in the middle of Hilo is legendary. Kaycee Nathaniel’s family is the second family to run this mom-and-pop store and she tells the story of how her degree in business is put to the test keeping Kawamoto’s feeding hungry people in Hilo.

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