Local Business / In Brief
Corndogs by Mr. Chow opens
Corndogs by Mr. Cow, the first on Maui, opened recently at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center next to Hi Tea in the food court.
It is a specialty corn dog restaurant that was founded in 2019 by Yunko Kim with three locations in Honolulu. The Maui location will employ a dozen employees.Local franchisee owners are Roxanne and Adam Shipley.
“We chose QKC as the home base for Corndogs by Mr.Cow because we wanted to aim to be in a center that’s a true gathering place for the community, and a central location to surrounding school districts,” Shipley said. “We are excited to be part of the Maui community by making great tasting corn dogs and growing a new level of employees.”
The corndogs use freshly prepared dough and a custom premix made with rice flour. The menu includes mochi donuts, cheese balls, and Korean corn dogs made with either sausage, mozzarella cheese, or a combination.
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Kahului Walmart gets remodeled
The newly remodeled Kahului Walmart held a reopening celebration recenlty which included a Hawaiian blessing.
The remodeled store includes a new curbside online pickup and delivery area, additional assisted checkout registers, a new vision center and a health services room in pharmacy for immunizations and private consultations. Other departments have been upgraded and there is new signage and lights throughout the store, along with new concrete floors, according to a news release.
The store promoted four associates to team leads, promoted one associate to coach, and honored 38 associates who have worked at the store since it opened 21 years ago.
During the grand reopening, Walmart provided a total of $10,250 in grants to four local nonprofits, including $1,000 to Alzheimer’s Association, Aloha Chapter; $2,500 to American Red Cross; $5,000 to Friends of the Children’s Justice Center of Maui; and $1,750 to Special Olympics Hawaii.
This holiday season, the store will again collaborate with The Salvation Army Angel Tree program and annual Red Kettle campaign. Maui Walmart also is now accepting WIC payments for approved groceries and products.