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The Māori word pounamu is derived from namu, an archaic word that describes blue-green (or 'grue') cognate with Tahitian ninamu. [2] Pounamu, also used in New Zealand English, in itself refers to two main types of green stone valued for carving: nephrite jade, classified by Māori as kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga, and other names depending on colour; and translucent bowenite, a type of ...
Times Supermarkets (full name Times Supermarkets, Ltd.) is an American supermarket chain headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.Times operates 24 stores throughout the state of Hawaiʻi, 17 using the Times name, five operating under the Big Save brand (all on Kauaʻi), one specialty food/liquor store under the Fujioka's Wine Times name, and one location operating as Shima's Supermarket in Waimānalo.
The store expanded to Kauai in 1967, to Maui in 1970, and to the Big Island in 1971. [2] Foodland is now the largest locally-owned supermarket chain in Hawaii , as well as the oldest. It competes with another Honolulu-based supermarket chain with locations statewide, like Times Supermarkets , and national chains, including Safeway , Costco ...
Location About Opening Closing South Island Locations Gloucester Street, Christchurch: Flagship location of the brand, opened in 1929 as Hay's and operated until 1982 when it was rebranded as a Farmers, the building was torn down in 1997 and Farmers operated on the site until the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the Te Pae: Christchurch Convention Centre now sits on the site.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Kaʻūpūlehu is a AAA Five Diamond rated Four Seasons resort in Kaʻūpūlehu, on the Kona-Kohala Coast of the island of Hawaiʻi. The tsunami from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake damaged the resort and forced it to close for six weeks (until April 30) for repairs. [ 1 ]
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Ocean View is located at the southern end of the island of Hawaii at (19.107649, -155.767186), [6] on the southwest rift zone of the shield volcano Mauna Loa. Its elevation ranges from 600 feet (180 m) above sea level along the southern edge of the CDP, to 4,900 feet (1,500 m) along the northern edge.
Pahala is located in the southern part of the island of Hawaiʻi at Hawaii Route 11 forms the southeast border of the community. The highway leads northeast 52 miles (84 km) to Hilo and southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Nāʻālehu.