Whole Foods Opens Tomorrow in Kahala!
It's time to break open your piggy bank! Don't worry, it's for a great cause. Whole Foods is opening at 7 a.m. tomorrow in Kahala Mall, where Star Market, the Patisserie, and I Love Country Cafe used to be. After much anticipation, Kahala and Diamond Head Residents will now have fantastic organic products at their fingertips. Not only is this a great addition to Hawaii, it adds a whopping 130 new jobs for Honolulu residents!
Whole Foods follows a strictly socially-responsible consumer model. Following its animal compassion philosophy, it does not sell traditionally raised veal or buy tuna from canneries that impact dolphins in their fishing methods. Its charcuterie will offer specialty meats, imported cheeses as well as local goat cheese from Surfing Goat Dairy on Maui, which recently became the first Hawaii farm to earn the Certified Humane Raised & Handled label. It will also be stocked with local beers, baked breads from Bale, and local honey ranging from Pele's Gold from Manoa to Royal Hawaiian Honey from the Big Island. Other suppliers include Kumu Farms, which grows fresh herbs and fruits on Molokai, Maui Kombucha and Pacific Floral Exchange on the Big Island, and Sumida Watercress Farm on Oahu.
There will be a fully-stocked Whole Body section offering body care goods as well as vitamins and supplements -- none of which have been animal tested. Local suppliers include the Indigenous Soap Co., Hawaiian Bath & Body from the North Shore, and Scents of Knowing from Haiku, Maui.
Those seeking a quick, healthy lunch no longer have to look far either! The store will have gelato, organic juices, a bakery, pizza oven, two salad bars, Keawe-smoked meats, brown rice sushi, 25 kinds of poke, and a plate lunch station.
Hooray for Whole Foods!