Shimogawa Scoops

A new poke shop is opening in the Walgreens-anchored Nuuanu Shopping Center in Honolulu, Shimogawa Scoops has learned. Paradise Poke Hawaii has secured the long-vacant space next to Starbucks. Its space along with the Starbucks space used to be occupied by the famous Hungry Lion restaurant.  Paradise Poke Hawaii was registered as a trade name with state regulators. Chancellor Kim of Premier Island Brokerage is listed as its manager.  Building permits were also filed for the build-out of the space, which is a great spot for a poke shop, and will undoubtedly be a popular stop along busy School Street just outside of downtown. 

Dick Ebersol,  the co-creator of Saturday Night Live and former top executive of NBC Sports, has purchased an oceanfront residence on the Hawaiian Island of Maui for about $6.9 million, public records show.  Ebersol, along with his wife, actress Susan Saint   James, purchased a 2,934-square-foot unit at The Wailea Beach Villas on Maui’s South Shore. The residence has a total assessed value of about $7 million, according to tax records.  The couple  are no strangers to   Maui . They have been known to visit  the Valley Isle  during the winter months for many years , a trip  that started when the NFL  used to hold its  Pro Bowl  all-star game in Hawaii for many years.  Leslie Smith of Wailea Realty  Corp.  +   Windemere  Real Estate listed the property, which includes a master bedroom that has a private alcove office that leads directly out to the lanai, custom-built cabinets, gourmet kitchen with a cust...