Olive Garden to open 2nd restaurant in Hawaii
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Olive Garden, one of the most popular restaurants that does not have a presence in Hawaii yet, is planning to open its second location in Kapolei in West Oahu at the Ka Makana Alii shopping Center, according to public records. Olive Garden plans to open its first eatery in the state at Hawaii’s largest shopping mall – Ala Moana Center in Honolulu in the former space of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. On Friday, Olive Garden filed a $25,000 building permit with the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting for a new restaurant at the Debartolo Development-owned shopping center. Both DeBartolo and Olive Garden’s parent company are based in Florida. Ka Makana Alii, which opened a few years ago under a long-term ground lease with the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, already includes a variety of well-known national brands including Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Cheesecake Factory, Johnny Rockets, Jollibee, Wendy’s and Panda Express. Olive Garden has been