North Shore News66-111 Kamehameha Highway
This unique masonry building features hand-cut blocks of lava stone. The front façade is covered with plaster and paint leaving the stone of the remaining exterior walls exposed. It was built by Nosaka Contractors for Matsuji and Hatsune Yoshida, immigrants from Niigata and Kumamoto, Japan.
From 1930 to 1962, the building was leased to Takehiko Sato who operated Sato Market, a meat market and grocery store, and the T.M. Sato Store, a fishing supplies and bait store. Subsequent tenants include Kuluwai Irrigation Corporation and ITC Water Management, Mag n Dave’s Donuts, Country Donuts, North Shore Deli, Haleiwa Beach Grill, Haleiwa Eats Thai Food, and Rajanee Thai Cuisine.
This property is part of Ke Ali‘i Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop’s estate. In 1884, Princess Pauahi bequeathed her ancestral lands to establish Kamehameha Schools, a private trust committed to improving the capability and well-being of Native Hawaiians. As land stewards, Kamehameha Schools preserved this building during its redevelopment of the Hale‘iwa Store Lots, completed in 2016. (Plaque Language)