North Shore NewsMorioka Building 1951, 66-051 Kamehameha Hwy
A reflection of Hale‘iwa’s plantation heritage, this building was constructed by contractor Harry Kawamura for Valeriano and Paula Mateo. The family owned and operated the V. Mateo Tailor and Grocery Store until the property was sold to Junichi Morioka in 1957 who conveyed it to William and Betty Morioka in 1982. The North Shore Gazette, forerunner of the North Shore News, was published by Anthony Van Kralingen Jr. who operated a printing business here from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s.
Prominent local artist Beverly Fettig opened Hale‘iwa’s first art gallery here in 1963 and won acclaim for her paintings of Hale‘iwa’s historic buildings. Fettig Art Gallery occupied this space for 24 years before relocating to the First Hawaiian Bank building near the Anahulu Stream Bridge.
In 1986, entrepreneurs Lisa Payne and Lee Brooke Roy launched The Growing Keiki, a children’s shoppe. The business moved to this location in 1987 and became renowned for unique and locally made children’s clothing, books, and toys.