November 21, 2009
KAILUA CAN’T ACCOMMODATE STORE
Target proposed for Kailua — no, no, no.
Target is a place where I shop and I was glad to have Target come to Oçahu. I am not pleased to see that they are considering Kailua for a possible fifth store. The location where Don Quijote is seems much too small for a Target. I also would not want to lose Don Quijote; it provides many different unique products and I shop there weekly.
Due to its size, Target seems much better suited for somewhere in Käneçohe, close to Windward Mall or Windward Shopping Center.
Prior to moving to Kailua, I had a condo in Oregon close to Washington Square Shopping Center near Beaverton. There was a very large Target just across the main street from my condo. I shopped there myself, as did many people. The traffic was terrible. At all hours of the day and evening when Target was open. There were times when the parking lot was so full that people had to wait for others to leave before parking. Kailua does not have the streets or the space to accommodate such a store and such traffic.
Target would be welcome on the Windward side, but not in Kailua, at least by me.
CLAUDIA WEBSTER | Kailua
