Clifford & Janet (Barba) Rubio Xmas 2006

Island History: Country Inn, Waipahu....Planned, integrated shopping centers were first constructed in Hawaii during the late 1940's and early 1950's. The first such development, the Aloha Shopping Center, opened in 1947 on a .75 acre site on Farrington Highway, Waipahu. This modest beginning contained only nine stores, a building area of 6,000 square feet, and fifty parking spaces....