The news that Walmart is closing its Fort street mall location seems to be part of a trend for businesses in downtown Honolulu.
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@rayc.8555 Жыл бұрын
Lets translate this. The theft is so bad they cannot stay in business.
@jaychong12
Жыл бұрын
And high rent proposed by politicians every year.
@ronwinkles2601
Жыл бұрын
You hit it on the head! Walmart is all about the bottom line. They will close a store in a minute if it is not profitable. It is sad all these major Democrat cities and states are slowly eroding away. I remember Honolulu as a beautiful, clean, peaceful city a place of fun and joy and a blessing to our Nation. However, this was when Democrats and Republicans equally supported law and order.
@aztekempire
Жыл бұрын
@@ronwinkles2601 This is in Hawaii, I don't think the shoplifting is the problem on this case
@checkoutmyyoutubepage
Жыл бұрын
@@jaychong12rents are not controlled by politicians, dumbass.
@checkoutmyyoutubepage
Жыл бұрын
@@ronwinkles2601Name a perfect Republican city?
@mostlypeacefulcitizen8006 Жыл бұрын
The death spiral of "compassionate" policies regarding homelessness and crime causing less foot traffic, less customers, store closings, lower tax revenue and finally general decline. You get what you vote for.
@johncarter1137
Жыл бұрын
Very well said. Leftist blight ruins all it touches.
@bukboefidun9096
Жыл бұрын
They will vote dem even when the Chinese come in to enslave them... as long as the dems are in favor of the enslavement... voters are that programmed and dumb
@Jl2damax
Жыл бұрын
Well Hawaii is also getting too expensive for the locals so it’s not just that. Vegas is seeing a big influx of Hawaiians.
@ipenguin3918
Жыл бұрын
@@Jl2damax They big gamblers?
@caiusmadison2996
Жыл бұрын
Push the evil out, or you get pushed out.
@oceanblue888 Жыл бұрын
I had lived in Honolulu for more than a decade. Last year when I returned for work, I was so shocked and disappointed! It's not like the paradise that I used to feel. Everything changed including people. The streets were full of homeless weirdos and violent crimes appeared on daily news.
@sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403
Жыл бұрын
Stop voting for democrats.
@seandidsomething
Жыл бұрын
Its like a spreading disease
@deenaprice1524
Жыл бұрын
Literally had no idea Honolulu was in this condition. Everyone hears about San Francisco, LA, Portland, and Chicago. I thought Hawaii was doing well. Wow...
@belialrott
Жыл бұрын
@@deenaprice1524 The trash that reared American hating Barry hussain I'm shocked
@williamshook982
Жыл бұрын
You ain't seen nothing yet, me wonders what it will look like at the end of Joey's second term as POTUS? 😮
@kirkjohnson6638 Жыл бұрын
Isn't it odd that businesses that experience significant shop lifting and cannot turn a profit seem to be closing down? It's almost like we need policing and district attorneys who actually lock up criminals.
@dvr5050
Жыл бұрын
Lol district attorney you're funny
@wreckim
Жыл бұрын
It's not criminal activity in the normal sense though, it is people just going in and taking things to eat, and stuff to make them more comfortable in their makeshift tents. They don't care if they get arrested; they probably won't be arrested either. You are right of course, but the real culprit is compassion. Compassion is a human weakness without a collective plan. The plan is not there, because we are divided.
@normanhopkins6114
6 ай бұрын
I'll bet they're not stealing work boots.@@wreckim
@evanaltman9286 Жыл бұрын
It breaks my heart to see a community get exactly what it voted for
@kawikadavid8958
Жыл бұрын
No worry they are still going to vote for the democrats again.
@libertyninja
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@gerrygalvan7313
Жыл бұрын
Go woke, go broke...
@jaychong12
Жыл бұрын
Lol.
@truck6859
Жыл бұрын
Our vote has consequences.
@gingerspeidel-ys6et Жыл бұрын
No law and order, no business.
@fredricksmith-something.2125
Жыл бұрын
It's not just that. Good lord grow up
@Numbingbird
Жыл бұрын
@@fredricksmith-something.2125 "It's not just that" Okay then elaborate??
@NatsumeKonno
Жыл бұрын
Security guards aren't allowed to stop them. It's to dangerous to get assaulted back. If you stop them then get hurt it could mean hospital and ambulance bill vs a $1000 TV. It's cheaper to just take that lost vs $100K in fees. Criminals no This and they aren't scares because no one wants to report crimes and do paper work.
@seekingserenity1902
Жыл бұрын
Fact🔥
@MichaelOBrien71
Жыл бұрын
@@fredricksmith-something.2125 what is the reason then?
@clankster0000 Жыл бұрын
This is what happens when you vote with emotion instead of facts and reality.
@jaysmith6863 Жыл бұрын
People often vote for their own demise. Stupidity breeds crime, and inflation.
@daval5563 Жыл бұрын
You can't really feel pity for people who support and maintain the system that screws them so hard.
@nephitedecent
Жыл бұрын
We’ll said!…you get what you vote for!
@daval5563
Жыл бұрын
@@nephitedecent And that's the system that screws them eh? People are too ignorant to work together in respect, dignity, and diplomacy for the greater good, the highest potential, the holy and Divine Win/Win. You can't fix that special brand of self inflicted retardation and it's a sin how that kind of S.I.R. fixes itself.
@mynameisben5133
Жыл бұрын
@@nephitedecent Conservatives do love them their dead beat states who rely on the federal government
@frankmundo4300
Жыл бұрын
Fk walmart
@NoComment-xd9qp
Жыл бұрын
The problem is democracy. Inferiors are given the same vote as their betters and since the beginning of time inferior people have outnumbered superior people. When this leads to clear systemic failures you act like the result is just. It is not. In a just system the superior would rule over the inferior regardless of whether the inferior consented to this rule.
@mikeb900 Жыл бұрын
These businesses aren't stupid. People steal them blind and sleep in front of the stores on the sidewalk while law enforcement is impotent. Not just Honolulu, all over the US.
@msway836
Жыл бұрын
Cops shouldnt be in the business of a social worker
@lonnieosbourne818
Жыл бұрын
thank the voters//
@danielearhart6467
Жыл бұрын
@@msway836 The cops are not enforcing the laws idiot.
@PDZ2028
Жыл бұрын
Only in Democrat ran cities.
@289cobra9
Жыл бұрын
Biden's America.
@JP-te7kd Жыл бұрын
I live in a red state and our community is thriving. We don't have any of these issues. Our police department is respected and they are doing their job to keep us safe.
@MrHoojaszczyk
Жыл бұрын
That's what I'm saying. Red states are safe and profitable.
@bradleywoodie9219
Жыл бұрын
@@MrHoojaszczyk isn’t that we’re all the mass shootings are? Lol
@bradleywoodie9219
Жыл бұрын
Red states are where mass shootings happen lol
@MrHoojaszczyk
Жыл бұрын
@@bradleywoodie9219 Have you checked shootings in inner cities? What are the stats?
@sgrover76
Жыл бұрын
Downtown Honolulu is not indicative of the rest of Honolulu. Downtown Honolulu was always very seedy. There is a thriving Walmart a 10 minute drive from the downtown one. It's not like Honolulu is losing all it's businesses. I would say that things are definitely getting worse though, but not like it's LA or New York City levels bad -- not even close.
@eringemini7091 Жыл бұрын
One of many factors that Walmart doesn't want to say is SHOPLIFTING!
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
People voted for it.
@kawikadavid8958
Жыл бұрын
You might be right because democrats protect the criminals so nothing happens to them. It would be nice to have the crooks do community service if convicted and if they do again 2 years in prison.
@kawikadavid8958
Жыл бұрын
@@ChatBloom yeah if you vote democrat you got what you wanted which is this and more.
@ronwinkles2601
Жыл бұрын
Walmart is too politically correct, but Clinton and Biden are two different people when it comes to law and order.
@msway836
Жыл бұрын
they didnt even mention homelessness
@winnabow6653 Жыл бұрын
Downtown morphing into one gigantic homeless camp sounds like a trend across USA😢
@MA-yl1er
Жыл бұрын
Only in democrat cities though. Huh no idea why lol
@eckankar7756
Жыл бұрын
We've become too passive and overlook those that seek out to destroy the quality of life it's taken centuries to develop. Stop rescuing losers and let them destroy themselves.
@frankmacleod2565
Жыл бұрын
@@MA-yl1er you must be delusional
@chadwells7562
Жыл бұрын
@@eckankar7756 Don’t worry, reality and entropy will always assert themselves! The only question is how much pain we have to endure when reality raises its ugly head.
@sendthis9480
Жыл бұрын
@@MA-yl1er And where exactly do you think they come from?!? You’re literally boasting that someone else has to take care of your trash for you.
@patrickrpedrus747 Жыл бұрын
I was in transition from a flight to Fiji from Guam and went to the McDonald's by the airport. Man, the amount of druggies I encountered just within a 10 minute time period made me wanna go back.
@jeepthing98 Жыл бұрын
If Wal Mart is a "pillar of downtown" as that one person said, maybe they should have supported shop lifting prosecution to deter crime.
@williamwade6972 Жыл бұрын
Kinda arrogant to say another store will take the place of a store leaving. City council members are killing cities across the USA. The increase of tolerating crime is a reflection of the minds of the people who voted in these areas.
@scvandy3129
Жыл бұрын
"williamwade66972," "Kinda arrogant . . . " ? -- it IS arrogant.
@nobodyforgets1552
Жыл бұрын
Vote him out
@Automedon2
Жыл бұрын
To say a Korean market will take the place of a Walmart that sells everything is pretty pathetic
@dannybaldwin7343
Жыл бұрын
🤔 Expensive you're on a island . Everything has to be shipped in. I couldn't afford to live there.🍍🤑🍍
@claudermiller
Жыл бұрын
It's not tolerating crime It's not having the ability to control it. Do you have any idea how much it costs to keep someone locked up? No one wants to pay taxes. No one wants jails in their neighborhood. What exactly is the alternative?
@toomyconne768 Жыл бұрын
So even Hawaii is a dump now
@oldsaerotech1167
Жыл бұрын
ALOHA has over 500 different meanings.
@chadwells7562
Жыл бұрын
Hawaii has always been a dump bro
@jet613
Жыл бұрын
I'd say some parts are but not all of it.
@Nickgyw6
Жыл бұрын
Parts of downtown Honolulu are pretty industrial and/or sketchy. but definitely not all of Hawaii
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
They voted for it.
@MissAmazanda Жыл бұрын
I know people keep saying that it's cause of shoplifting that these Walmarts are closing but I notice it's specifically Walmarts closing all over the U.S. , I think another part of this is Amazon, Kroger and especially Dollar stores are chipping away at Walmarts bottom line...The Walmart near me doesn't have much trouble with shoplifting but it's empty most of the time, more workers than shoppers...
@johnstuartsmith
Жыл бұрын
The problems with downtown brick and mortar retail stores and suburban malls has to include Amazon, but few people bring up that obvious possibility. So many of us have stopped buying anything from anywhere else that Amazon has to be as important a factor as the other very real problems shown in this video.
@donaldlyons17
Жыл бұрын
@@johnstuartsmith Yep I think you two are right the problem has to be selling enough to keep the store open.
@joevenuti1201 Жыл бұрын
I was just at that Walmart in downtown Honolulu 2 weeks ago. I mention this because I want to brag that I flew to Hawaii for my birthday. Really don't care if they close.
@BlueSky-gu2bx Жыл бұрын
Walmart is closing every store in Portland, Oregon tomorrow. Anyone familiar with Portland won't have to wonder why. Out of control Shoplifting and crime at their stores. Then this week Cracker Barrel Restaurants announced they were closing, all their restaurants immediately in Portland Metro. Yes you get what you vote for, and businesses are fed up with the crime and everything else. I don't blame them for closing at least in some areas of the USA. I'm sure its the same problem in Honolulu, as to why Walmart has had enough there also and is closing.
@scvandy3129
Жыл бұрын
"BlueSky-gu2bx," "Anyone familiar with Portland would have to wonder why." CORRECTION; retype as: "Anyone familiar with Portland won't have to wonder why."
@kjh5317
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t know they were all closing. Thanks for the update. Not surprised at all. It’ll continue until voters choose different leadership. The policies are driving away businesses.
@charlesnichelson219
Жыл бұрын
You all voted this administration in now your seeing what happens. Vote red next election.
@redwolfexr
Жыл бұрын
Both of them? Notice you did not mention the other 18 stores within a 15 mile radius. Or the fact that both stores were in older dying shopping centers, with brand new Walmarts less than 3 miles away? Yeah.. guess that didn't fit your narrative.
@BlueSky-gu2bx
Жыл бұрын
@@redwolfexr My information was exactly as was reported by news stations across the USA. I'm not the reporter or the news channel. The info given by the news is All Walmart's in the city of Portland, Oregon are closing on March 24, 2023. This has been on the Florida TV stations, Fox News, Cnn and I'm sure many others. Their story is in regards to the city limits not suburbs. If that upsets you then talk to Walmart or the TV stations, that you want them to list the 18 other Walmart's in the suburbs.
@Roman-vh1rr Жыл бұрын
If officials were tougher on crime we wouldn’t have this
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
If people had common sense we wouldn't have this.
@utterbullspit
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, sure
@cigarillo22
Жыл бұрын
How can they tough on crime when they are criminals too
@Roman-vh1rr
Жыл бұрын
@@cigarillo22 small percentage are bad for sure
@lonnieosbourne818
Жыл бұрын
thank your voters
@bl6252 Жыл бұрын
I love it when community get exactly what it voted for
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
democRATS
@jeffschmeganheiman
Жыл бұрын
These communities are an embarrassment to themselves. Now they're going to move and do it somewhere else all over again. Protect you community or lose it.
@catmi3068 Жыл бұрын
Homeless is the problem! I visited Honolulu before pandemic. The situation with homeless is the same as my city. The homeless that encountered in my city and Honolulu are similar. These people need help. They need to get a life and not just be a homeless person and endangering others!
@slothmonkey9579
Жыл бұрын
If only it were that simple. Blame a system that deinstitutionalized mental health to save money.
@richardyoung871 Жыл бұрын
Many people are leaving the islands because the cost is to high and are going to western states. Even to sell your house is hard my brother told me. A couple of months ago I met a woman moving to HONOLULU with her husband and they already bought a condo for cheap and she paid up front. I told her Hawaii is not cheap, nothing is
@KWMc1952 Жыл бұрын
A Korean market is nice, but is not the same as being able to go to a nearby pharmacy and get prescriptions filled. Criminals with no consequences for their actions are ruining everything for everybody.
@lennylee6528
Жыл бұрын
Vote red
@eckankar7756
Жыл бұрын
@@lennylee6528 it's happening just the same in red states.
@shadowsilverlight1651
Жыл бұрын
@@eckankar7756 dont expect these idiots to understand
@subicstationditosailor4053
Жыл бұрын
@eckankar I am not sure what percentage of big cities are blue but every color state has big blue cities.
@peachmango5347
Жыл бұрын
Meanwhile --- "experts" are saying all the things that give us this world we now live in and those "experts" can never be wrong or challenged apparently
@stolennimbus Жыл бұрын
The increasing number of homeless people downtown is just part of the problem. Downtown Honolulu does not have sufficient downtown residents to keep the them profitable and they rely a lot on the office workers who commute to downtown to keep them in the black. Nowadays, a substantial number of downtown office workers no longer work in their offices five days a week. They may just go into the office a couple of days a week and then work remotely from home. It's very evident during lunch time. A lot of the small eating places are struggling. It doesn't help that HPU has moved its campus a few years back, which further reduced the foot traffic for the downtown businesses. I have been working in downtown Honolulu since 1993 and am really sad to see all the businesses struggling.
@AlisaRed
Жыл бұрын
I see..it's the domino effect
@sbyrstall
Жыл бұрын
That was one thing I noticed when my wife and I went to Maui, a lot of homeless.
@Mikesorrento3344
Жыл бұрын
Keep voting democrat. Keep getting same results.
@garrygraves3848
Жыл бұрын
Good points . Also, more and more people are using online services when working from home such as Door dash and Amazon that is killing businesses as well.
@tn-titan6159
Жыл бұрын
So much for "Build back Better" let's Go Brandon
@RedSiegfried Жыл бұрын
I feel bad for all of these people who are going to have to go somewhere else to steal.
@maureenmckenna5220 Жыл бұрын
Many older inner cities have the same issues. There are also successful stories of cities luring those who live outside the city back in with jobs, housing and shopping within blocks of jobs, restaurants and living. Urban planning is not easy, but can be done successfully.
@AngelicoCiudad Жыл бұрын
It's odd that I never hear stores closing in states like Dakotas, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Nebraska, etc... but do in places like Illinois, CA, Oregon, NY, Washington, and now Hawaii. I do see a major pattern. Hint: Voting habits.
@da808fam5
Жыл бұрын
vote DEMS out!!!
@amirthephotographer
Жыл бұрын
So stores like Wal-Mart.....only wants to serve loser communities with low populations ???
@richardray1942
Жыл бұрын
Go woke, go broke! 😮😅
@dogsense3773
Жыл бұрын
Weather, my friend
@markbajek2541
Жыл бұрын
Walmart closed the Juneau alaska location a few years ago. (under performing).
@lilbrother45 Жыл бұрын
Downtown Seattle, portland, LA, Chicago, SF, and now Honolulu. Walmart and other large box stores are just shutting their doors because of homeless, theft, bad business climate. What do all these cities have in common?
@malisengjabum5959
Жыл бұрын
Democrats in power.
@maximusthemerciful9452
Жыл бұрын
Liberals.
@liambenjamin2827
Жыл бұрын
all them voted for Defund the police.
@JTravels2Hike
Жыл бұрын
BLUE......🥲
@mustangracer5124
Жыл бұрын
Ummm.. lemme see.. hmmm?.. DEMOCRATS?
@sprint429 Жыл бұрын
When you don’t punish shoplifters, shoplifters punish businesses.
@stanford-nf4jk Жыл бұрын
I live on the mainland in Santa Cruz. A neighbor moved to Honolulu two months ago and he already regrets it. In fact, I know people that have left Hawaii to come here. While it isn’t perfect, there’s no island fever. There is SO much more to do and SO much more space and it’s not quite as expensive!
@evansamekudzi5612 Жыл бұрын
Locals are not worried. We know this because we see how they vote.
@rameyvision
Жыл бұрын
The is rigged.
@simondadrilla2607
Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t matter who they voted for, because this has been happening for the past 20 years.
@pamelanadel3787
Жыл бұрын
Keep swallowing the koolaid. You are destroying your state just like California.
@tammeraeads7850
Жыл бұрын
Comedy LOL, that's about what I said! Elections have consequences, you get what you voted for....
@sosuss
Жыл бұрын
Happy Valley (Maui) locals have huge opinions about these big corporate invaders. Yes they’re bring work to the city yes they provide products to be available easily but it cuts down on the most important aspects of a community and that’s culture. Give the land back to the people.
@maximusthemerciful9452 Жыл бұрын
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and now Honolulu. Anywhere liberal, progressive leaders run the local government, things tend to collapse and turn into places business leaves.
@edwardharley9
Жыл бұрын
Also anywhere that blacks run government and the school board... look at Detroit..
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
all democRATic run cities, you voters are getting what you deserve...
@soavemusica
Жыл бұрын
Vote the liberals, see what happens...
@spicyapplesauce1868
Жыл бұрын
meanwhile in red states school kids get shot
@t.g.7180
Жыл бұрын
Chicago, New York, Minneapolis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Austin...its everywhere. Now Phoenix is awful!!
@frankblangeard8865 Жыл бұрын
Same thing is happening in Portland, Oregon. Walmart recently closed its last two stores in Portland although the Portland Metro area still has a dozen Walmarts. Wokeness is spoiling the city.
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
democRATS
@JustaGuy_Gaming Жыл бұрын
The flip on Walmart is kind of funny. Not too long ago every one was complaining about how big box stores like Walmart were destroying communities, putting smaller businesses out of business. Now they cry when Walmart leaves.
@steveanimatrix3887 Жыл бұрын
Strange how the places who claim to be the most compassionate end up with the highest rates of despair. It will take you a lot longer to get out of this mess than it did to get into it, but first you have to realize your error(s). Until then, enjoy the fruits of your actions.
@BrianKabonyo
Жыл бұрын
As opposed to the daily uncivilized violence & homelessnes on the mainland? Yeah no thanks.
@jacquelynn2051
Жыл бұрын
Dude. This is the result of actions taken years ago like before a stock market existed. Why don't you understand this?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
take your unAmerican hate and stuff it. thx
@georgfriedrichhandel4390
Жыл бұрын
@@jacquelynn2051 Can you please explain? What actions caused these problems?
@jpsf99
Жыл бұрын
West Virginia is a red state and one of the poorest and most obese states.
@Liberty2358 Жыл бұрын
Why would businesses want to operate in an unsafe cesspool? Clean up the streets and move working people back into the neighborhood.
@mikeheath7551
Жыл бұрын
That would be a waste of time until "we" clean up the cesspool of government that was never legally and lawfully voted for in the first place! How is that election fraud working for Americans now? M
@DogmaDisputant Жыл бұрын
Rampant shoplifting by POC is responsible for store closures in every major US city.
@johnsotelo3125 Жыл бұрын
Where the mayor and the governor when you need them. Hmmmm hiding in their office asking for a pay raise..
@Waynes-xt9gr
Жыл бұрын
people love bargains....people shop for cheap items.....they aint gonna shop at a korean store!!!!
@johnsotelo3125
Жыл бұрын
Not all people on Oahu is wealthy, people on the bottom can only afford so much, don't just spend all your money in one day, think about the day after tomorrow. If you are wealthy you have nothing to complain about. Because you are not struggling
@jon6309
Жыл бұрын
Dey wen close da Loves Bakery in downtown only wey to get da dalla stale 🍞
@albertgray3677
Жыл бұрын
I miss getting cheap little debbies and hostess from loves bakery in Alaska 1.00 for a box was the best
@sammatsusaka823
Жыл бұрын
HOOKERS getting expensive. That's why they need a raise.
@russcudney1469 Жыл бұрын
When Wally World closes it should be a sign that things are bad
@redwolfexr
Жыл бұрын
They close stores all the time. Usually old ones after they build newer stores nearby.
@kobragangbit
Жыл бұрын
Don't make me sad 😢 she got her basket basket basket basket basket basket she got her basket basket basket basket
@eastbaykidd8574
Жыл бұрын
@@redwolfexr That's not the reason Wal-Mart is closing stores in Portland. You idiot liberals just can't admit that progressive policies are destructive and dangerous, can you?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
it's friggin WALMART lol they suck as a store
@lineset7765 Жыл бұрын
Shoplifting, finally taking its toll.
@j95lee Жыл бұрын
I vacationed in Hawaii in 2019. Everything was so expensive there. Logistics has a lot to do with that, it’s not hard to see big chains like Walmart struggling there in the hyper inflation post pandemic era. I certainly don’t expect any Korean stores to offer residents affordable prices. They’re expensive here in LA, so I imagine they’ll sell some things at twice what Walmart charged.
@marblox9300
Жыл бұрын
Korean are well known to give you best price - they are a giving people.
@j95lee
Жыл бұрын
@@marblox9300 Korean grocery stores are typically expensive, because most of the merchandise is imported. Even local products are more expensive than what you could find in Walmart.
@georgenish
10 ай бұрын
Food items from korea are toxic. Don't buy...
@kyqorioskygo8999 Жыл бұрын
Down town honolulu used to be bustling back in the 80’s, 90’s 2000’s. Now is filthy with crime homeless and crazy pigeons that drop everywhere pedestrians walking.
@fljetgator1833
Жыл бұрын
The effects of a left / blue state yankee ideology.
@sethaguilar8330
Жыл бұрын
Hawaii for Hawaiians
@_w_w_ Жыл бұрын
Sad but not surprised. I was in Honolulu early this year for vacation and was touring some landmarks and passed through this Walmart. There were homeless everywhere at both exits of the store and they were yelling at random people and it just felt very unsafe. Not far from this Walmart is the area Chinatown, and it looked deserted and equally scary. I must say Honolulu looked really really rundown, a sharp contrast to what I remember from 10 years ago.
@KK-sg5gl
Жыл бұрын
Yeah lots of homeless in Hawaii because of the weather. I don’t understand how homeless can survive in areas that snow in the winter.
@sea2959
Жыл бұрын
too many haoles
@eringemini7091
Жыл бұрын
Chinatown was "Homeless Central" before Walmart existed in Hawaii. These people just moved to where its easier to both beg & steal. Sad but true.
@eringemini7091
Жыл бұрын
@@sea2959 The White/Non Hispanic group made up 21.4% of the total population of Hawaii. Remember when you point at a person or a race, & blame THEM for ALL the problems, 4 other fingers are pointing back at you. You are a Racist.
@jeffs4483
Жыл бұрын
Democrats.
@BCNeil Жыл бұрын
The smartest move for businesses is to move out ASAP, don't wait 2-4 years while it gets worse and worse.
@bonnieyuse5876 Жыл бұрын
Businesses will keep closing. Paying lease space is insane. I had an Antique shop near Seattle and l paid $1400 a month for rent. So l gave 1000's of Dollars of inventory and my Treasures away every month just to break even. It was painful. I felt like a fool. Ordering online is the way of the future.
@blakeh6250 Жыл бұрын
One of the reasons we didn't stay in Hawaii after I retired from the Navy there...just to many homeless and issues. Even the local beach near us was full of homeless. We couldn't even take our kids there. 😢
@rasundesilva6088
Жыл бұрын
What beach are you referring to? I’ve never had this issue
@chuckh4077
Жыл бұрын
Yup. Kids playing around sand and find used needles. What fun.
@trey1sandoval
Жыл бұрын
People like you are the reason why
@BrianKabonyo
Жыл бұрын
The mainland has all that plus high rates of barbaric violence. Even in schools, yikes.
@pjhey947
Жыл бұрын
Why are they homeless? Oh Yes because of unaffordable rents and billionaires who want to keep their billions
@paulkinder6053 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see it, serves them right for their voting habits to include that reprobate Senator of theirs
@dkveracity65able
Жыл бұрын
Due to the traditional norm of always voting the same way, there's no balance or questioning our government. Now we are like Chicago or Puerto Rico, NYC, ect.
@mustang7603
Жыл бұрын
@@dkveracity65able same thing in Commiefornia
@brekinla
Жыл бұрын
@@mustang7603 I looked it up, democrats have controlled the legislature in Ca since 1970. As you know, the voters will vote for more, more homelessness, more high cost of living, more taxes, the voters for 53 years have consistently voted for more. Currently dems have a super majority. Remember the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing hoping for a different outcome.
@okamijubei
Жыл бұрын
You mean because there Republicans?
@mynameisben5133
Жыл бұрын
@@brekinla That isn’t true. If California was still a red state it would have collapsed by now and would have had the federal government say it. Luckily California isn’t a degenerate place.
@AJ-ev3hj Жыл бұрын
This is a trend happening everywhere, feel bad for the people of Florida who will also get what they voted for.
@geraldn.6871 Жыл бұрын
How is a Korean store going to decrease homelessness and criminals?
@zancrus9629 Жыл бұрын
I feel like the Council Member thinks downtown areas rebuild fast when big stores leave. I have lived in 3-4 large downtown areas where when a big store closes the place stays empty for many many years.
@chadwells7562
Жыл бұрын
I think there’s still an empty Circuit City down the road a bit from 😂
@ianmackenzie686
Жыл бұрын
Millennial or possibly zoomer. They don't know squat, especially the liberal ones.
@michaelmurphy6869
Жыл бұрын
In some cases the city goverment really doesn't care if the business is there or not as long as they still get the property tax revenue. With Wally-world leaving the area, there still on the hook to pay the taxes on their property weither occupied or not. If Hawaii has income, sales taxes they may see a dip in the revenue generated by that location but they figure those layed off employees will probably find other jobs or transfer to another store and the customer base will also shift to purchase their needs from another store or online. To where they may gain back some or most of the loss tax revenue from the closing of that store. Remember its all about the tax money.
@rhuttrho88 Жыл бұрын
Be happy!😊 You all are so compassionate to the homeless! It makes up for it! Who needs stores and supplies? Huh?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
let us know how often we can be of 0 compassion for you
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
Detroit, Chicago, Portland, LA, San Francisco, New York City, all hellholes. Notice a common theme in these cities?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
@@dereksbooks all lower crime rates than Gym Jordan's Ohio home town
@gh7829
Жыл бұрын
Haha right?
@SpultterFly Жыл бұрын
Bring back insane asylum...You're just letting the crazies breed outside
@tom1949213 Жыл бұрын
Sure the stores will be replaced by pawnshops, liquor stores, check cashing business. Hawaii had a nice run, but it's time to give it back to it's original people.
@ForeverHeHim Жыл бұрын
Portland, Oregon already shut down all its Walmart stores for the same reason. Something's not right with how homelessness and crime is being managed on a government level...
@whyyeseyec
Жыл бұрын
Govt created the Crime Industrial Complex. Closing stores is the result.
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
democRATS
@steves3688
Жыл бұрын
Do they really manage anything well???? Post office loses billions a year, social security has major issues, defunding police, open borders, send TONS of money to other countries and fail here, $32 trillion dollar deficit....need i go on....
@whyyeseyec
Жыл бұрын
@@steves3688 Answer: No. Govt wants all the power and none of the responsibility.
@andrewordog4397 Жыл бұрын
For them to think those stores will be replaced by other stores is absurd. And even if they are replaced, it won't be long before they're robbed out of business also. Any store that does it's due diligence will see why the previous store left and will not open themselves up to the same thing.
@dimezrecon
Жыл бұрын
Are they bring rooftop Koreans in with that store. That'd clean up the area.
@andreinybakken9252
Жыл бұрын
You buy now! Two for the price of three, or I shoot you. Buy faster.
@derikuk2967
Жыл бұрын
If Walmart can make it the there, it can make it anywhere. Sadly, the very opposite is now proven to be the case... in several cities. When Walmart packs it in, you know it is grim.
@243wayne1
Жыл бұрын
@@derikuk2967 Exacary.
@KlodFather
Жыл бұрын
@@andreinybakken9252 - We are having a double price sale and we have people with vacuum hoses to go through the bottoms of your purses and pockets for loose bills and change
@williamsanjuan1126 Жыл бұрын
Sooo sad. It's the same in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, etc. What these cities have in common? Your guess is as good as mine
@jefftube58 Жыл бұрын
With the likely exception of Honolulu, you'll notice that every city Walmart is now closing its stores in has a high black population.
@stellamarina4123 Жыл бұрын
I appreciated that it was one place downtown that I could find a public toilet. After 5pm the area becomes scary with all of the homeless. So I doubt if there were many shoppers in the evening.
@grandmaoldschool7011 Жыл бұрын
Honolulu? I expected visions of Paradise. Did not know it looks like any inner city. The people look depressed. Hello from Michigan.
@lennylee6528
Жыл бұрын
Hawai’i is only “paradise” when you’re very rich Otherwise everything is very expensive the pay doesn’t balance out so you’re working 2 to 3 jobs just to survive
@kjh5317
Жыл бұрын
I think Honolulu does look like any major city. I’ve thought that when I have visited. But every other place I have visited in Hawaii has been beautiful.
@The_DC_Kid
Жыл бұрын
I've been to Hawaii twice and it's definitely not the "lush tropical paradise" often said about the place unless you compare it to the Southwestern US. Pretty much everything you hear about it is an embellishment. I plan on never going back even if it's free.
@SV-kr9fu
Жыл бұрын
To many people in the Midwest, Hawai'i may be a paradise. But in reality, it is not. I moved here from the Midwest a few years ago. Overall, I am still glad that I moved (and I will never move back to the mainland).
@jet613
Жыл бұрын
Kinda of happens when people move over and push locals out housing and job wise. Can't afford to live some where living costs too much and can't get a good job that pays enough. End up homeless :/ . I love Hawaii just wish there was a better solution for this other than more police. It's not fixing the real issues just a temporary bandaid. But like other said typically big city stuff. There's a lot of places that are romanticized but have real issues people don't hear about. And also there are still Gorgeous parts of Hawaii! I went last year and had a great time. Just need to avoid the super touristy spots and it will still be a great experience!
@mikeheath7551 Жыл бұрын
For any accomplished business analyst, it was obvious that many parts of the US were headed downhill decades ago and we left Hawaii for good over 15 years ago because of the obvious decline of "aloha" all throughout the state! California was a nightmare in the cities as well as Oregon and Washington state... The decline is due to the unConstitutional government betrayal for decades, as "we" have been driven to this destruction intentionally by the criminals in government, most that were never lawfully voted for in the first place~! Election fraud matters~! M
@TightyWhiteyTrash Жыл бұрын
Wow I had no idea there were still Longs Drugs stores. I remember them being all over SoCal and they all closed.
@guitarman11000 Жыл бұрын
Your vote has consequences.
@xwrtk
Жыл бұрын
The mayor of Honolulu is openly independent and has voted for trump. It doesn’t matter who you vote for.
@xploration1437
Жыл бұрын
Left wing, right wing, same bird.
@jacbrito Жыл бұрын
If locals were really worried they would stop voting for the same party over and over again.
@jr-xs9tf
Жыл бұрын
Doubt they would even understand the correlation.
@F5_cena
Жыл бұрын
@@jr-xs9tf they think democrats like them
@DavidZaG-
Жыл бұрын
they don't have a clue that 1 has to do with the other
@chriss2295
Жыл бұрын
So vote GOP? No thanks. I don’t want Hawaii to turn out like Florida.
@mesropmadzharyan6727
Жыл бұрын
Arizona has the same issue Mississippi has same issues should i continue stop playing the political game both sides are bad .
@jcfra420 Жыл бұрын
Crazy how the KITV totally ignores and fails to report WHAT IS CAUSING the stores closing...I wonder what it could be?
@chickenlurkinyungchihuahua Жыл бұрын
I feel like at this point America has to bring back basic human education and teach everyone that shoplifting is a crime, arresting shoplifters is not a discrimination or racist, and criminals have to go to prison.
@selah4719 Жыл бұрын
Crime is closing the stores. You can't stop them or arrest them, and if you do they are back out on the street. Bail reform in New York has seen a surge in crime.
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
It's almost like the citizens got exactly what they voted for. I'm very happy for these rotting cities. It's democracy at work, and I want voters to get what they truly want.
@MrDarylWhitt Жыл бұрын
One of these days cities will figure out that democrat leadership just isn't cutting it.
@tnickknight
Жыл бұрын
You prefer a higher crime dumpy GOP state,. No one's keeping you
@msredherring
Жыл бұрын
@Ernest Sipes what will be worse if Gavin Newsome runs for pres and wins, he likes to let prisoners out of jail and closes prisons, he is now going to close San Quinton, and turn it into a rehab center.
@catherineblack2970
Жыл бұрын
I doubt that people will wake up and see it.
@sammatsusaka823
Жыл бұрын
If they LOVE PAYING HIGHER GAS/FOOD. Let them keep voting for airheads like Biden (Democrat)
@sushles
Жыл бұрын
They close in red states too.
@bryanwong1625 Жыл бұрын
How come this only happens in san francisco, oregon, seattle, honolulu, new york, Chicago?
@np100 Жыл бұрын
I can remember when there were no Walmarts, Kentucky Fried Chickens, Costcos, etc. The only chain was Safeway. Mainland stores ruined local businessses.
@genesotdorus413 Жыл бұрын
Residents need to hold politicians accountable for this situation .
@jamescampbell9533
Жыл бұрын
These residents elected them. You get what you vote for. Don’t blame the politicians.
@The_DC_Kid
Жыл бұрын
@@jamescampbell9533 Dominion voted too many times.
@johnwindham6226
Жыл бұрын
@@The_DC_Kid Hahahahaha says who your trump and Mike lindell. Wow just wow you can’t fix stupid.
@saintpreferred9223
Жыл бұрын
Won't happen, they keep voting for more dems...
@kushkingla7385
Жыл бұрын
It’s called voting.
@hollymauk8008 Жыл бұрын
I’d also like to see the stats on how many people have left Honolulu and Hawaii in general because of the expense. Cost of living there was high before the current administration, it must be astronomical now. If they’re leaving, that would be another valid explanation for closing businesses………not just a homeless presence.
@scvandy3129
Жыл бұрын
As the stats show, the islands' loss is Las Vegas's gain.
@kdean2
Жыл бұрын
@RN G America has already Died*. It's not even close to the same country it was just 25 short years ago.
@greghelton4668
Жыл бұрын
The multi-generational residents are leaving in large numbers but they are being replaced with wealthier migrants. The population is increasing too rapidly in fact. Similar dynamics to other wealthy states like California.
@kushking949
Жыл бұрын
@@scvandy3129 Yeah lets move to las Vegas where you get robbed for being in the wrong area
@chuckruckus3648
Жыл бұрын
@RN G no. Just certain areas.
@ashwadhwani Жыл бұрын
Good for small businesses to open up again. These unsightly establishments were like a cancer killing local economy
@gabrielsyt Жыл бұрын
I bet the Korean supermarket does not have a pharmacy. If Walmart is leaving, then you know you have BIG problems. I am appreciative of the stores open in my area and would not want to ever see them leave. In my area though we don't allow theft, people pay for their goods and services, and we do not allow homeless wandering around outside stores. I am empathetic to the good people in Honolulu losing their stores. It will be a huge inconvenience and prices will necessarily skyrocket.
@cyronader Жыл бұрын
they voted for it
@rameyvision
Жыл бұрын
The vote is rigged, who votes for this?
@55chevytruck
Жыл бұрын
@@rameyvision They have voted demonrat as long as I can remember and I am 67 so yes they did vote for this.
@pauls7534 Жыл бұрын
People be like “we hate Walmart , support local “ the new like “ Walmart is a pillar of the community don’t go” lol😂
@user-eq4sp6hn2x Жыл бұрын
we owned a condo in Honolulu for twenty years. our last time there was just before covid hit. unfortunately it had gotten so awful in one year we decided to sell. I couldn't believe thy had torn down the International Market Place and built a lot of high end shops. the place was deserted where before it was bustling with activity. after thirty years w will never return, our paradise is gone.
@divarose2017 Жыл бұрын
Wow I know US is experiencing but had no idea Honolulu is also experiencing homeless and crime as well.. Why cant local officials step in and help these business owners???
@theprofessorfate6184 Жыл бұрын
imagine calling Walmart a "pillar" of your community. Just shows how pathetic the retail market has gotten in this country.
@The.Padgetts Жыл бұрын
You Get what you vote for...
@rameyvision
Жыл бұрын
The vote is rigged.
@redwolfexr
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, in Texas we get the Y'all Queida. Its great as long as you are a Christian white straight male. It gets worse the further you stray from that baseline.
@The.Padgetts
Жыл бұрын
@@rameyvision only in blue States
@yamama7265 Жыл бұрын
You're getting what you vote for
@prayforthe_1644
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
Bullshit!
@NinjaMaster1 Жыл бұрын
Hawaiians: corporations stole our land. They should leave. Corporations: we’re leaving. Hawaiians: Why are you abandoning us?
@jasonborne5724 Жыл бұрын
Listening to that city council member, basically nothing is being done to change the degradation of the city. A new business will come in, then they’ll soon shut down…… No task force to clear out the junkies….
@S.V.TeFiti Жыл бұрын
No parking and no-one has money anymore taxes take them all.....
@eckankar7756
Жыл бұрын
I'm shopping online mostly, but have to make sure I stay home when I get my delivery so porch pirates don't run off with my orders. I'm 69 and buying my first gun.
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
They voted for it.
@joelkoonce8559 Жыл бұрын
Go Woke, go broke. Let's go BRANDON.
@hallertau
Жыл бұрын
Yep, stay inside your little world and don't question anything. If you learn anything, you'll will demonstrate wokeness.
@jamiephillips5930 Жыл бұрын
The problem is drugs, theives, and violent crimes, Not homelessness. I work, pay for everything i have which ain't much. I dont miss any days of work. But the system keeps me down.
@JohnnyJohns-eb9qb Жыл бұрын
Maybe the 'locals' should reconsider the type of leadership that they place in office.
@289cobra9 Жыл бұрын
This is what build back better looks like ......
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
These must be the record jobs that The Big Guy keeps bragging (lying) about 😂
@onekewlbraddah8460 Жыл бұрын
Thank the ACLU protecting all the zombies on Fort Street. After HPU left that place sank fast.
@crazyralph6386
Жыл бұрын
Every Marxist alphabet agency needs to be defunded and dismantled
@js-wq6zy Жыл бұрын
what this means is that there is a big retail space now available for lease, locally controlled businesses can fill the void just as they did before Walmart arrived....
@moneymakerbanditsports8423 Жыл бұрын
No Sympathy! You Vote. You Live with the Results.
@mikeheath7551
Жыл бұрын
The sympathy should be for ALL Americans who fail to identify and fight against election fraud! Most Americans NEVER actually voted for the criminal big oppressive government socialists anywhere in the US~! Pity the fools who "think" they voted for the criminals who corrupted their elections & corrupted America many decades ago~! M
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
you lost and stormed the Capitol lol
@georgfriedrichhandel4390
Жыл бұрын
As you know, many people don't vote and they're just as much to blame as those who vote for do-nothing politicians.
@pimpinace_175
Жыл бұрын
@@ronwhitfield8356 you are going to live in a modern third world country and your to dumb to see it yet
@xftbllplyr2091 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately our financial system is collapsing and many don’t see this yet. It is happening in most US cities and other brick and mortar stores across the nation.
@jasonburt5404
Жыл бұрын
Just wait and see more of this and banks closing.
@ronaldvantine4488 Жыл бұрын
Failure to prosecute is the problem.
@jdmciviczc Жыл бұрын
see when these companys wiped out small business every one thought it was great then they raised their prices took away price match and now closed the store should of protested them coming in the first place
@jamesr2888 Жыл бұрын
State of Hawaii is a progressive left leaning state. When you keep voting in progressive left leaning politicians; democrats, you're going to have lenient policies such as defunding police, drug abuse, homelessness & crime. Businesses are not going to stay open in areas when there's chaos. When people don't want to face chaos, then sales go down. Sales go down, it's not worth staying open. Hawaiians, vote better!!
@Mikesorrento3344
Жыл бұрын
Keep voting democrat. Keep getting same result.
@michelleschweizer9000
Жыл бұрын
💯truth James R
@rooksandcastles
Жыл бұрын
Delusions. Republican (Red) states are the poorest and the most dangerous. Vote for better policies that actual help people get off there feet and off the streets.
@user-zb7tg5hi3t
Жыл бұрын
Liberal policies are why all these stores close up. Portland, Los Angeles, Hawaii and the list continues.
@patmcbride9853
Жыл бұрын
@Stranded NYer OK, Projectocrat.
@OhArchie Жыл бұрын
Dear Honolulu, Hope is not a Strategy! Signed, San Francisco
@clock750
Жыл бұрын
Too funny, but so true....
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
But hopium and delusion are the pillars of Democrats 😮
@youssefkamel3216 Жыл бұрын
That what you voted for , business man’s and company will keep closing congratulations , and one more thing keep protecting the ppl who steal from this food store and let them go without punishment and when you arrest one of the bad guys his family come and say he is a good boy 👦 .
@Gulfstream650SP Жыл бұрын
one thing in common liberal policies….😢
@terrydawley3402 Жыл бұрын
Does anybody see what these store closures have in common start holding criminals accountable
@kobragangbit
Жыл бұрын
Political criminals
@kobragangbit
Жыл бұрын
U can't hold the criminals accountable u have to look at the root cause deep within the system
@debbiescott6732
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they're in Blue Socialist Democrat run cities.
Пікірлер: 3 700
Lets translate this. The theft is so bad they cannot stay in business.
@jaychong12
Жыл бұрын
And high rent proposed by politicians every year.
@ronwinkles2601
Жыл бұрын
You hit it on the head! Walmart is all about the bottom line. They will close a store in a minute if it is not profitable. It is sad all these major Democrat cities and states are slowly eroding away. I remember Honolulu as a beautiful, clean, peaceful city a place of fun and joy and a blessing to our Nation. However, this was when Democrats and Republicans equally supported law and order.
@aztekempire
Жыл бұрын
@@ronwinkles2601 This is in Hawaii, I don't think the shoplifting is the problem on this case
@checkoutmyyoutubepage
Жыл бұрын
@@jaychong12rents are not controlled by politicians, dumbass.
@checkoutmyyoutubepage
Жыл бұрын
@@ronwinkles2601Name a perfect Republican city?
The death spiral of "compassionate" policies regarding homelessness and crime causing less foot traffic, less customers, store closings, lower tax revenue and finally general decline. You get what you vote for.
@johncarter1137
Жыл бұрын
Very well said. Leftist blight ruins all it touches.
@bukboefidun9096
Жыл бұрын
They will vote dem even when the Chinese come in to enslave them... as long as the dems are in favor of the enslavement... voters are that programmed and dumb
@Jl2damax
Жыл бұрын
Well Hawaii is also getting too expensive for the locals so it’s not just that. Vegas is seeing a big influx of Hawaiians.
@ipenguin3918
Жыл бұрын
@@Jl2damax They big gamblers?
@caiusmadison2996
Жыл бұрын
Push the evil out, or you get pushed out.
I had lived in Honolulu for more than a decade. Last year when I returned for work, I was so shocked and disappointed! It's not like the paradise that I used to feel. Everything changed including people. The streets were full of homeless weirdos and violent crimes appeared on daily news.
@sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403
Жыл бұрын
Stop voting for democrats.
@seandidsomething
Жыл бұрын
Its like a spreading disease
@deenaprice1524
Жыл бұрын
Literally had no idea Honolulu was in this condition. Everyone hears about San Francisco, LA, Portland, and Chicago. I thought Hawaii was doing well. Wow...
@belialrott
Жыл бұрын
@@deenaprice1524 The trash that reared American hating Barry hussain I'm shocked
@williamshook982
Жыл бұрын
You ain't seen nothing yet, me wonders what it will look like at the end of Joey's second term as POTUS? 😮
Isn't it odd that businesses that experience significant shop lifting and cannot turn a profit seem to be closing down? It's almost like we need policing and district attorneys who actually lock up criminals.
@dvr5050
Жыл бұрын
Lol district attorney you're funny
@wreckim
Жыл бұрын
It's not criminal activity in the normal sense though, it is people just going in and taking things to eat, and stuff to make them more comfortable in their makeshift tents. They don't care if they get arrested; they probably won't be arrested either. You are right of course, but the real culprit is compassion. Compassion is a human weakness without a collective plan. The plan is not there, because we are divided.
@normanhopkins6114
6 ай бұрын
I'll bet they're not stealing work boots.@@wreckim
It breaks my heart to see a community get exactly what it voted for
@kawikadavid8958
Жыл бұрын
No worry they are still going to vote for the democrats again.
@libertyninja
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@gerrygalvan7313
Жыл бұрын
Go woke, go broke...
@jaychong12
Жыл бұрын
Lol.
@truck6859
Жыл бұрын
Our vote has consequences.
No law and order, no business.
@fredricksmith-something.2125
Жыл бұрын
It's not just that. Good lord grow up
@Numbingbird
Жыл бұрын
@@fredricksmith-something.2125 "It's not just that" Okay then elaborate??
@NatsumeKonno
Жыл бұрын
Security guards aren't allowed to stop them. It's to dangerous to get assaulted back. If you stop them then get hurt it could mean hospital and ambulance bill vs a $1000 TV. It's cheaper to just take that lost vs $100K in fees. Criminals no This and they aren't scares because no one wants to report crimes and do paper work.
@seekingserenity1902
Жыл бұрын
Fact🔥
@MichaelOBrien71
Жыл бұрын
@@fredricksmith-something.2125 what is the reason then?
This is what happens when you vote with emotion instead of facts and reality.
People often vote for their own demise. Stupidity breeds crime, and inflation.
You can't really feel pity for people who support and maintain the system that screws them so hard.
@nephitedecent
Жыл бұрын
We’ll said!…you get what you vote for!
@daval5563
Жыл бұрын
@@nephitedecent And that's the system that screws them eh? People are too ignorant to work together in respect, dignity, and diplomacy for the greater good, the highest potential, the holy and Divine Win/Win. You can't fix that special brand of self inflicted retardation and it's a sin how that kind of S.I.R. fixes itself.
@mynameisben5133
Жыл бұрын
@@nephitedecent Conservatives do love them their dead beat states who rely on the federal government
@frankmundo4300
Жыл бұрын
Fk walmart
@NoComment-xd9qp
Жыл бұрын
The problem is democracy. Inferiors are given the same vote as their betters and since the beginning of time inferior people have outnumbered superior people. When this leads to clear systemic failures you act like the result is just. It is not. In a just system the superior would rule over the inferior regardless of whether the inferior consented to this rule.
These businesses aren't stupid. People steal them blind and sleep in front of the stores on the sidewalk while law enforcement is impotent. Not just Honolulu, all over the US.
@msway836
Жыл бұрын
Cops shouldnt be in the business of a social worker
@lonnieosbourne818
Жыл бұрын
thank the voters//
@danielearhart6467
Жыл бұрын
@@msway836 The cops are not enforcing the laws idiot.
@PDZ2028
Жыл бұрын
Only in Democrat ran cities.
@289cobra9
Жыл бұрын
Biden's America.
I live in a red state and our community is thriving. We don't have any of these issues. Our police department is respected and they are doing their job to keep us safe.
@MrHoojaszczyk
Жыл бұрын
That's what I'm saying. Red states are safe and profitable.
@bradleywoodie9219
Жыл бұрын
@@MrHoojaszczyk isn’t that we’re all the mass shootings are? Lol
@bradleywoodie9219
Жыл бұрын
Red states are where mass shootings happen lol
@MrHoojaszczyk
Жыл бұрын
@@bradleywoodie9219 Have you checked shootings in inner cities? What are the stats?
@sgrover76
Жыл бұрын
Downtown Honolulu is not indicative of the rest of Honolulu. Downtown Honolulu was always very seedy. There is a thriving Walmart a 10 minute drive from the downtown one. It's not like Honolulu is losing all it's businesses. I would say that things are definitely getting worse though, but not like it's LA or New York City levels bad -- not even close.
One of many factors that Walmart doesn't want to say is SHOPLIFTING!
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
People voted for it.
@kawikadavid8958
Жыл бұрын
You might be right because democrats protect the criminals so nothing happens to them. It would be nice to have the crooks do community service if convicted and if they do again 2 years in prison.
@kawikadavid8958
Жыл бұрын
@@ChatBloom yeah if you vote democrat you got what you wanted which is this and more.
@ronwinkles2601
Жыл бұрын
Walmart is too politically correct, but Clinton and Biden are two different people when it comes to law and order.
@msway836
Жыл бұрын
they didnt even mention homelessness
Downtown morphing into one gigantic homeless camp sounds like a trend across USA😢
@MA-yl1er
Жыл бұрын
Only in democrat cities though. Huh no idea why lol
@eckankar7756
Жыл бұрын
We've become too passive and overlook those that seek out to destroy the quality of life it's taken centuries to develop. Stop rescuing losers and let them destroy themselves.
@frankmacleod2565
Жыл бұрын
@@MA-yl1er you must be delusional
@chadwells7562
Жыл бұрын
@@eckankar7756 Don’t worry, reality and entropy will always assert themselves! The only question is how much pain we have to endure when reality raises its ugly head.
@sendthis9480
Жыл бұрын
@@MA-yl1er And where exactly do you think they come from?!? You’re literally boasting that someone else has to take care of your trash for you.
I was in transition from a flight to Fiji from Guam and went to the McDonald's by the airport. Man, the amount of druggies I encountered just within a 10 minute time period made me wanna go back.
If Wal Mart is a "pillar of downtown" as that one person said, maybe they should have supported shop lifting prosecution to deter crime.
Kinda arrogant to say another store will take the place of a store leaving. City council members are killing cities across the USA. The increase of tolerating crime is a reflection of the minds of the people who voted in these areas.
@scvandy3129
Жыл бұрын
"williamwade66972," "Kinda arrogant . . . " ? -- it IS arrogant.
@nobodyforgets1552
Жыл бұрын
Vote him out
@Automedon2
Жыл бұрын
To say a Korean market will take the place of a Walmart that sells everything is pretty pathetic
@dannybaldwin7343
Жыл бұрын
🤔 Expensive you're on a island . Everything has to be shipped in. I couldn't afford to live there.🍍🤑🍍
@claudermiller
Жыл бұрын
It's not tolerating crime It's not having the ability to control it. Do you have any idea how much it costs to keep someone locked up? No one wants to pay taxes. No one wants jails in their neighborhood. What exactly is the alternative?
So even Hawaii is a dump now
@oldsaerotech1167
Жыл бұрын
ALOHA has over 500 different meanings.
@chadwells7562
Жыл бұрын
Hawaii has always been a dump bro
@jet613
Жыл бұрын
I'd say some parts are but not all of it.
@Nickgyw6
Жыл бұрын
Parts of downtown Honolulu are pretty industrial and/or sketchy. but definitely not all of Hawaii
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
They voted for it.
I know people keep saying that it's cause of shoplifting that these Walmarts are closing but I notice it's specifically Walmarts closing all over the U.S. , I think another part of this is Amazon, Kroger and especially Dollar stores are chipping away at Walmarts bottom line...The Walmart near me doesn't have much trouble with shoplifting but it's empty most of the time, more workers than shoppers...
@johnstuartsmith
Жыл бұрын
The problems with downtown brick and mortar retail stores and suburban malls has to include Amazon, but few people bring up that obvious possibility. So many of us have stopped buying anything from anywhere else that Amazon has to be as important a factor as the other very real problems shown in this video.
@donaldlyons17
Жыл бұрын
@@johnstuartsmith Yep I think you two are right the problem has to be selling enough to keep the store open.
I was just at that Walmart in downtown Honolulu 2 weeks ago. I mention this because I want to brag that I flew to Hawaii for my birthday. Really don't care if they close.
Walmart is closing every store in Portland, Oregon tomorrow. Anyone familiar with Portland won't have to wonder why. Out of control Shoplifting and crime at their stores. Then this week Cracker Barrel Restaurants announced they were closing, all their restaurants immediately in Portland Metro. Yes you get what you vote for, and businesses are fed up with the crime and everything else. I don't blame them for closing at least in some areas of the USA. I'm sure its the same problem in Honolulu, as to why Walmart has had enough there also and is closing.
@scvandy3129
Жыл бұрын
"BlueSky-gu2bx," "Anyone familiar with Portland would have to wonder why." CORRECTION; retype as: "Anyone familiar with Portland won't have to wonder why."
@kjh5317
Жыл бұрын
Didn’t know they were all closing. Thanks for the update. Not surprised at all. It’ll continue until voters choose different leadership. The policies are driving away businesses.
@charlesnichelson219
Жыл бұрын
You all voted this administration in now your seeing what happens. Vote red next election.
@redwolfexr
Жыл бұрын
Both of them? Notice you did not mention the other 18 stores within a 15 mile radius. Or the fact that both stores were in older dying shopping centers, with brand new Walmarts less than 3 miles away? Yeah.. guess that didn't fit your narrative.
@BlueSky-gu2bx
Жыл бұрын
@@redwolfexr My information was exactly as was reported by news stations across the USA. I'm not the reporter or the news channel. The info given by the news is All Walmart's in the city of Portland, Oregon are closing on March 24, 2023. This has been on the Florida TV stations, Fox News, Cnn and I'm sure many others. Their story is in regards to the city limits not suburbs. If that upsets you then talk to Walmart or the TV stations, that you want them to list the 18 other Walmart's in the suburbs.
If officials were tougher on crime we wouldn’t have this
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
If people had common sense we wouldn't have this.
@utterbullspit
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, sure
@cigarillo22
Жыл бұрын
How can they tough on crime when they are criminals too
@Roman-vh1rr
Жыл бұрын
@@cigarillo22 small percentage are bad for sure
@lonnieosbourne818
Жыл бұрын
thank your voters
I love it when community get exactly what it voted for
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
democRATS
@jeffschmeganheiman
Жыл бұрын
These communities are an embarrassment to themselves. Now they're going to move and do it somewhere else all over again. Protect you community or lose it.
Homeless is the problem! I visited Honolulu before pandemic. The situation with homeless is the same as my city. The homeless that encountered in my city and Honolulu are similar. These people need help. They need to get a life and not just be a homeless person and endangering others!
@slothmonkey9579
Жыл бұрын
If only it were that simple. Blame a system that deinstitutionalized mental health to save money.
Many people are leaving the islands because the cost is to high and are going to western states. Even to sell your house is hard my brother told me. A couple of months ago I met a woman moving to HONOLULU with her husband and they already bought a condo for cheap and she paid up front. I told her Hawaii is not cheap, nothing is
A Korean market is nice, but is not the same as being able to go to a nearby pharmacy and get prescriptions filled. Criminals with no consequences for their actions are ruining everything for everybody.
@lennylee6528
Жыл бұрын
Vote red
@eckankar7756
Жыл бұрын
@@lennylee6528 it's happening just the same in red states.
@shadowsilverlight1651
Жыл бұрын
@@eckankar7756 dont expect these idiots to understand
@subicstationditosailor4053
Жыл бұрын
@eckankar I am not sure what percentage of big cities are blue but every color state has big blue cities.
@peachmango5347
Жыл бұрын
Meanwhile --- "experts" are saying all the things that give us this world we now live in and those "experts" can never be wrong or challenged apparently
The increasing number of homeless people downtown is just part of the problem. Downtown Honolulu does not have sufficient downtown residents to keep the them profitable and they rely a lot on the office workers who commute to downtown to keep them in the black. Nowadays, a substantial number of downtown office workers no longer work in their offices five days a week. They may just go into the office a couple of days a week and then work remotely from home. It's very evident during lunch time. A lot of the small eating places are struggling. It doesn't help that HPU has moved its campus a few years back, which further reduced the foot traffic for the downtown businesses. I have been working in downtown Honolulu since 1993 and am really sad to see all the businesses struggling.
@AlisaRed
Жыл бұрын
I see..it's the domino effect
@sbyrstall
Жыл бұрын
That was one thing I noticed when my wife and I went to Maui, a lot of homeless.
@Mikesorrento3344
Жыл бұрын
Keep voting democrat. Keep getting same results.
@garrygraves3848
Жыл бұрын
Good points . Also, more and more people are using online services when working from home such as Door dash and Amazon that is killing businesses as well.
@tn-titan6159
Жыл бұрын
So much for "Build back Better" let's Go Brandon
I feel bad for all of these people who are going to have to go somewhere else to steal.
Many older inner cities have the same issues. There are also successful stories of cities luring those who live outside the city back in with jobs, housing and shopping within blocks of jobs, restaurants and living. Urban planning is not easy, but can be done successfully.
It's odd that I never hear stores closing in states like Dakotas, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Nebraska, etc... but do in places like Illinois, CA, Oregon, NY, Washington, and now Hawaii. I do see a major pattern. Hint: Voting habits.
@da808fam5
Жыл бұрын
vote DEMS out!!!
@amirthephotographer
Жыл бұрын
So stores like Wal-Mart.....only wants to serve loser communities with low populations ???
@richardray1942
Жыл бұрын
Go woke, go broke! 😮😅
@dogsense3773
Жыл бұрын
Weather, my friend
@markbajek2541
Жыл бұрын
Walmart closed the Juneau alaska location a few years ago. (under performing).
Downtown Seattle, portland, LA, Chicago, SF, and now Honolulu. Walmart and other large box stores are just shutting their doors because of homeless, theft, bad business climate. What do all these cities have in common?
@malisengjabum5959
Жыл бұрын
Democrats in power.
@maximusthemerciful9452
Жыл бұрын
Liberals.
@liambenjamin2827
Жыл бұрын
all them voted for Defund the police.
@JTravels2Hike
Жыл бұрын
BLUE......🥲
@mustangracer5124
Жыл бұрын
Ummm.. lemme see.. hmmm?.. DEMOCRATS?
When you don’t punish shoplifters, shoplifters punish businesses.
I live on the mainland in Santa Cruz. A neighbor moved to Honolulu two months ago and he already regrets it. In fact, I know people that have left Hawaii to come here. While it isn’t perfect, there’s no island fever. There is SO much more to do and SO much more space and it’s not quite as expensive!
Locals are not worried. We know this because we see how they vote.
@rameyvision
Жыл бұрын
The is rigged.
@simondadrilla2607
Жыл бұрын
Doesn’t matter who they voted for, because this has been happening for the past 20 years.
@pamelanadel3787
Жыл бұрын
Keep swallowing the koolaid. You are destroying your state just like California.
@tammeraeads7850
Жыл бұрын
Comedy LOL, that's about what I said! Elections have consequences, you get what you voted for....
@sosuss
Жыл бұрын
Happy Valley (Maui) locals have huge opinions about these big corporate invaders. Yes they’re bring work to the city yes they provide products to be available easily but it cuts down on the most important aspects of a community and that’s culture. Give the land back to the people.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and now Honolulu. Anywhere liberal, progressive leaders run the local government, things tend to collapse and turn into places business leaves.
@edwardharley9
Жыл бұрын
Also anywhere that blacks run government and the school board... look at Detroit..
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
all democRATic run cities, you voters are getting what you deserve...
@soavemusica
Жыл бұрын
Vote the liberals, see what happens...
@spicyapplesauce1868
Жыл бұрын
meanwhile in red states school kids get shot
@t.g.7180
Жыл бұрын
Chicago, New York, Minneapolis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Austin...its everywhere. Now Phoenix is awful!!
Same thing is happening in Portland, Oregon. Walmart recently closed its last two stores in Portland although the Portland Metro area still has a dozen Walmarts. Wokeness is spoiling the city.
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
democRATS
The flip on Walmart is kind of funny. Not too long ago every one was complaining about how big box stores like Walmart were destroying communities, putting smaller businesses out of business. Now they cry when Walmart leaves.
Strange how the places who claim to be the most compassionate end up with the highest rates of despair. It will take you a lot longer to get out of this mess than it did to get into it, but first you have to realize your error(s). Until then, enjoy the fruits of your actions.
@BrianKabonyo
Жыл бұрын
As opposed to the daily uncivilized violence & homelessnes on the mainland? Yeah no thanks.
@jacquelynn2051
Жыл бұрын
Dude. This is the result of actions taken years ago like before a stock market existed. Why don't you understand this?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
take your unAmerican hate and stuff it. thx
@georgfriedrichhandel4390
Жыл бұрын
@@jacquelynn2051 Can you please explain? What actions caused these problems?
@jpsf99
Жыл бұрын
West Virginia is a red state and one of the poorest and most obese states.
Why would businesses want to operate in an unsafe cesspool? Clean up the streets and move working people back into the neighborhood.
@mikeheath7551
Жыл бұрын
That would be a waste of time until "we" clean up the cesspool of government that was never legally and lawfully voted for in the first place! How is that election fraud working for Americans now? M
Rampant shoplifting by POC is responsible for store closures in every major US city.
Where the mayor and the governor when you need them. Hmmmm hiding in their office asking for a pay raise..
@Waynes-xt9gr
Жыл бұрын
people love bargains....people shop for cheap items.....they aint gonna shop at a korean store!!!!
@johnsotelo3125
Жыл бұрын
Not all people on Oahu is wealthy, people on the bottom can only afford so much, don't just spend all your money in one day, think about the day after tomorrow. If you are wealthy you have nothing to complain about. Because you are not struggling
@jon6309
Жыл бұрын
Dey wen close da Loves Bakery in downtown only wey to get da dalla stale 🍞
@albertgray3677
Жыл бұрын
I miss getting cheap little debbies and hostess from loves bakery in Alaska 1.00 for a box was the best
@sammatsusaka823
Жыл бұрын
HOOKERS getting expensive. That's why they need a raise.
When Wally World closes it should be a sign that things are bad
@redwolfexr
Жыл бұрын
They close stores all the time. Usually old ones after they build newer stores nearby.
@kobragangbit
Жыл бұрын
Don't make me sad 😢 she got her basket basket basket basket basket basket she got her basket basket basket basket
@eastbaykidd8574
Жыл бұрын
@@redwolfexr That's not the reason Wal-Mart is closing stores in Portland. You idiot liberals just can't admit that progressive policies are destructive and dangerous, can you?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
it's friggin WALMART lol they suck as a store
Shoplifting, finally taking its toll.
I vacationed in Hawaii in 2019. Everything was so expensive there. Logistics has a lot to do with that, it’s not hard to see big chains like Walmart struggling there in the hyper inflation post pandemic era. I certainly don’t expect any Korean stores to offer residents affordable prices. They’re expensive here in LA, so I imagine they’ll sell some things at twice what Walmart charged.
@marblox9300
Жыл бұрын
Korean are well known to give you best price - they are a giving people.
@j95lee
Жыл бұрын
@@marblox9300 Korean grocery stores are typically expensive, because most of the merchandise is imported. Even local products are more expensive than what you could find in Walmart.
@georgenish
10 ай бұрын
Food items from korea are toxic. Don't buy...
Down town honolulu used to be bustling back in the 80’s, 90’s 2000’s. Now is filthy with crime homeless and crazy pigeons that drop everywhere pedestrians walking.
@fljetgator1833
Жыл бұрын
The effects of a left / blue state yankee ideology.
@sethaguilar8330
Жыл бұрын
Hawaii for Hawaiians
Sad but not surprised. I was in Honolulu early this year for vacation and was touring some landmarks and passed through this Walmart. There were homeless everywhere at both exits of the store and they were yelling at random people and it just felt very unsafe. Not far from this Walmart is the area Chinatown, and it looked deserted and equally scary. I must say Honolulu looked really really rundown, a sharp contrast to what I remember from 10 years ago.
@KK-sg5gl
Жыл бұрын
Yeah lots of homeless in Hawaii because of the weather. I don’t understand how homeless can survive in areas that snow in the winter.
@sea2959
Жыл бұрын
too many haoles
@eringemini7091
Жыл бұрын
Chinatown was "Homeless Central" before Walmart existed in Hawaii. These people just moved to where its easier to both beg & steal. Sad but true.
@eringemini7091
Жыл бұрын
@@sea2959 The White/Non Hispanic group made up 21.4% of the total population of Hawaii. Remember when you point at a person or a race, & blame THEM for ALL the problems, 4 other fingers are pointing back at you. You are a Racist.
@jeffs4483
Жыл бұрын
Democrats.
The smartest move for businesses is to move out ASAP, don't wait 2-4 years while it gets worse and worse.
Businesses will keep closing. Paying lease space is insane. I had an Antique shop near Seattle and l paid $1400 a month for rent. So l gave 1000's of Dollars of inventory and my Treasures away every month just to break even. It was painful. I felt like a fool. Ordering online is the way of the future.
One of the reasons we didn't stay in Hawaii after I retired from the Navy there...just to many homeless and issues. Even the local beach near us was full of homeless. We couldn't even take our kids there. 😢
@rasundesilva6088
Жыл бұрын
What beach are you referring to? I’ve never had this issue
@chuckh4077
Жыл бұрын
Yup. Kids playing around sand and find used needles. What fun.
@trey1sandoval
Жыл бұрын
People like you are the reason why
@BrianKabonyo
Жыл бұрын
The mainland has all that plus high rates of barbaric violence. Even in schools, yikes.
@pjhey947
Жыл бұрын
Why are they homeless? Oh Yes because of unaffordable rents and billionaires who want to keep their billions
Glad to see it, serves them right for their voting habits to include that reprobate Senator of theirs
@dkveracity65able
Жыл бұрын
Due to the traditional norm of always voting the same way, there's no balance or questioning our government. Now we are like Chicago or Puerto Rico, NYC, ect.
@mustang7603
Жыл бұрын
@@dkveracity65able same thing in Commiefornia
@brekinla
Жыл бұрын
@@mustang7603 I looked it up, democrats have controlled the legislature in Ca since 1970. As you know, the voters will vote for more, more homelessness, more high cost of living, more taxes, the voters for 53 years have consistently voted for more. Currently dems have a super majority. Remember the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing hoping for a different outcome.
@okamijubei
Жыл бұрын
You mean because there Republicans?
@mynameisben5133
Жыл бұрын
@@brekinla That isn’t true. If California was still a red state it would have collapsed by now and would have had the federal government say it. Luckily California isn’t a degenerate place.
This is a trend happening everywhere, feel bad for the people of Florida who will also get what they voted for.
How is a Korean store going to decrease homelessness and criminals?
I feel like the Council Member thinks downtown areas rebuild fast when big stores leave. I have lived in 3-4 large downtown areas where when a big store closes the place stays empty for many many years.
@chadwells7562
Жыл бұрын
I think there’s still an empty Circuit City down the road a bit from 😂
@ianmackenzie686
Жыл бұрын
Millennial or possibly zoomer. They don't know squat, especially the liberal ones.
@michaelmurphy6869
Жыл бұрын
In some cases the city goverment really doesn't care if the business is there or not as long as they still get the property tax revenue. With Wally-world leaving the area, there still on the hook to pay the taxes on their property weither occupied or not. If Hawaii has income, sales taxes they may see a dip in the revenue generated by that location but they figure those layed off employees will probably find other jobs or transfer to another store and the customer base will also shift to purchase their needs from another store or online. To where they may gain back some or most of the loss tax revenue from the closing of that store. Remember its all about the tax money.
Be happy!😊 You all are so compassionate to the homeless! It makes up for it! Who needs stores and supplies? Huh?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
let us know how often we can be of 0 compassion for you
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
Detroit, Chicago, Portland, LA, San Francisco, New York City, all hellholes. Notice a common theme in these cities?
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
@@dereksbooks all lower crime rates than Gym Jordan's Ohio home town
@gh7829
Жыл бұрын
Haha right?
Bring back insane asylum...You're just letting the crazies breed outside
Sure the stores will be replaced by pawnshops, liquor stores, check cashing business. Hawaii had a nice run, but it's time to give it back to it's original people.
Portland, Oregon already shut down all its Walmart stores for the same reason. Something's not right with how homelessness and crime is being managed on a government level...
@whyyeseyec
Жыл бұрын
Govt created the Crime Industrial Complex. Closing stores is the result.
@terryslota2224
Жыл бұрын
democRATS
@steves3688
Жыл бұрын
Do they really manage anything well???? Post office loses billions a year, social security has major issues, defunding police, open borders, send TONS of money to other countries and fail here, $32 trillion dollar deficit....need i go on....
@whyyeseyec
Жыл бұрын
@@steves3688 Answer: No. Govt wants all the power and none of the responsibility.
For them to think those stores will be replaced by other stores is absurd. And even if they are replaced, it won't be long before they're robbed out of business also. Any store that does it's due diligence will see why the previous store left and will not open themselves up to the same thing.
@dimezrecon
Жыл бұрын
Are they bring rooftop Koreans in with that store. That'd clean up the area.
@andreinybakken9252
Жыл бұрын
You buy now! Two for the price of three, or I shoot you. Buy faster.
@derikuk2967
Жыл бұрын
If Walmart can make it the there, it can make it anywhere. Sadly, the very opposite is now proven to be the case... in several cities. When Walmart packs it in, you know it is grim.
@243wayne1
Жыл бұрын
@@derikuk2967 Exacary.
@KlodFather
Жыл бұрын
@@andreinybakken9252 - We are having a double price sale and we have people with vacuum hoses to go through the bottoms of your purses and pockets for loose bills and change
Sooo sad. It's the same in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, etc. What these cities have in common? Your guess is as good as mine
With the likely exception of Honolulu, you'll notice that every city Walmart is now closing its stores in has a high black population.
I appreciated that it was one place downtown that I could find a public toilet. After 5pm the area becomes scary with all of the homeless. So I doubt if there were many shoppers in the evening.
Honolulu? I expected visions of Paradise. Did not know it looks like any inner city. The people look depressed. Hello from Michigan.
@lennylee6528
Жыл бұрын
Hawai’i is only “paradise” when you’re very rich Otherwise everything is very expensive the pay doesn’t balance out so you’re working 2 to 3 jobs just to survive
@kjh5317
Жыл бұрын
I think Honolulu does look like any major city. I’ve thought that when I have visited. But every other place I have visited in Hawaii has been beautiful.
@The_DC_Kid
Жыл бұрын
I've been to Hawaii twice and it's definitely not the "lush tropical paradise" often said about the place unless you compare it to the Southwestern US. Pretty much everything you hear about it is an embellishment. I plan on never going back even if it's free.
@SV-kr9fu
Жыл бұрын
To many people in the Midwest, Hawai'i may be a paradise. But in reality, it is not. I moved here from the Midwest a few years ago. Overall, I am still glad that I moved (and I will never move back to the mainland).
@jet613
Жыл бұрын
Kinda of happens when people move over and push locals out housing and job wise. Can't afford to live some where living costs too much and can't get a good job that pays enough. End up homeless :/ . I love Hawaii just wish there was a better solution for this other than more police. It's not fixing the real issues just a temporary bandaid. But like other said typically big city stuff. There's a lot of places that are romanticized but have real issues people don't hear about. And also there are still Gorgeous parts of Hawaii! I went last year and had a great time. Just need to avoid the super touristy spots and it will still be a great experience!
For any accomplished business analyst, it was obvious that many parts of the US were headed downhill decades ago and we left Hawaii for good over 15 years ago because of the obvious decline of "aloha" all throughout the state! California was a nightmare in the cities as well as Oregon and Washington state... The decline is due to the unConstitutional government betrayal for decades, as "we" have been driven to this destruction intentionally by the criminals in government, most that were never lawfully voted for in the first place~! Election fraud matters~! M
Wow I had no idea there were still Longs Drugs stores. I remember them being all over SoCal and they all closed.
Your vote has consequences.
@xwrtk
Жыл бұрын
The mayor of Honolulu is openly independent and has voted for trump. It doesn’t matter who you vote for.
@xploration1437
Жыл бұрын
Left wing, right wing, same bird.
If locals were really worried they would stop voting for the same party over and over again.
@jr-xs9tf
Жыл бұрын
Doubt they would even understand the correlation.
@F5_cena
Жыл бұрын
@@jr-xs9tf they think democrats like them
@DavidZaG-
Жыл бұрын
they don't have a clue that 1 has to do with the other
@chriss2295
Жыл бұрын
So vote GOP? No thanks. I don’t want Hawaii to turn out like Florida.
@mesropmadzharyan6727
Жыл бұрын
Arizona has the same issue Mississippi has same issues should i continue stop playing the political game both sides are bad .
Crazy how the KITV totally ignores and fails to report WHAT IS CAUSING the stores closing...I wonder what it could be?
I feel like at this point America has to bring back basic human education and teach everyone that shoplifting is a crime, arresting shoplifters is not a discrimination or racist, and criminals have to go to prison.
Crime is closing the stores. You can't stop them or arrest them, and if you do they are back out on the street. Bail reform in New York has seen a surge in crime.
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
It's almost like the citizens got exactly what they voted for. I'm very happy for these rotting cities. It's democracy at work, and I want voters to get what they truly want.
One of these days cities will figure out that democrat leadership just isn't cutting it.
@tnickknight
Жыл бұрын
You prefer a higher crime dumpy GOP state,. No one's keeping you
@msredherring
Жыл бұрын
@Ernest Sipes what will be worse if Gavin Newsome runs for pres and wins, he likes to let prisoners out of jail and closes prisons, he is now going to close San Quinton, and turn it into a rehab center.
@catherineblack2970
Жыл бұрын
I doubt that people will wake up and see it.
@sammatsusaka823
Жыл бұрын
If they LOVE PAYING HIGHER GAS/FOOD. Let them keep voting for airheads like Biden (Democrat)
@sushles
Жыл бұрын
They close in red states too.
How come this only happens in san francisco, oregon, seattle, honolulu, new york, Chicago?
I can remember when there were no Walmarts, Kentucky Fried Chickens, Costcos, etc. The only chain was Safeway. Mainland stores ruined local businessses.
Residents need to hold politicians accountable for this situation .
@jamescampbell9533
Жыл бұрын
These residents elected them. You get what you vote for. Don’t blame the politicians.
@The_DC_Kid
Жыл бұрын
@@jamescampbell9533 Dominion voted too many times.
@johnwindham6226
Жыл бұрын
@@The_DC_Kid Hahahahaha says who your trump and Mike lindell. Wow just wow you can’t fix stupid.
@saintpreferred9223
Жыл бұрын
Won't happen, they keep voting for more dems...
@kushkingla7385
Жыл бұрын
It’s called voting.
I’d also like to see the stats on how many people have left Honolulu and Hawaii in general because of the expense. Cost of living there was high before the current administration, it must be astronomical now. If they’re leaving, that would be another valid explanation for closing businesses………not just a homeless presence.
@scvandy3129
Жыл бұрын
As the stats show, the islands' loss is Las Vegas's gain.
@kdean2
Жыл бұрын
@RN G America has already Died*. It's not even close to the same country it was just 25 short years ago.
@greghelton4668
Жыл бұрын
The multi-generational residents are leaving in large numbers but they are being replaced with wealthier migrants. The population is increasing too rapidly in fact. Similar dynamics to other wealthy states like California.
@kushking949
Жыл бұрын
@@scvandy3129 Yeah lets move to las Vegas where you get robbed for being in the wrong area
@chuckruckus3648
Жыл бұрын
@RN G no. Just certain areas.
Good for small businesses to open up again. These unsightly establishments were like a cancer killing local economy
I bet the Korean supermarket does not have a pharmacy. If Walmart is leaving, then you know you have BIG problems. I am appreciative of the stores open in my area and would not want to ever see them leave. In my area though we don't allow theft, people pay for their goods and services, and we do not allow homeless wandering around outside stores. I am empathetic to the good people in Honolulu losing their stores. It will be a huge inconvenience and prices will necessarily skyrocket.
they voted for it
@rameyvision
Жыл бұрын
The vote is rigged, who votes for this?
@55chevytruck
Жыл бұрын
@@rameyvision They have voted demonrat as long as I can remember and I am 67 so yes they did vote for this.
People be like “we hate Walmart , support local “ the new like “ Walmart is a pillar of the community don’t go” lol😂
we owned a condo in Honolulu for twenty years. our last time there was just before covid hit. unfortunately it had gotten so awful in one year we decided to sell. I couldn't believe thy had torn down the International Market Place and built a lot of high end shops. the place was deserted where before it was bustling with activity. after thirty years w will never return, our paradise is gone.
Wow I know US is experiencing but had no idea Honolulu is also experiencing homeless and crime as well.. Why cant local officials step in and help these business owners???
imagine calling Walmart a "pillar" of your community. Just shows how pathetic the retail market has gotten in this country.
You Get what you vote for...
@rameyvision
Жыл бұрын
The vote is rigged.
@redwolfexr
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, in Texas we get the Y'all Queida. Its great as long as you are a Christian white straight male. It gets worse the further you stray from that baseline.
@The.Padgetts
Жыл бұрын
@@rameyvision only in blue States
You're getting what you vote for
@prayforthe_1644
Жыл бұрын
Exactly
@r.pres.4121
Жыл бұрын
Bullshit!
Hawaiians: corporations stole our land. They should leave. Corporations: we’re leaving. Hawaiians: Why are you abandoning us?
Listening to that city council member, basically nothing is being done to change the degradation of the city. A new business will come in, then they’ll soon shut down…… No task force to clear out the junkies….
No parking and no-one has money anymore taxes take them all.....
@eckankar7756
Жыл бұрын
I'm shopping online mostly, but have to make sure I stay home when I get my delivery so porch pirates don't run off with my orders. I'm 69 and buying my first gun.
@ChatBloom
Жыл бұрын
They voted for it.
Go Woke, go broke. Let's go BRANDON.
@hallertau
Жыл бұрын
Yep, stay inside your little world and don't question anything. If you learn anything, you'll will demonstrate wokeness.
The problem is drugs, theives, and violent crimes, Not homelessness. I work, pay for everything i have which ain't much. I dont miss any days of work. But the system keeps me down.
Maybe the 'locals' should reconsider the type of leadership that they place in office.
This is what build back better looks like ......
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
These must be the record jobs that The Big Guy keeps bragging (lying) about 😂
Thank the ACLU protecting all the zombies on Fort Street. After HPU left that place sank fast.
@crazyralph6386
Жыл бұрын
Every Marxist alphabet agency needs to be defunded and dismantled
what this means is that there is a big retail space now available for lease, locally controlled businesses can fill the void just as they did before Walmart arrived....
No Sympathy! You Vote. You Live with the Results.
@mikeheath7551
Жыл бұрын
The sympathy should be for ALL Americans who fail to identify and fight against election fraud! Most Americans NEVER actually voted for the criminal big oppressive government socialists anywhere in the US~! Pity the fools who "think" they voted for the criminals who corrupted their elections & corrupted America many decades ago~! M
@ronwhitfield8356
Жыл бұрын
you lost and stormed the Capitol lol
@georgfriedrichhandel4390
Жыл бұрын
As you know, many people don't vote and they're just as much to blame as those who vote for do-nothing politicians.
@pimpinace_175
Жыл бұрын
@@ronwhitfield8356 you are going to live in a modern third world country and your to dumb to see it yet
Unfortunately our financial system is collapsing and many don’t see this yet. It is happening in most US cities and other brick and mortar stores across the nation.
@jasonburt5404
Жыл бұрын
Just wait and see more of this and banks closing.
Failure to prosecute is the problem.
see when these companys wiped out small business every one thought it was great then they raised their prices took away price match and now closed the store should of protested them coming in the first place
State of Hawaii is a progressive left leaning state. When you keep voting in progressive left leaning politicians; democrats, you're going to have lenient policies such as defunding police, drug abuse, homelessness & crime. Businesses are not going to stay open in areas when there's chaos. When people don't want to face chaos, then sales go down. Sales go down, it's not worth staying open. Hawaiians, vote better!!
@Mikesorrento3344
Жыл бұрын
Keep voting democrat. Keep getting same result.
@michelleschweizer9000
Жыл бұрын
💯truth James R
@rooksandcastles
Жыл бұрын
Delusions. Republican (Red) states are the poorest and the most dangerous. Vote for better policies that actual help people get off there feet and off the streets.
@user-zb7tg5hi3t
Жыл бұрын
Liberal policies are why all these stores close up. Portland, Los Angeles, Hawaii and the list continues.
@patmcbride9853
Жыл бұрын
@Stranded NYer OK, Projectocrat.
Dear Honolulu, Hope is not a Strategy! Signed, San Francisco
@clock750
Жыл бұрын
Too funny, but so true....
@dereksbooks
Жыл бұрын
But hopium and delusion are the pillars of Democrats 😮
That what you voted for , business man’s and company will keep closing congratulations , and one more thing keep protecting the ppl who steal from this food store and let them go without punishment and when you arrest one of the bad guys his family come and say he is a good boy 👦 .
one thing in common liberal policies….😢
Does anybody see what these store closures have in common start holding criminals accountable
@kobragangbit
Жыл бұрын
Political criminals
@kobragangbit
Жыл бұрын
U can't hold the criminals accountable u have to look at the root cause deep within the system
@debbiescott6732
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they're in Blue Socialist Democrat run cities.