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A Boutique Black Friday in Downtown

Owens & Co.
Owens & Co.
Roberta Oaks

Large shopping centers will not be the only busy places this Black Friday.

Local boutiques and restaurants in Chinatown are also gearing up for the holiday rush, and they want you to think outside the big box store.  Missy Mulls is the owner of Owens and Companyand one of the organizers of the “Downtown Shop Around" 

The Black Friday walking event features more than 26 independent shops and restaurants. Roberta Oaksmakes unique aloha shirts and dresses.

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But for many, it’s not just about shopping… it’s also about supporting the local economy.  Sherry Menor-MacNamara is the President of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.  

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Shops in Chinatown will be opening at 7am, and offering special deals, and raffle for people who spend $50 or more.  More information can be found on the event website.

Nick Yee’s passion for music developed at an early age, as he collected jazz and rock records pulled from dusty locations while growing up in both Southern California and Honolulu. In college he started DJing around Honolulu, playing Jazz and Bossa Nova sets at various lounges and clubs under the name dj mr.nick. He started to incorporate Downtempo, House and Breaks into his sets as his popularity grew, eventually getting DJ residences at different Chinatown locations. To this day, he is a fixture in the Honolulu underground club scene, where his live sets are famous for being able to link musical and cultural boundaries, starting mellow and building the audience into a frenzy while steering free of mainstream clichés.
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