Waikīkī Brewing Co. in Kaka‘ako reopened on June 5, 2020 and I was one of the first to show up with my dog (on a leash).
The last time I went out to a restaurant, bar or brewery was on March 16. As I was eating my dinner the owner of the Chinatown establishment told us that he was closing the very next day. At this point I thought our probable lockdown wouldn’t last past April.
How wrong I was.
Mid-April I found myself stopping by my neighborhood brewery, Waikīkī Brewing Co. on Queen Street, to pick up 24 cans for $24. The friendly and lively spot had turned into a vacant space, with worried workers wandering around trying to help loyal customers with the same Cheers-style friendliness. The effort was there but it just wasn’t the same without being able to sit for hours, drink in hand while my dog begs for chicken and I chat with the staff and other loyal customers. When I became more of a quarantine-queen by never leaving my building, I showed my support by buying my favorite beer from a store in my building. Face-to-face meetups were a thing of the past.
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Katie Kenny 