HONOLULU (KHON2) — In April of 1982, the Windward Mall opened in Kāneʻohe and changed how that community shopped, socialized and remembered their childhoods.
It was the year E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Terminator and Blade Runner dominated cinemas across the United States.
Windward Mall opened during a period of change in Hawaiʻi retail. The center in Kāneʻohe drew families who wanted a gathering place that felt close to home. Its early days show how malls once shaped daily life in the islands…