HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The family members behind an iconic Filipino bakery are retiring and closing for good on Monday after more than 50 years of serving the community.
Jesse and Remy Badua opened Jesse’s Coffee Shop and Restaurant in 1974, which evolved from a small family bakery to a community hub for Filipino immigrants in Hawaii.
“My tata Jesse and my nana Remy. They came here from the Philippines, from San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte with a dream, and their five boys with nothing,” said Carolyn Badua Lagua, granddaughter of the couple who founded Jesse’s…