Whole Foods plans Kailua, Kahului stores

SIGHTS ON MAUI

In addition to the Kailua store, Whole Foods yesterday said it was opening a 26,300-square-foot Kahului store at the current Star Market location at the Maui Mall in late 2008 or early 2009.

In early 2008, Whole Foods expects to open its first Hawai'i location in the former Star Market space at Kahala Mall.

A fourth Whole Foods store is expected to be the anchor tenant at the $100 million-plus redevelopment of Ward Village Shops. The Ward store will be a 67,000-square-foot market that initially was projected to open next year, though repeated construction delays related to discovery of old Hawaiian remains have set back plans.