Construction workers were finishing up major details of the new Royal Hawaiian (Honolulu) retail store just hours before the grand opening. Veteran grand opening attendee Mike said when he arrived Friday morning, “Workers were hanging the white Apple electric sign, but the wall is still not done.” However, by 5 p.m. the back-lit logo was lit, he reports. Check photos after the break.
Mark has been documenting the long construction of this store on his Web site, and has also posted a gallery of grand opening photos.
Check these flickr photos by “hawaii,” and video that he created, and some Qik videos that he posted.
Here are some photos by Mike.
The morning before the grand opening, workers on a scissor lift toil to get the back-lit Apple logo lit.
Veteran grand opening attendee Mike wonders if the store will be finished it time. It was.
Mike's view of the grand opening from his position in line. Note the hula dancers and the finished back-lit logo.
photo by 'hawaii" on flickr
Later on grand opening day, some water drops began forming near the front ceiling, perhaps from the air conditioning system.
During installation of the last stone siding, a stone struck the front window glass, partially 'spalling' a layer of glass but not breaking it.
