It’s beginning to look a lot more like a store. A view of the continuing advance of the Ewa wing at Ala Moana Center from the parking lot near the elevator entrances to Morton’s and Longhi’s.
BY NADINE KAM
Given the snail’s crawl of freeway and rail construction on Oahu, it’s surprising to see the quick pace of development at Ala Moana Center. When it was announced earlier that the Ewa Wing expansion project would open on Nov. 12, I couldn’t believe it. We were still looking at mounds of dirt. But from a driver’s vantage in the parking lot outside the Morton’s and Longhi’s elevators, one of the entrances looks pretty near complete. I guess that’s the difference between government (using our money) and commercial (time is money) operations.
The project will transform the former Sears space into an expanded three-level retail space, featuring 650,000 square feet of new retail, including a 167,000 square-foot Bloomingdale’s.
In addition to Bloomingdale’s, 25 retailers have announced they will be opening in the Ewa Wing Expansion in November including the state’s first Zara, Magnolia Bakery, and Ted Baker London.
In March 2016, Nordstrom will relocate to the Ewa Wing to a new 185,000 square-foot retail space followed by the opening of Foodland Farms in July 2016.
Here is the list of confirmed Ewa Expansion merchants to-date:
Aēsop
Agent Provocateur
AQUA BLU
The Art of Shaving®
Bloomingdale’s
BOSS Hugo Boss
Café Lani Hawaiʻi
Calypso St. Barth
David Yurman
Desigual
Foodland Farms (July 2016)
Gloria Jean’s Coffee
Island Slipper
ivivva
Kay Jewelers
Laline
Lorna Jane Active Living
Magnolia Bakery
mālie organics
Ninja Sushi
Nitrogenie™
Pierre Marcolini
Planet Blue
Ted Baker London
Tempura Ichidai
The North Face
Zara
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Nadine Kam is Style Editor and staff restaurant critic at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser; her coverage is in print on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Contact her via email at nkam@staradvertiser.com and follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Rebel Mouse.
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