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| | Eleele Shopping Center, Kauai, Hawaii |
 | | Eleele Shopping Center, located in Kauai's Eleele town along Kaumualii Highway, first opened for business in 1955 under the auspices of McBryde Sugar Plantation to serve Eleele's plantation camp and surrounding communities. |
 | | At that time, Eleele Shopping Center's main stores were Eleele Super, Kauai's first cash and carry supermarket, and Ben Franklin, a variety store that carried dry goods, sundries, drugs, school supplies, and household items. |
 | | Eleele Shopping Center remains situated in its original location, at the entrance of Port Allen Harbor and just before Hanapepe town, and provides patrons with a grocery store, hair salon, banks, eateries, retail establishments, healthcare facilities, and more. |
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