Yogurt store marks debut with gift

Advertiser Staff and News Services In celebration of its grand opening, Menchie's Yogurt will donate 50 percent of its profits Saturday to Special Olympics Hawaii. Menchie's, a self-serve frozen yogurt store, will be opening at Ward Warehouse at 9 a.m. with activities, including a Chinese lion dance and taiko drums. Menchie's partners Kelly Hiraki and Erica Miyabara are both graduates of Punahou School, and will donate a minimum of $2,000 to Special Olympics in conjunction with The Great Aloha Run. "We discovered the yogurt craze during the summer of 2007 and dreamed about someday opening a yogurt franchise in Hawai'i," Hiraki said. Workshops to aid small businesses The Hawai'i Small Business Development Center and the National Football League is teaming up again to put on a series of workshops to help small businesses. The... [read full story]                    

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