Hawaii Strong: The pandemic didnât deter this manâs dream to revive an iconic bakery
Hawaii Strong: The pandemic didnât deter this manâs dream to revive an iconic bakery By Mark Carpenter | February 12, 2021 at 2:49 PM HST - Updated February 12 at 7:17 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - For Ryan Katsuno, a love of malasadas â and for Kailua â drove him to save Agnesâ Portuguese Bake Shop, a windward Oahu institution for nearly half a century.
When he heard Non Demello planned to close the store in early 2018, he threw out an idea.
âLiterally the day after he shut down his bakery, I was at his store knocking on his door and saying, âhey this might be an opportunity for me to keep Agnesâ alive,ââ Katsuno said.