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Tasaka Guri-Guri co-owner Gail Saito poses with cousin Kelly Kohatsu in the iconic Maui Mall shop Thursday afternoon. Saito said Kohatsu is the fastest guri-guri scooper in the land. The iconic mom-and-pop operation is one of the legacy small businesses that survived 2020, a hopeful sign for Mauiâs cultural and economic climate moving forward. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a limited series looking back on the year since COVID-19 arrived in Maui County. Each story will explore an industry directly impacted and reshaped by the pandemic. Today’s feature focuses on small businesses.