{"id":1586,"date":"2026-06-19T12:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:35:32","slug":"mercado-de-la-raza-celebrates-2nd-store-with-grand-opening-block-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1586","title":{"rendered":"Mercado de la Raza celebrates 2nd store with grand opening block party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Hawaii\u2019s long-standing anchor for authentic Latin American food, products and heritage is expanding to Central Oahu.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1584\">Murdered Wahiawa man remembered as \u2018such a great individual\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mercado de la Raza is opening its second location in Waipio\u2019s Koa Ridge. The original store on Beretania Street has been open since 1995.<\/p>\n<p>Husband-and-wife co-owners Alex Villarino and Megahn Chun have run the market since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are envisioning this to be a community hub, a gathering place,\u201d Chun said. \u201cWe\u2019re actually planning on building a mezzanine here that will serve as a space where people can come and do cooking classes, reading children\u2019s books. We have a whole children\u2019s library here of bilingual books and that\u2019s something we\u2019re looking to develop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1582\">Jiu-jitsu champion pleads not guilty in alleged assault of off-duty Maui officer<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The public is invited to a grand opening block party this Saturday, June 20, with local food and beverage pop-up vendors, music, family-friendly activities, and exclusive merchandise while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration takes place at the Royal Koa Parking Lot at Koa Ridge, 94-1245 Hulukupuna St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The store itself will be open for shopping until 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1580\">City breaks ground on $85M upgrades at Kailua wastewater treatment plant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit MercadodelaRaza.com.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii\u2019s long-standing anchor for authentic Latin American food, products and heritage is expanding to Central Oahu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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