{"id":1623,"date":"2026-06-20T09:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1623"},"modified":"2026-06-20T09:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T09:35:11","slug":"popular-kapahulu-running-shop-to-close-after-50-years-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1623","title":{"rendered":"Popular Kapahulu running shop to close after 50 years in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The finish line is near for the Running Room along Kapahulu.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1621\">3 Hawaii teachers return from Washington as national AI challenge finalists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have been the best running shoe store in the islands, you know, bar none,\u201d marathon coach and loyal Running Room customer Brian Clarke said.<\/p>\n<p>The store has been a must-stop shop for runners of all skill levels for five decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started running last year as a New Year\u2019s resolution. Ran my first marathon in November and then did the Honolulu Marathon in December,\u201d Kailua runner Mark Traylor said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The closeout sale attracted even beginners hunting for deals on running gear. Malia Wong and Sachi Matsushita admit they\u2019re not frequent runners, but they are starting to increase their daily steps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal this summer is to walk the campus in the morning before work starts,\u201d Matsushita said. Wong added she signed up for the Hapalua Half Marathon later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Running Room management says the building was bought in April, and a restaurant will soon move in. The Canadian owners of the company tried to find another location, but were unable to do so in time.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1619\">Hawaiian monk seal pup explores new home after relocation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inventory is limited in the store\u2019s final days. Even shelves and furniture are up for sale as they work to clear the building by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Loyal customers say the passion and honesty of the team is what kept them coming back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGaston is a really good manager and he\u2019s been in the business. And he\u2019s enthusiastic and passionate about selling shoes, and people that wanna buy shoes, you know,\u201d Clarke said. \u201cI\u2019m gonna miss him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one place that I know of that\u2019s kind of locally known, so it\u2019s kind of sad to see local businesses leave,\u201d Matsushita said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked where he\u2019ll now get his running gear, Traylor said, \u201cSadly, probably gonna have to join the online wave, go scavenge the internet for good deals. But it was always good to see all the local sales that they had here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Running Room\u2019s closing date was actually pushed back. Its final day in business is set for Friday, June 26.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1617\">From football to NASCAR: Former Punahou standout Gilman gains traction on pit road<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running Room has been a must-stop shop for runners for five decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1623","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Popular Kapahulu running shop to close after 50 years in business - Hawaii Moving Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1623\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Popular Kapahulu running shop to close after 50 years in business - 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