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Monterey Bay Canners closes after 37 years in Pearl City

By Jamm Aquino

July 14, 2020

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Monterey Bay Canners in Pearlridge closed its doors after 37 years as a Pearl City gathering place.
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General manager Martin Valencia, right, and assistant manager Aaron Sumile walk through the empty dining room and bar area at Monterey Bay Canners.
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Assistant manager Aaron Sumile walks through the empty dining room and bar area at Monterey Bay Canners.
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Assistant manager Aaron Sumile walks through the empty dining room and bar area at Monterey Bay Canners.
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Assistant manager Aaron Sumile walks through the kitchen at Monterey Bay Canners.
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Empty chairs and empty tables are seen at Monterey Bay Canners.
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Susan Ines, a Monterey Bay Canners server since 2005, looks at the empty pass in the kitchen.
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Susan Ines, a Monterey Bay Canners server since 2005, looks at some of the check holders in the restaurant’s dining room.
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Susan Ines, a Monterey Bay Canners server since 2005, looks at some of the check holders in the restaurant’s dining room.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, walks through the empty dining room.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, stands in the empty dining room as a note of admiration is seen at the server station at left.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, stands in the empty dining room. Valencia has been with the company since 1989 at the original Waikiki Broiler.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, stands in the empty dining room.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, stands in the empty dining room.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, stands in the empty dining room.
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Martin Valencia, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, walks through the kitchen.
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Remaining staff pose for a portrait at Monterey Bay Canners.
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Martin Valencia, middle, general manager at Monterey Bay Canners, takes in some fresh air with the remaining staff.
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