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With its kitschy but entertaining East Coast Italian theme, Ward Villages restaurant Buca di Beppo made its mark on Honolulu over 20-plus years in business as a family-friendly, boisterous eatery well-suited for birthday celebrations or a bite before a movie. It will be missed after closing on May 10.
On Maui, Home Maid Bakery — known for its crispy manju, mochi, malasadas and breads sold wholesale and retail — also will be missed after it closes at month’s end, after an enviable 60 years as a family business. It’s ceasing operations following the death of owner Jeremy Kozuki, whose parents started the bakery in the 1960s.