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Tamura’s Market suffers massive loss of food during 9-day power outage in Kalaeloa

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Tamura’s Market in Kalaeloa has been without power for nine days after thunderstorms rolled through in June, affecting its business with a huge loss in perishable products and revenue. Tamura’s Market operations manager Eric Nakasone shows the empty refrigerated case that holds the store’s fresh seafood dishes such as poke.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Power was restored at Tamura’s Market as of 1 p.m. Wednesday but the market was notified by the Kalaeloa property manager that there was no guarantee it would be reliable.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Tamura’s Market in Kalaeloa has been without power for nine days after thunderstorms rolled through in June, affecting its business with a huge loss in perishable products and revenue. Tamura’s Market operations manager Eric Nakasone shows the empty refrigerated case that holds the store’s fresh seafood dishes such as poke. Pictured mopping the floor in the barren frozen food section, below, is employee Cedric Bishop.