Post #358807 by Swanky on Sun, Feb 3, 2008 9:23 AM

The Mai Kai survived slumps in the 70's. They have made it 50 years by managing through thick and thin. Just ask Kern. I think Dave Levy has the desire to keep it going for another 50 years and he knows there will be ups and downs. He will keep it going. If business is poor, they can scale back and manage.

Someone said the plastic in the Molokai was gone. Is that true? That means the huge job of fixing the roof has been done. That is a gigantic step forward! THAT is a big happy thing to me. That shows they are spending big, big money on the place. They are in it for a long time. You don't spend that kind of money with any notion of ever closing. That's a job that's been needing and wanting to do for at least the 7 years I know of.

So, in slow times, there may be a little fit and finish missing here or there. But you have to understand that the very people who steered the Mai Kai through the slow years are the very people who are in charge today. If not Kern, then his Dad. The crew is there. The Will is there. I have great confidence. Knowing the work and money is happening just shows these people are in it for the long term.

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