Former Wahiawa warehouse to become facility for training food entrepreneurs


The University of Hawaii is proposing to turn a metal warehouse in Wahiawa formerly owned by Tamura’s into a value-added product development center where students from Leeward Community College can develop the skills to become food-product entrepreneurs.

The state Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Development Corp. bought the property at 1001 California Ave. in November 2013 for $4.29 million.

The cost to repurpose the L-shaped building, which fronts California Avenue and Plum Street,…

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