Business View Magazine Dec-2022

85 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 I entered the Hawaiian market with the vision to create a solid foundation restaurant on which to build and expand to multiple locations. I gathered a skilled team, and we were fortunate to open in a vibrant residential neighbourhood- I wanted a destination restaurant from the beginning that would attract diners who would plan their evening to come out to the community and eat well.” ROY YAMAGUCHI RESTAURANTS Goen Dining+Bar, Eating House 1849 Waikiki, and Beach House by Roy Yamaguchi), two for Maui (Roy’s Kaanapali and Humble Market Kitchin), and one each for Kauai (Eating House 1849) and the Big Island (Roy’s Waikoloa). Mr. Yamaguchi describes cooking as his life and is grateful for the opportunity to share it with others, making it a part of theirs. He begins, “I entered the Hawaiian market with the vision to create a solid foundation restaurant on which to build and expand to multiple locations. I gathered a skilled team, and we were fortunate to open in a vibrant residential neighbourhood- I wanted a destination restaurant from the beginning