Bank of Hawaii on Monday marked the opening of its new branch inside Safeway at Niumalu Marketplace with a traditional Hawaiian blessing by Kahu Danny Akaka.
The bank has been serving the Kona community for 99 years since acquiring the First Bank of Hilo and opening the Kona branch in December 1922. The new Safeway Niumalu Marketplace branch, one of eight Bank of Hawaii branches on the island, represents a continued commitment to the bank’s Branch of Tomorrow format and is the first Branch of Tomorrow on Hawaii island.
The new 433-square-foot Safeway Niumalu Marketplace branch features three teller stations and a platform desk that can accept transactions, each positioned to accommodate 6-foot social distancing. There are two ATMs: one connected to the branch, and another located elsewhere within the Safeway store.
The architect for the Safeway Niumalu Marketplace Branch was Lively Architects, and the contractor was Constructors Hawaii.
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Kahu Danny Akaka, assisted by his wife, Anna, performed a traditional Hawaiian blessing Monday inside Bank of Hawaii’s new Safeway Niumalu Marketplace branch.