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New Laie Palms Cinemas open
That's right, in addition to the latest installment in the Harry Potter movie franchise, the Laie Palms also lined up Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — two strong new hits — for their initial offering. In fact, theater owners and Laie Point residents Don and Alicen Nielsen explained the theaters would show not-quite first-run movies, meaning movies like the two initial offerings might make it to Laie a week or two after premiering in larger Oahu theaters. Earlier in the Hawaii Reserves, Inc. (HRI, which manages the Laie Shopping Center) newsletter and web site, Don Nielsen noted the former Wallace Laie Theaters — which closed in early 2008 — would be "completely renovated, including new concession stands, improved seating and an upgraded sound system. We hope to provide a quality movie experience with primarily first-run movies. We're an independent movie theater which will allow us more flexibility with the kinds of movies we bring in." In the same media, HRI Director of Property Management Richard Vierra added, "As part of our recent shopping center renovations, the theater will also have a new roof and air conditioning system. We're pleased that patrons and residents will once again be able to enjoy a quality movie experience here in Laie." That, plus good popcorn (the Nielsen's said they would use "real butter" in a BYUH Ke Alaka'i newspaper article), and everything's good for Koolauloa movie fans Opening-day prices were listed at $7.50 for adults — $5.50 for matinees before 5 p.m.; $5.50 for seniors (60-and-up), students (with ID) and military (with ID); and children 3-11, $4. As this article was being posted online, the theater had not completed hooking up its telephone service. For movies, times and pricing information, go to http://www.laiepalmscinemas.com or call 808-232-0006. Bookmark to
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A half-hour before show-time on Friday afternoon, July 17, a short but serious line of movie fans had already queued up outside the new Laie Palms Cinemas in the Laie Shopping Center…even though a hand-written sign on the door indicated that the twin theater's first screening of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince would be postponed.
Tech note: I didn’t have my camera with me when I passed the line of first-time customers at the newly renovated Laie Palms Cinema, so I used my iPhone 3GS to take the picture above. It produced more than enough picture for web reproduction.
Mike,
I’m not a movie-goer but found this article quite enjoyable.
I can remember my mom giving my brother and me ten cents each on a Saturday morning to walk a mile to the local theater in Taunton, Massachusetts. It would buy us admission and a box of Good and Plenty candy. We’d watch a Hopalong Cassidy flick or other western. And we thought we were the luckiest kids on earth.
Last movie I saw in Hawaii was James Garner in The Notebook. Guess I’ll have to start going to the movies more often now that we have one in the neighborhood.
Mahalo for keeping us up-to-date on what’s going on in our community.
MaryAnne
MAHALO, MaryAnne, for your kind comments. They reminded me that we, too, used to watch Hopalong movies. Wasn’t he in the serials, too? And Rocket Man? It was always amazing to me back then how, in the next serial installment, the hero/heroine would get out of the impossible situation where they ended up in preceding one. Our theater, too, only charged 10¢ (25¢ for adults). Ironically, my dad didn’t really like the movies — except some with historical themes, and he would never go to a double bill.
Our local theater was also about a mile away, and we walked both ways many times. As my brother and I got a little older, my mom would also let us ride the bus downtown where some of the larger theaters would have special kid promotions, such as bring a milk carton and get in free, or prize drawings between features. I remember once I won a Chinese checkers game, but I was too shy to claim it, so my brother got it for me. Later, my older sister worked at our local theater and could get me in free.
What is the phone number for the theater?
808-232-0006