Last Saturday local business couple Aaron and Cindy Forsgren held a soft opening for their Tanoa Store at the Ohana Hale Marketplace on Ward Avenue in the old Sports Authority Building, Honolulu.
According to Aaron they are planning a grand opening for October 5.
He said the response has been positive and their products, have been very well received.
He people turning up to check out and buy their clothing and accessories include Hawaiians, Japanese and “of course our Samoan people who have grown to love and support Tanoa.”
Their target customers are the middle class “who are tired of 
overpaying.”
Aaron said, “We want people to look good and feel good as they walk away with our product.”
He said next to come is wholesaling their products to other businesses interested in carrying Tanoa .
The business which began at the Laufou Store in Nuuuli also has branches in Samoa and New Zealand.
