Tourism Drives Hawaii Retail Growth

HONOLULU-Jones Lang LaSalle recently enhanced its presence in Hawaii by adding professional Wendell Brooks III to deepen and lead the firm’s retail brokerage business. Brooks, who joins as a SVP, will lead the company’s retail brokerage business in the islands, working closely with Hawaii retail market lead Kirk Horiuchi to assist landlord and retail clients. Brooks will be joined by James Greenwell and Robert Kelley, who will focus on retail leasing and sales. Additionally, Melissa Masicampo joins the firm as brokerage coordinator and Mark Ching joins as graphic designer and marketing specialist to support the growing retail team.

GlobeSt.com caught up with Brooks to chat about the retail climate in Hawaii, how tourism is driving the market, and what types of investment opportunities are there.