93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
Funding issues have delayed the opening of a Hawaiian restaurant on Columbia’s heavily-traveled Grindstone Parkway.
Construction has completely stopped at the site, which used to be a Jack in the Box. Hawaiian Bros Island Grill was being built next to Goodwill. There’s been no activity at the site for a few months.
Columbia development services manager Patrick Zenner tells 939 the Eagle that the project is on hold for additional funding. Mr. Zenner says the last inspection at Hawaiian Bros building was in September 2022. He says the permit has one month remaining on it before it will expire, unless a new inspection is requested.
Zenner says if it’s allowed to expire, the contractor would need to reapply and pay half the permit fees.
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill currently has eight locations in Missouri, with most of them in the Kansas City area. They’re also building a restaurant in northwest Missouri’s St. Joseph.
