After Googling for a tire repair shop, I was surprised to find Oahu Tire Service still in business and all along I thought they closed down soon after the owner (Ken) had passed away and their Mapunapuna Street shop closed up completely. But not so.
I called and asked the gentleman answering if he was the owner's son. And yes, though he vaguely remembered me, I asked if he could repair my son's tire that had a hex head machine screw puncture. He gave my son and I step by step instructions to see whether the screw punctured through by using soapy water dripped over the screw to see if it was leaking. And yes, it surely was, so he said to bring the vehicle in for the tire repair.
After arriving at their shop, I quickly recognised Earl and recall both his father, him and another worker used to provide 24/7 services when I used to work for the state of Hawaii. Earl mentioned that the other worker, grey haired person, was Robert's father who worked with his father Ken. I recalled, Robert who was a very skinny person that used to do in house tire repair services while Robert's father was the on the road tire repair service worker.
As we chatted and reminiscing it brought back fond memories of Earl's father and how he always took care of his customers and Robert's father who always had a big smile and joked with me and my co-workers when we got flat tires but he quickly repaired the flat to get us back on patrol.
What made this experience most memorable was to see two generations fathers and sons still holding up the great business. Looking into the mirror of my past experiences dealing with Oahu Tire Service, I will continue doing business with them, as they are good honest and dependable hard workers
Thank you very much Oahu Tire Service...Earl and Robert for a great and fast service in repairing my son's 2022 Mazda 3 tire, and on a weekend too!
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