New tenant to replace Ocean Club at Restaurant Row
Star-Bulletin File
Kudos once again to Erika Engle, my colleague in the Business section at the Star-Bulletin, for keeping Clubland in the loop with her update on the former Ocean Club space at Restaurant Row.
Both of us have been chasing this particular story since the club closed last September, and Erika was able to confirm that one of the owners of Maddog Saloon Waikiki signed a lease for the space last week.
Gary Derks and business partner Randy Brunett expect to open in about three months after substantial renovations.
Erika also lets us know what happened to Entertainment One Pacific’s Beau Mohr and Gene Gunn (pictured above). While most are aware of Mohr’s move to Pearl Ultralounge, little has been said of Gunn’s plans to re-open the Ocean Club elsewhere in Honolulu.
According to the story, Gunn (who was a part-time Hawaii resident when he owned the club) filed the necessary paperwork to dissolve Entertainment One last month.
I’m hoping to get in touch with Derks tomorrow, so hopefully I’ll have more details on his plans in my column this Friday.
Related Story:
“Ocean Club site has new tenant” (Star-Bulletin)
