The Big City Diner concept was developed by Mr. Lane T. Muraoka, a local boy from Kailua who attended Iolani School. Mr. Muraoka originally began in the restaurant industry as a young man working as a dishwasher for a prominent local restaurant chain and eventually opened the first Big City Diner in 1998. Since then our small, locally owned and operated business has grown from our first restaurant in Kaimuki to several restaurants island wide. The success of our business is due to the hard work and dedication of our now over 350 employees.