Dearonne Bethea, center, and business partners, Julian Simmons, left, and Jerome Easter, right, opened their Anytime Fitness gym in Honolulu in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dearonne Bethea and his business partners were able to open a new Anytime Fitness gym in Honolulu in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, but permitting delays and the lack of a relationship with lenders nearly cost them their construction financing.