Dunkin’ Donuts returning to Hawaii after decade-long absence
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2001
Dunkin’ Donuts in Pearl City.
Hawaii’s first Dunkin’ Donuts shop in more than a decade will be near the Honolulu Airport as part of a development project that includes an IHOP restaurant, a Shell gas station and an Aloha Island Mart convenience store.
All four pieces of the project on Paiea Street are slated to open in June or July, according to Aloha Petroleum Ltd., which is developing the property and will own and operate the Dunkin’ store along with the gas station and convenience store.
A local franchisee of IHOP is developing its restaurant between the convenience store and the Dunkin’ shop on land subleased from the fuel company.
Aloha Petroleum held a ground-breaking ceremony for the more than $5 million project today.
Aloha Petroleum is a subsidiary of Sunoco LP. It operates approximately 100 Shell, Aloha and Mahalo gas stations and 46 Aloha Island Marts, four Menehune Food Marts and two Subways in Hawaii. The company announced an agreement with Dunkin’ Brands in May to open as many as 15 of the donut and coffee shops statewide.
Some of the envisioned Dunkin’ stores are expected to be developed within Aloha convenience stores, at shopping malls or at stand-alone sites. Dunkin’ previously operated in Hawaii through a franchisee that shut down more than 10 years ago.
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AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!! Good news for us DD fans.
I will feed Mori those delicious sugar donuts!
For those who haven’t gone in a while, DD is more than just donuts now. Last time I was there in Long Beach, their croissants and other breakfast sandwiches were a step above the typical fast food places that we are familiar with. Lots of different coffee choices. I don’t really remember if I even ate any donuts. Oh, yeah, I kind of stole a donut hole from my kid.
There goes the waistline! Good thing I live FAR away and will probably only make an occasional once-a-month stop.
Bring back Byron’s instead; miss that place. Jetburger, too.
I hate to tell you what we once called Jetburger…
Hmm, begins with an “s”, ends in an “r”?
Dang, nevah knew they left! :-0
America runs on Dunkin’
They had great coffee which was cheaper than Starbucks. Never understood why they closed down but I suspect the problem was
that donuts became pass’e and finding good locations with affordable leases was a problem. I used to frequent the location in Kapahulu
next to where Love’s Bakery was once and is now where Safeway back in 2004.
Same here. The Kapahulu DD was my go to for a quick breakfast before work at least couple times a week.
Yep, DD coffee is addicting. Nice sharp flavor.
Right – the one that used to be a Burger King!
Use to go to Aina Haina. Getting old.
Yup, their coffee was awesome! Growing up on Oahu and working at Ala Moana during my teen years, id frequent the AM location just to get a cup of coffee. These days I regularly buy the k-cups and brew it myself. Still taste some ono!
There were a couple of satellite locations in Foodland stores, too.
All this time I thought they went bankrupt because there were no outlets here…..
If I remember correctly, the first one was in the Aina Haina Shopping Center, across the parking lot from the first McDonald’s in Hawai`i. The bavarian cream donuts were my mom’s favorite. Unfortunately, I think DD might have caused Hadley’s bakery to close… no more long johns and eclairs.
Owner of Hadley’s on Beretania retired. Closure had nothing to do with Dunkin Donuts.
OK… now I don’t feel so guilty! LOL
Except I meant the Hadley’s in Aina Haina Shopping Center. Back when Cornet was on the corner.
Oh yeah, I don’t remember the Hadley’s but I do remember the Dunkin’ Donuts and the Cornet. There was also a Cornet in Kailua too.
That’s before my time. I only remember the Hadley’s on Beretania. The owners were family friends of my parents. I remember they kept the name from the previous owners, so it could be that those previous owners moved to Beretania because of DD.
Now I am really feeling old, Hadley’s after mass. Then DDs.
Yes, the bavarian cream donut is my favorite. Yay, can’t wait!
I’d rather have Krispy Kreme..
Nothing special about KK.
Funny, I thought I was special.
I wish small local businesses got as good of coverage and placement as big mainland corporations that want to sell us their chemical concoctions. Their product does nothing for the health and wellness of our island. And economically, the low wages will stay here, but the profits go back to the mainland. Only ones winning are the landlord, and a few contractors who build out the place…
DD is a good thing, good for population control. More diabetic amputees = less cars on the road = less traffic = no need for the rail. Problems tend to fix themselves!
Local businesses do receive their share of coverage if you pay attention. Lots of locals wanting to sell their “chemical concoctions” and contribute to the state’s collective waistline as well. How many plate lunch places are owned by big mainland corporations? 15 locations sounds like a lot more winners than the few you mentioned in terms of employment.
Return of DD 2 da 5-0, oh yeah! Thank U apprentice prez Trump 4 keeping your campaign promises, we lub U!
I’ll pass….too much sugar is not healthy…….kale anyone?
Sugar acts as a preservative because it causes bacteria to lose water, hampering their ability to live and propagate in the preserved food therefore your body will be better preserved as it embalms your body 😉
You got it backwards, Dragon. Salt acts as a preservative. It was used to preserve meats and fish long before the invention of refrigeration. Sugars promotes bacteria growth.
A lot of people aren’t aware of the fact that sugar is also a preservative.
Source…
http://www.livestrong.com/article/432144-how-salts-sugars-work-to-preserve-foods/
The cop`s stay jumping for joy!
They had one on Kapiolani as well. That one did not make it. Guess now they trying to catch the tourists. IHOP in there as well. Good luck to them. They not so hot in my book.
That Kapiolani location was in a bad spot. Hopefully the new locations will be situated where there’s more foot traffic. Paiea St. will get a lot of tourists.
“Possible causes range from an asteroid impact to volcanism to” to DDs. Oh,sorry, that’s from a different story, that one about the last election.
Didn’t they close down because the owner embezzled money? Hope they vet the new owners better.
My diet is now Pau!