ABC Stores

It’s hard to imagine a time in Hawaiʻi without ABC Stores. The company under Paul Kosasa has made it a point to give back to the community through the Kosasa Foundation. The family has recently set aside $1 million to help strengthen Hawaiʻi’s nonprofit arts and culture sector.

If you're a resident of Honolulu — or a longtime visitor — and you like diners, chances are you miss the Wailana Coffee House. But that commercial space in Waikīkī is heading for a new life — and soon. We get details from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief A. Kam Napier.

As we approach the end of another eventful year of change, what’s the new year looking like for business in Hawaiʻi? Paul Kosasa, head of the locally-owned ABC Stores, spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman in a wide-ranging interview about the pandemic, raising the minimum wage, the importance of supporting small mom-and-pop shops, and much more.