ABC Stores

ABC Stores is a retail chain headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, with locations primarily in tourist areas on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Island of Hawaii. Its stores typically function as convenience stores, souvenir shops, and daily goods retailers, selling food and beverages, sun protection and personal care products, beach supplies, apparel, and Hawaiian-themed souvenirs to tourists and local consumers. The brand was founded by Sidney Kosasa in 1949 and has long operated a high-density store network serving Hawaii's tourism market. Due to the lack of more complete and verifiable public information, this article does not make further judgments about its store count, revenue, ownership structure, or latest operating status.

ABC Stores was founded in Hawaii by Sidney Kosasa in 1949. Over time, the brand combined convenience retail with tourist-souvenir sales and concentrated its stores in visitor-heavy commercial streets, resort areas, and locations near hotels. Its merchandise has included food and beverages, personal-care items, beach goods, apparel, and locally themed products, matching the immediate-consumption and gift-buying needs generated by Hawaii’s tourism economy. Sufficient reliable public material was not available to document specific expansion dates, changes in store count, management succession, or ownership changes in this entry.

• 1949

  Brand founded

  Sidney Kosasa founded ABC Stores in Hawaii; the brand went on to grow into a retail chain serving consumers in tourist areas.

A Hawaii-based convenience retail and souvenir chain serving tourists and local shoppers in resort and visitor areas

• Convenience retail assortment

  Stores sell food, beverages, and selected everyday consumer goods for visitors’ immediate needs during travel. This assortment forms the core of ABC Stores’ role as a tourist-area convenience retailer.

• Hawaii souvenirs

  The brand offers Hawaii-related souvenirs and locally themed products for visitors buying gifts and travel keepsakes. This line is a key distinction from a conventional convenience store.

• Beach and personal-care goods

  Products include sunscreen, personal-care items, and selected beach goods, aimed at island vacations and outdoor activities and providing visitors with travel-related replenishment purchases.