According to Pacific Business News, which first reported the news, if successful, Seven-Eleven Hawaii would have control of nearly a third of the convenience store market on the islands.
The expansion means millions of dollars of investment [image-nocss] for Seven-Eleven Hawaii, said the report, which will employ twice as many people on the islands when all 100 stores are open.
Total head count would grow from 870 employees now to nearly 1,600, Hanna, who took over the top job at Seven-Eleven Hawaii in September, told the newspaper.
The first 7-Eleven store opened in Hawaii, in Kaimuki, on the island of Oahu, in 1978, Honolulu-based Seven-Eleven Hawaii said on its website.
The stores all offer the usual 7-Eleven signature products, such as Big Bite, Big Gulp and Slurpee. They also offer Hawaiian specialties such as Spam Musubi (sushi), Big Bento, Steamed Manapua, Pork Shurmai and local snacks and party platters.
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