CU said on the 17th it will launch 10 diverse menu items that reinterpret signature local Hawaiian dishes as convenience store foods to mark the opening of its first store in Hawaii in the United States. CU opened its first Hawaii store, "CU Downtown," on the 12th (local time) in the downtown office district, the largest central business district in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
First, it released six ready-to-eat items featuring local Hawaiian menus such as loco moco and musubi. The flagship Hawaiian loco moco is a boxed meal topped with a juicy hamburger steak and a fried egg. The spam musubi is a Hawaiian-style rice ball with a thick slice of Spam on rice wrapped in seaweed.
It is also launching shrimp kimbap inspired by the popular garlic shrimp from Hawaiian food trucks, a coconut shrimp burger, garlic shrimp pasta, and a Hawaiian scoopable pizza with sweet pineapple.
The desserts highlight the distinctive sweet-and-salty flavors of Hawaiian desserts. The salt brownie adds a sprinkle of salt to a sweet brownie for a chewy texture. The double macaron blends salty caramel cream, crushed macadamia, and vanilla cream.
Eight Hawaiian ready-to-eat and dessert items are sold at up to 30% off when paid with a Toss Pay account or money through the end of this month.
In addition, it is launching Aloha fresh lemon lager beer (ALC. 4.3%), which features a refreshing flavor with fresh lemon slices, and Giwon rum cask Hawaii Edition (ALC. 58.3%), developed in an industry-first collaboration with the whiskey distillery Giwon. The whiskey features sweet tropical fruit notes and a smooth finish and will be sold in limited quantities of 396 bottles in Korea and 100 bottles in Hawaii. It can be purchased on the CU BAR page in the Pocket CU app.