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Article: Isle customers stocking up on bankrupt grocer's goods
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- April 25, 2000
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The lure of cheap groceries has drawn thousands of shoppers to a dimly lit Sand Island warehouse where coffee, Clorox and dog food are being carted out the door at cut-rate prices.
"You have to know your prices," said Fred Cadiz, a Pearl City man studying an 8-ounce can of Cafe Francais last week. The instant coffee was marked "2 for $7."
"This is a good buy," he said.
Sold at a bankruptcy auction last month, the wide-ranging goods were the inventory of wholesaler Hawaiian Grocery Stores Ltd.
The company, unable to meet it's financial obligations, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December, converting to a Chapter 7 liquidation in February.
Court documents show Hawaiian Grocery with $13.8 ...