the new Dominos in Pahoa is open

[terracore]

I'm still going to take a buy local approach and support Boogie Woogie.

It may be a franchise but how do we know the franchise owner isn't local?  Obviously they are employing a lot of locals.  Most Dominos franchises are owner-operated, so it makes sense that the owner is local, at least in Hawaii.

How many of us own shares in the parent company through our 401ks and not even know it?  There may be more local "owners" of Dominos than there are Boogie Woogie.

Dominos is unique among franchises in that a person cannot purchase one unless they have worked as a regular employee that knows their operation.  Their philosophy is to promote the idea of starting at the bottom and working your way up to owning your own restaurant.  A regular investor can only invest in a franchise by partnering with an employee.