Stop Starbucks from opening a new store on Kauai

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STOP STARBUCKS FROM OPENING A NEW STORE ON KAUAI!!! The community of Kapaa and surrounding areas want to keep our small town unique in character with small-individualized retail business, restaurants and many others. The people of Kauai play a large role in maintaining that character. The influx of formula strip malls, retail shops, restaurants and coffee shops are threatening the towns of Kauai.


1. Kapaa has 5 independent Coffee Merchants just in Kapaa

2. Starbucks has 41stores island wide

3. Starbucks has a history of pushing out established independent merchants

4. Large corporations = higher rent

5. More and more visitors make Kauai their destination for its uniqueness

6. Starbucks Hawaii, there is no Aloha for you in Kapaa Town!


Howard Shults, CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company, Claimed he was only interested in going into areas where people want a Starbucks. (Business Ethics Magazine November/December 1995)

Greg Meier, president of Coffee Partners Hawaii, said Kapaa is clearly a target for us. (Garden Island May 7, 2004)


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Goal
50 signatures
Goal: 100
Latest Signatures
11 December 2015
50. Ty E | I support this petition
3 October 2015
49. Bill Y | There are more important issues than this (like PMRF destroying west Kaua`i, and the Planning Commission voting in favor of rich naupaka farmers closing beach access), but Starbucks hates local businesses and newspapers, so I can't support further expansi
13 September 2015
48. Kirstyn C | Please stay on the mainland
4 September 2015
47. Chris A | I support this petition
24 July 2015
46. Brent H | Keep Kauai Unique
30 June 2015
45. Paul R | http://www.sustaincampaign.org
13 January 2015
44. Starr W | I am not a resident of Kauai but visit often and felt that I still wanted to express how against this I am. Keep Kapaa local, do not allow Starbucks to take over. All you need to do is go downtown Seattle, Washington to see what your town will look like i
6 January 2015
43. Mell M | I support this petition
28 November 2014
42. Henry R | Stop Starbucks everywhere! Period.
4 August 2014
41. Mark W | a starbucks will lose $...nobody will go in Kapaa
4 April 2014
40. Linda S | I support this petition
16 March 2014
39. Caroline B | I support this petition
7 November 2013
38. Jennifer H | Keep Kauai unique! No Starbucks!
25 October 2013
37. Carrie J | I support this petition
2 June 2013
36. John Ls | Dear Starbucks, Target Poipu, it's more your style out there. The East side is doing just fine so don't worry about us, OK? ... OK?... HEY !! You listening or what?
22 May 2013
35. Jeffrey M | I support this petition
14 February 2013
34. Marianne K | DON'T RUIN OUR ISLAND!
3 June 2012
33. Kelli Ss | I support this petition
24 April 2012
32. Vicki N | VISIT... http://www.reportersnotebook.com ...message board ...
2 September 2011
31. Melody H | Stop Corporate take over! Save Kauais Originality
1 August 2011
30. Gillian D | I support this petition
28 October 2010
29. Nark K | No Aloha for starbucks in Kauai
22 August 2010
28. Terri V | I support this petition
17 August 2010
27. Nicola Lah | I support this petition
20 May 2010
26. Harmony H | Support your local merchants
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Petition target:
Greg Meier president of Coffee Partners Hawaii, Kauai County Council, Haward Shults CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company and Kauai Village management Wade Lord.
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