Where must Hawaiian Bros Island Grill Restaurant sites be located?
Hawaiian_Bros_Island_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ment, Section 5(a))
We sign the Franchise Agreement only after you have signed your Restaurant's lease. Unless you are approved to do otherwise, you must use a licensed and experienced real estate attorney to negotiate the lease for your Restaurant. The lease must have our required form of Lease Rider attached to it. (Development Agreement, Section 3(b)) The Franchise Agreement requires you to open your Restaurant on or before the Scheduled Opening Date we insert on the Franchise Agreement's signature page. (Franchise Agreement, Section 7(d)(5)) We calculate the Scheduled Opening Date by estimating the time it will take you to finish out your Restaurant.
Typical Time Before Opening. The length of time between execution of the Development Agreement and the opening of your first Restaurant typically is 9 to 12 months. Factors affecting this length of time include the selection, approval, and leasing of the Restaurant's site, time required to obtain necessary permits, construction or remodeling of the facility, local ordinance and/or building code compliance, installation of equipment and signs, completion of our training program, delivery and stocking of inventory, and force majeure events that may arise outside of your control.
Advertising and Development Fund.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hawaiian Bros Island Grill's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor signs the Franchise Agreement only after the franchisee has signed the Restaurant's lease. Unless approved otherwise, franchisees must use a licensed and experienced real estate attorney to negotiate the lease for their Restaurant. The lease must include the franchisor's required Lease Rider.
The Franchise Agreement also requires franchisees to open their Hawaiian Bros Island Grill Restaurant on or before the Scheduled Opening Date, which is determined by the franchisor and included on the Franchise Agreement's signature page. This date is calculated by estimating the time needed to complete the Restaurant's build-out.
Typically, the time between executing the Development Agreement and opening the first Hawaiian Bros Island Grill Restaurant is 9 to 12 months. Several factors can affect this timeframe, including the selection, approval, and leasing of the Restaurant site, obtaining necessary permits, construction or remodeling, compliance with local ordinances and building codes, equipment and sign installation, training program completion, inventory delivery, and potential force majeure events.