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Ululani\u2019s Hawaiian Shave Ice is opening its first Sacramento location in Old Sacramento.<\/p>\n
Ululani\u2019s Hawaiian Shave Ice<\/p>\n
A new Hawaiian shave ice shop is arriving in Old Sacramento this week.<\/p>\n
Ululani Hawaiian Shave Ice is opening on 1013 Second St. Thursday. The co-owners of the local franchise said the store will \u201cbring a piece of Maui\u201d to Sacramento.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tourist place, the old district,\u201d said co-owner Tammy Nguyen. \u201cMany people are familiar with the brand, so I\u2019m most excited about bringing that piece here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The shop will be run by Nguyen and Johnny Dang, both born and raised in Stockton. Dang, who has a background as an entrepreneur, said he first visited Ululani Hawaiian Shave Ice<\/a> in Kihei, Hawaii. While eating the frosty treat with his friends, Dang said he thought: \u201cwouldn\u2019t it be nice if we had one back in Stockton?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo see so many smiles and conversations over something as simple as shaved ice, that\u2019s something we wanted to bring to our own community back home,\u201d Nguyen said.<\/p>\n The married couple brought the shave ice chain to Stockton in 2023. In an effort to expand further in the region, the two set up in Sacramento.<\/p>\n \u201cWe visited the old Sacramento district area, and quite frankly, we fell in love,\u201d Nguyen said. \u201cThe area that actually reminded us of Lahaina in Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n The shave ice shop features more than 50 all gluten-free syrups using pure cane sugar and fruit purees and juices, according to its website.<\/a><\/p>\n Popular flavors include the chain\u2019s Sunset Beach, a passion fruit, orange, mango and guava mix or the No Ka Oi with mango, coconut and passion fruit.<\/p>\n Dang and Nguyen confirmed the store\u2019s opening with The Sacramento Bee in 2025.<\/a> The Sacramento shop will be the fifth in California and the 17th nationwide.<\/p>\n The business began in 2003 as a small operation, serving authentic Hawaiian shaved ice at community gatherings and private parties. Created by Ululani and David Yamashiro, the two opened their first brick-and-mortar location in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, five years later, according to its website.<\/a><\/p>\n While the Sacramento shop\u2019s grand opening is Saturday, it will hold a soft opening Thursday.<\/p>\n CEO David Yamashiro is excited about the venture into Sacramento, and he said the expansion has been met with enthusiasm by fans.<\/p>\n \u201cThe amount of feedback was tremendous, definitely way more than we\u2019ve had in any of our other openings,\u201d Yamashiro said. \u201cThe line is going to be long.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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