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Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice is a food and beverage franchise with a relatively low initial investment range of $161,975 to $322,475.
Everything below is free, read straight off Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's registered filing, with where the numbers land against food & beverage peers. Weighing Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27657 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise make?
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every food & beverage brand that discloses earnings in the Food & beverage franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a food & beverage of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a food & beverage median of 3.3% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +1 to 2 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice?
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's franchise is offered by UHSI Franchise, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Food & beverage franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice — who is the franchisor?
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's most recently filed FDD (2024) names UHSI Franchise, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise cost?
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $161,975 – $322,475, with an initial franchise fee of $3,750,086,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against food & beverage peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $379,725).
How much profit does a Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise make?
Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice?
No — Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Ulalani's Hawaiian Shave Ice's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against food & beverage peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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