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The best franchises to buy in Hawaii

The brands buyers finance most via SBA 7(a) in Hawaii, each shown with its national failure rate and the typical deal size. Local demand tells you what works here; the national track record tells you what survives. Best of both is below.

37 franchised deals counted across recent Hawaii lending. Want the brand-by-brand failure rates? See which franchises fail the most →

Safest of the Hawaii favorites

Of the brands financed most here, these have the lowest national SBA failure rate (with the national volume to make it meaningful) — local demand and a proven model in one.

Failure = charge-off rate on the brand's FY2020–23 national loan cohort. See the safest franchises nationwide →

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CapBench analysis of public SBA lending records. Rankings count funded 7(a) loans to franchised businesses with a Hawaii project address, recent years weighted. Deal size is the median funded loan.

Agent summary

The franchise brands financed most through SBA 7(a) in Hawaii, led by Subway, ranked by funded local deals from public lending records. Each brand is paired with its national SBA charge-off (failure) rate and typical loan size, so a buyer can weigh local demand against the brand's proven track record. CapBench is not a lender and does not sell franchises.

37 franchised Hawaii deals counted
Most financed: Subway
Safest popular brand: Ameriprise Financial (0% fail)

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Data freshness:: SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
Sources:: Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
Canonical:: https://www.capbench.com/franchises/state/hawaii
Methodology:: Sources & methodology

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