76 in Hawaii
The 76 brand, originally owned by Union Oil Company of California, has been in Hawaii for nearly a century. With no local refineries, Union Oil initially shipped gasoline to the islands but would later build a terminal in Iwilei for gasoline storage.
In 1997, Tosco purchased Union Oil's assets in Hawaii including its Kawaihae and Honolulu terminals and trucking operations. Then, in 2001, Phillips purchased all of these assets from Tosco. Soon after, Phillips merged to form what is now ConocoPhillips. Mid Pac Petroleum purchased ConocoPhillips' Hawaii assets in 2004.
In September 2007, Koko'oha Investments, Inc. purchased Mid Pac Petroleum. And on January 1, 2011, Koko'oha Investments merged with Grace Pacific Corporation, the leading Hawaii roadway-paving contractor.
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