Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan

Not to be confused with Maurice J. Sullivan.

Maurice J. "Sully" Sullivan (October 1909 – February 28, 1998) was an immigrant from Ireland who moved to Hawaii and co-founded Foodland Super Markets with See Goo Lau, the largest and only locally owned supermarket chain in Hawaii.^[1][2] The first store opened on May 6, 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii.^[3] By 2007, Foodland stores were found on each of the four largest Hawaiian Islands and had become the flagship of the Sullivan Family of Companies.^[2][4] "Sully" also famously introduced McDonald's to Hawaii in 1968 as well as Dunkin' Donuts.^[5] At one time, Forbes magazine ranked Sullivan among the nation's 400 wealthiest people with a net worth of over $150 million.^[1] Sullivan was succeeded by his daughter, Jenai S. Wall, as President of Foodland in 1995 and CEO in 1998, the year of his death.^[2][3]

As of 2012, heirs to Sullivan's fortune were listed as among Hawaii's Top 10 Richest People according to HawaiiBusiness magazine.^[6]