Here's what I love about ABC Stores:

In Hawaii for the most part no local goes into one.

But put an ABC Store on Fremont Street in Las Vegas and it is full of Hawaii people.

For them ignorant masses (like me); what is an ABC store?

It is a tourist oriented chain of convenience stores in Hawaii (and now also, to a certain extent in locations Hawaiians go to be tourists). It seems like there are about 50 of them in Waikiki (which is not a very large area).

In Virginia ABC is the Commonwealth controlled liquor store. Coming from CA, I could not wrap my head around there being no liquor aisle in Safeway. I believe this is why there is probably not a budget crisis in VA.

I used to abhor the ABC Stores here until I met the owners who are really nice people. They also give a lot of money to the arts here in Hawai'i. But I still do think that their prices are too high. But it's also the tourists' fault for not leaving Waikiki for their week long stay on O'ahu.
:)

So, an ABC store is akin to a 7-11?

Think more like the convenience stores in the hotels across the street from Disneyland (though generally considerably bigger). Yes, some food and sundries, but also a lot of tourist crap.

Yes, and there are ABC stores literally next door to ABC stores.

I think there is an ABC store at Harbor and Katella. I swear I've seen one near Disneyland.

And their beach towels will take a layer of skin off your arms if you dry off with one of them.

They exfoliate! Makes for a better tan!