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Shoppers surprised to find out their groceries were paid for at Hawaii store

HONOLULU — An anonymous donor paid the bill for all shoppers checking out at a chain of Hawaii grocery stores for one hour Thursday morning.

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Nearly 2,000 older customers who took advantage of “Kupuna Shopping Hour” from 6 to 7 a.m. at Foodland, Sack N Save and Foodland Farms stores were surprised to discover their groceries were free, KHON reported.

Kupuna means grandparent or elder in Hawaiian.

The gift and plan was kept secret even from store managers - who found out about 30 minutes before stores opened.