What was he thinking?

12 years ago

From Albuquerque, a short piece about how pawn brokers and police interact to catch bad guys. There's something new here.…

Class acts

12 years ago

A repeated theme here at Kamaaina Loan blog has been the turnaround in the attitude toward pawn shops in the…

A ‘blue feather’ day

12 years ago

At our Maui pawn shop a "blue feather day" is one when someone says, "Gee, it's been ages since anybody…

The police can’t do that

12 years ago

From here on Maui, we have been watching with concern  a move by the Honolulu police to force Oahu pawnbrokers…

A few words about protecting artwork

12 years ago

Via Pawn Times, a link to a page of advice from Beverly Hills Pawn (where the movie stars go, so…

12 years ago

According to this Huffington Post story, in the five years 2007-2012, the number of pawn shops in the United States…

Pawn 101: Pawn shop scammed

12 years ago

Here's an odd little story -- in its entirety -- from the Bradenton Herald: MANATEE -- A Manatee County pawn…

A depressing tale of fake pawn shops

12 years ago

The Milwaukee Sentinel has uncovered a depressing -- some might go so far as to say, slimy -- story about how…

Pawn 101: Pawn records aid Maui police in death investigation

12 years ago

Kamaaina Loan's pawn manager Krystal Cabiles is famous in the pawn shop for her steel-trap memory for names, faces and…

Pawn 101: Pawn shops get more respect

12 years ago

As an old newspaperman, it pains me to say it, but TeeVee is capable of performing feats -- so far…