Maui business

Bring us your gold

We will buy it for top price. Don't have any gold? This is the time of year when Maui produces…

13 years ago

Real-life drama in Wailuku

While we were busy getting ready for, shooting and then following up on the Kamaaina Loan reality TV show, a…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Borrowing local vs. national

In a previous post, we talked about a Kamaaina Loan customer who needed -- and got -- cash just overnight.…

13 years ago

The cameras are rolling!

As of 8 this morning, the Pawn Stories crew was at work, filming behind-the-scenes at the pawnshop. When Kamaaina Loan…

13 years ago

Real reality bites

The excitement is building, but a little nervousness, too, as we prep Kamaaina Loan for filming the Pawn Stories reality…

13 years ago

Secrets of reality TV

Secrets of reality TV   Most reality TV shows are staged. You knew that, right? I mean, all those coincidences…

13 years ago

A cautionary tale for the star-struck

Business Week has a story about a movie mecca you've never heard of, Allen Park, Michigan. This should be required…

13 years ago

Local boy makes good

Don Nelson is going into the National Basketball Association Hall of Fame. OK, so Nellie isn't a born-and-raised, but more…

13 years ago

Join us and be on reality TV

All our customers, old and new, and friends are invited to take part in filming of a "sizzle" episode of…

13 years ago

$35,000 parking spaces

Least surprising local news of the week is that the county will not proceed with making the Wailuku Municipal Parking…

13 years ago