Maui people

Now’s the time to pick up that hobby you’ve been putting off.

With this “new normal” in our adjusted lifestyle, you may find yourself with a little extra time on your hands.…

5 years ago

Keeping busy

This morning I went to the breakfast meeting of the Rotary Club of Upcountry Maui, to see two high schoolers…

11 years ago

150 guitars in a DAY

I'll say we are jealous, but then Maui is not Austin. This piece from the Austin Chronicle is one of…

11 years ago

A ‘blue feather’ day

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

12 years ago

Canonization for Big Rich

When correspondent Emily Bott of Maui No Ka Oi magazine asked if she could do a profile of Big Rich…

12 years ago

We see this happen, too

From  a summary of a new episode of "Hardcore Pawn," set on a day when gold has taken a big…

12 years ago

Exploiting Native Hawaiians

Ian Lind (at ilind.net) has a good report from the trial of the Hawaiiloa Foundation  (which is on Oahu although…

12 years ago

We admire a fake

Yesterday found us around the desk admiring a phony Mexican 50-peso gold coin. A customer had offered to sell it,…

12 years ago

Too much aloha?

So, is this the reason our Maui pawn shop wasn't selected for a reality TV show? Are we too nice,…

13 years ago

Arizona loves to pawn

Nationwide,  about one American in 5 uses a pawn lender to raise cash, according to the private financial regulator FINRA.…

13 years ago