Maui gold buyer

Is pawn lending fringe or mainstream?

For years, students of pawn lending have described it as an alternative to regular banking or -- in the words…

11 years ago

Gun shy

This is just too silly not to pass on. In Florida, a man tried to shoplift a firearm from a…

11 years ago

We get calls

But the callers don't always appreciate an honest answer. Caller to Kamaaina Loan pawnshop: Do you buy jewelry if it…

11 years ago

What’s a GG? Why should you care?

Last week, a young man came into Kamaaina Loan with a "diamond" in his hand, and another one in his…

11 years ago

The people’s bankers

It has been 80 years since the Pecora hearings exposed how big banks work against the public interest. New Deal…

11 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

Sell us your gold

We at Kamaaina Loan And Cash For Gold buy and sell gold every day. It matters to us whether the…

11 years ago

Gold price is down; reasons to feel good about that

Gold futures have declined, trading near the bottom of their recent price range, which is $1240 an ounce. (The spot…

11 years ago

Anti-scam for Internet sales

Another insight from this year's National Pawnbrokers Association convention. This one came during the roundtable on Police Confiscations, but the…

11 years ago