maui gold

Old bugbears

It is amusing to watch Mauians, even newcomers, rushing to stock up on rice and toilet paper in anticipation of…

11 years ago

Why make a police report?

Here's an unusual story from Wyoming and South Dakota which reinforces the notion that you should always make a police…

11 years ago

Purse matching

Jordan Tabach-Bank is one of the best pawnbrokers at getting media attention, so we are happy to piggyback on his…

12 years ago

Fixing the price

As Kamaaina Loan blog has often said, we (and all other pawnbrokers) are at the mercy of the international gold…

12 years ago

Boulevard of Broken Promises

Among the smaller items in the Maui County budget -- which will far exceed half a BILLION dollars, we are…

12 years ago

Boston pawnbrokers save the day

Imaging-resource.com, a website for serious photographers, alerts us to this heartwarming story that will resonate with many, many visitors to…

12 years ago

Big cat fight on Maui

There's a hot cat fight going on here on Maui. But ours is just the local edition of a cat…

12 years ago

New but old pawn shop guitar treasures

OK, we love this essay  by Jol Dantzig at PremierGuitar.com, but nowhere does he tell what the prices of these…

12 years ago

Presidential diamonds

At Kamaaina Loan, we like to say we never know what will come over the counter next. But we have…

12 years ago

What are we waiting for?

There was a bill in the Hawaii Legislature this year that would have mandated electronic reporting of pawnshop transactions to…

12 years ago