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Pawning and banking in China

On the same day that The Maui News reported that China opened bidding for the first five private banks in…

12 years ago

Do we have too much aloha?

The short answer is no. But a story at the National Pawnbrokers Association website got us to thinking about our…

12 years ago

Redeeming a pawn the hard way

So last week, we noticed a story from Nampa, Idaho, about police catching a burglar cutting through the roof of…

12 years ago

More teevee pawn

Why not us? As you may know, Kamaaina Loan shot some trial scenes for a pawn shop reality show. You…

12 years ago

A look inside the gold price mechanism

Revelations that London banks manipulated the LIBOR interest rate -- misbehavior for which they have been fined billions by regulators…

12 years ago

Gold gets interesting

As readers know, the daily and weekly gyrations in the price of gold (and silver) don't concern our Maui pawn…

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

Pawn shop busts ring thieves

From New Mexico, a story about how an alert pawnbroker used a tip from a savvy theft victim to catch…

12 years ago

Does Macy’s tell Gimbel’s?

We don't know. But according to The New York Times, EZ Pawn does tell Tiffany's. It's been a rough few…

13 years ago

More ‘Pawn Stars’ soap opera

According to Fox News, "Pawn Stars" dumped Oliva Black because she was formerly a model at the Suicide Girls nude…

13 years ago