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President Obama and gold

At Kamaaina Loan, we are always interested in gold -- buying it, selling it, lending money on it. But not…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Check under the hood

Here's a story that every pawn shop operator can give personal testimony about. A man brought us a book to…

13 years ago

A campaign high point

Every campaign deserves a memorable hula, and kumu hula Patrick Makuakane delivers with the "Birth Certificate Hula." If you follow…

13 years ago

A sordid crime

From India, a story about pawn customers murdering a 14-year-old assistant in a pawn shop: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/2-arrested-for-murder-of-boy-in-pawn-shop/articleshow/17012776.cms As usual, the complete…

13 years ago

Dumb criminals

From Florida, a story about a burglar who thought he'd fence the sterling silver he'd robbed at a pawn shop.…

13 years ago

Are you too slow to vote?

At the very least, you should vote because that other guy who's for all the wrong things is voting this…

13 years ago

Things you’d rather do on Lanai

Get dumped in the ocean when your $8-million America's Cup sailboat crashes. However, it did happen in San Francisco Bay.…

13 years ago

They say the whales are here again

Does it seem like every year the whales return from Alaska a little earlier than the year before? http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/566031.htmlttp:// At…

13 years ago

Sad news — a good customer lost

From England, a story about a minor celebrity pawn customer. Mary Unwin was featured on a British TV show about…

13 years ago

Pawn reality TV coming to Britain

The Pawn Stars franchise has announced it will televise a British version. The original, Nevada-based Pawn Stars is already big…

13 years ago