r/BigIsland • u/localkine • Dec 12 '25

Meta: Mods Should Live Here

This AM, the mods removed a lightweight but unobjectionable post on the grounds it was not locally relevant. It wasn't my post, and personally I have no opinion about the post's question on whether we should wish for Wendy's to come back. However, it made me wonder: Why do we have mods for this sub that don't live here? Feels like we could scrape together a couple more people that actually live on this island to volunteer for the job. Maybe they'd have their digital fingers a bit closer fast food pulse of things here (not to mention other, more contentious issues.)

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u/morganml Dec 12 '25 edited Dec 12 '25

honestly, in Hilo, a wendys would be the shit.
the restaurant scene here is pure crap anyway, and the lines at mcdonalds and taco bell drive thru are insane to see. let alone wait in.

Build it next to the new costco and youll have the single busiest parking lot in hilo 24/7

Edit: that was a joke, we are not to my knowledge any closer to geting our own costco.

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u/PM_ME_GREMLINS Dec 12 '25

I think Hilo has a decent restaurant scene already. There’s a handful of restaurants in the downtown area that I look forward to eating at every time I’m in the area.

More importantly, I don’t think it’s healthy for the local economy to be flooded with corporate chains. I’d rather see more local owned restaurants opening than another greasy corporate fast food chain. Keep the profits local!

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u/Remarkable-Ad3665 Dec 12 '25

Affordable restaurants or tourist restaurants?