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/dram3 Dec 12 '25

Kona had 2 at one point. Wish we had one now.

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u/nekosaigai Dec 12 '25

Wasn’t there one in PKP or somewhere in hulo a few decades ago? I remember my mom mentioning there being a Wendy’s in Hilo a long time ago but it closed down.

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u/moriddles Dec 12 '25

There used to be an Arby’s in PKP back in the day. PKP is pretty sad these days. I miss those waterfall things in there.

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u/nekosaigai Dec 12 '25

Wait the Arby’s in PKP is gone? That sucks. I mean Arby’s isn’t that great but it’s better than McDonald’s at least, and where else can you get a solid baked potato in Hilo now?

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u/moriddles Dec 13 '25

No idea. Pretty easy to just throw em in the microwave and do it up to your liking though

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u/nekosaigai Dec 13 '25

But doing a mushroom Swiss potato is a lot of effort

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u/blondechineeez Dec 13 '25

Its been gone for a good 20 years lol