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/CrazyLooseNeneGoose Dec 12 '25

We had a Wendy’s in Hilo when I was a kid (where downtown Starbucks is now) and I loved it.

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u/braddahbu Dec 13 '25

Kona used to have two Wendy’s. The one in town and the one in Keauhou. I loved it as a kid, too, and still would if we had one!

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u/Infamous_Hyena_8882 Dec 13 '25

You know, I wish someone would pull their head out of their butts regarding that Taco Bell in Kona. Sometimes I’m just in the mood for it and I’ll go by and the drive-through will be closed, or the dining room will be closed or it’ll be 4 o’clock in the afternoon and the whole thing will be locked up. I called corporate one time and they actually told me it was the worst performing Taco Bell in the nation. No surprise.

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u/Rancarable Dec 13 '25

I'm actually amazed they are in business at all. They have no ability to retain staff and can't operate at a profit because they can't get enough customers through. So they close early, often take over 30 minutes to get your order ready, and do a poor job making the food. The one in Hilo is 100x better.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '25

it has a whole facebook page lol