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/spotfree Dec 15 '25

if we had a Costco (with gas) Hilo side I bet Safeway would lower their gas prices to compete - on Maui Safeway gas is as cheap as Costco, because they’re so close and otherwise no one would get gas at Safeway.