Another big hit to our Big Island economy!

[oink]

I found it strange, when I was at the Mauna Loa gift shop at the factory, that much if not most of their product on sale there, had been shipped to the mainland (for processing) and back, only to be sold at the Hilo factory??? At the time I could buy the same item cheaper at WallyWorld in Hilo than at the factory gift shop?? I would think that if they could skip the mainland trip and packaging routine and cut out some of the middlemen, they could sell to the locals at more reasonable prices that would in turn encourage local consumption.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.