Burger King

[Tootie]

Burger King appears to be open, although I hadn't heard or read of the opening...just passed by and saw the interior with a lot of people and people going into the drive through.

[macuu222]

I didn't think it was going to open until December. I'll have to check it out today

[Loretta]

Burger King has been open for several days. KFC is slated to open in December.

[hotinhawaii]

Is it just me or is that BK decorated to look like a dank, dark lava tube? Dark walls, black ceiling, tables (no booths), no dividers, no decor, nada. It looks very ghetto to me.

[tjs]

So, junky fast food has invaded Puna as it did many third world countries, bringing heart disease, diabetes and more wherever it goes.

[John S. Rabi]

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Originally posted by Tootie
Burger King appears to be open, although I hadn't heard or read of the opening...just passed by and saw the interior with a lot of people and people going into the drive through.

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It's called "soft opening" in the industry, it gives them time to work out the kinks before they announce the "grand opening!"

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[Rene Siracusa]

Are you folks aware that Burger King is responsible for a lot of Amazonian rainforest destruction, chopping down the forest to raise the beef for your burgers? Frankly, I'd rather have the oxygen.

[james weatherford]

Yeah, Rene, the bigger picture; such a bother.
But, hey, don't forget about the jobs.
I eat Hawaii Island beef and love it.


James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park

[Sue Nomie]

They do have Veggie Burgers & ice tea w/o sugar.

[Obie]

From Burger Kings website.

Globally, BKC has committed to purchase beef from suppliers that source only beef that has been raised in environmentally responsible ways. As a result, none of our beef comes from recently deforested tropical rainforests.

The argument could be made that Big Island beef comes from deforested tropical rainforests also.

Hawaiian deforestation

Our last stop in the U.S. is in Hawaii. Here, the change in the landscape is due to overgrazing on one of the Big Island's huge cattle ranches. The result is a sharp contrast between relatively natural vegetative cover and degraded forest. The latter is considerably more common than the former.

The entire article is here :

http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/CTW.html