It's no secret that Hawaii can't get enough Spam—the Washington Post reports Hawaii residents eat five million tons of the canned meat every year—but this is ridiculous. After a series of brazen Spam heists, the Honolulu Civil Beat found Spam at a Walmart in Kalihi under lock and key. Meanwhile, signs at Tamura's Markets on Oahu read: "All the corned beefs are relocated at the front. Please ask Tamura’s staff for assistance. Sorry for the inconvenience.”
The extra security follows a theft last month in which a man absconded from a Safeway in Waimalu with eight cases of Spam, KHON reports. That same month, three women were foiled while trying to steal 18 cases of Spam from a Longs Drugs in Ewa Beach, according to KITV. And earlier this month a man punched a security guard at a Honolulu mall and escaped with a single case of the canned meat.
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