Only in Hawaii: Stores Forced to Increase Spam Security

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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