The Waikiki Spam Jam has been an annual celebration of the canned meat, a block party with people dressed as Spam musubi, live entertainment and restaurants showcasing Spam in their dishes.

According to the SPAM website, Hawaii residents consume 7 million pounds of Spam each year. At the same time, residents of the mainland United States tend to view the canned meat with derision.

It’s stacked on a block of rice and wrapped in seaweed to make Spam musubi, and sold at fast-food chains like McDonald’s in Hawaii. There’s even an annual Waikiki Spam Jam festival.

Some people find Spam questionable because it's a "mystery meat"; i.e., processed meat as opposed to whole meat like chicken breasts and drumsticks.

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More Spam is consumed per person in Hawaii than in any other state. It's stacked on a block of rice and wrapped in seaweed to make Spam musubi, and sold at fast-food chains like McDonald's in Hawaii.