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| The Wienermobile in Hawaii on July 5. Photo: hawaii/Flickr |
An environmental group called the Outdoor Circle says the Wienermobile's visit violated a state ban on vehicular advertising, according to reports.
Bob Loy, the group's spokesman, told the Honolulu Advertiser that Outdoor Circle received about a dozen complaints from residents of Oahu about the 27-foot-long vehicle's visit.
"The Wienermobile is cute. It's got an attractive quality to it. I think anyone would agree with that, and that is part of the insidious nature of advertising," Loy told the paper. "It appears to be one thing, when in fact it's another."
Oscar Mayer isn't having it.
"To our knowledge we did not violate any laws, and we work with local authorities to secure permits when they are necessary," Syd Lindner, a spokeswoman for Oscar Mayer told Slashfood on Friday.
Oscar Mayer first introduced the Wienermobile in 1936. The company currently has seven Wienermobiles, including a "mini" built on a Cooper-S chassis, driven by "hotdoggers" who blog about their exploits.
"We have the vehicles crisscrossing the country," Lindner said. "They hand out Wiener Whistles, and they attend charity events and festivals and things throughout the country."
The last time the Wienermobile hit the Aloha State was about five years ago, she said. It takes about nine days for the Wienermobile to travel by boat from Hawaii back to the mainland.
There are no plans for the vehicle to vacation again in Hawaii anytime soon.
[Via Honolulu Advertiser]
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