Think Hawaiian drinks, and people see tiki bars with umbrella drinks. Think Hawaiian food, and people imagine poke, kalua pig, mac salad, and... Spam musubi.

Fans of Spam musubi can start salivating: On Friday, August 8, L&L Hawaiian BBQ — the Honolulu-based chain that operates six fast-casual spots in Colorado, including one at East Sixth Avenue and Lincoln — is giving away a free Spam musubi to every customer between noon and 2 p.m. for National Spam Musubi Day. It's not exactly a nationally-recognized holiday, but this will be the fifth year of the giveaway for the celebration of this totally fusion food, which was started by L&L and was officially recognized by then-Hawai'i governor David Ige. It's marked on 8/08 every year because Hawai'i's area code is — you got it — 808.

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