Originally Posted by
pinniped
Well, the other possibility is that the guy really is psychic, is actually a trillionaire who controls a sizable portion of the global economy through various personas and shadowy corporate entities, but likes talking to tourists in Maui so does the cabbie thing just to pass the time.
He's psychic, but only within a certain proximity. Since many travelers to Hawaii are well-to-do, he drives a cab to be near them and steal secrets from their heads. The conversation bit is just to keep them occupied.
Mike