Do people in Hawaii not like the poeple from the mainland?

[Saint Nick]

Interested in going there for a couple or three weeks in the future...thoughts? I was just going to stay in a hostel.

I guess I don't want native Hawaiians to think less of me because I'm from the continental US.

 

[Colt45]

locals only loser

 

[LtPage1]

Yes. Every person in Hawaii mistrusts and resents every person from the rest of the United States. Never go, it isn't fun at all. Also, you can get sunburned there.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: LtPage1
Yes. Every person in Hawaii mistrusts and resents every person from the rest of the United States. Never go, it isn't fun at all. Also, you can get sunburned there.

The people I know who went there never saw any sun. They said it was cloudy and rainy every day.

 

[TallBill]

They only resent you when they are out of Hawaii. I've played volleyball with a few Hawaiins and they always complained about how much better things were back home.

 

[Kadarin]

Tourism is a primary source of income, so I would suspect that they actually like people from the mainland as long as you spend money.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

It's a Pacific Island thing.... continents piss us off.

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: om3gawave
Interested in going there for a couple or three weeks in the future...thoughts? I was just going to stay in a hostel.

I guess I don't want native Hawaiians to think less of me because I'm from the continental US.

A lot hate people from anywhere else in the US. And by hate I mean HATE. BJ Penn is an Hawaiian MMA fighter who believes Hawaii shouldn't even be part of the US and doesn't consider himself American. If you stay in the tourist areas they will love you because you bring money. But as a whole you're not welcome there, and won't be welcomed by a good majority of the natives. There's a lot of bad history about how we acquired the islands. I can't really blame them for hating inland US folks. Anyone on here who says otherwise is either misinformed or full of shit. The natives are very racist towards us, OP don't go with the mindset you want them to think highly of you. In a tourist area they'll smile in your face because you bring money and that's all. Go to have a good time, but don't expect to make friends there, because once you leave they'll be spitting all over your name.

 

[Agentbolt]

My good friend went to undergrad school in Hawaii and talked me out of taking a job in Honolulu. Native Hawaiians fucking HATE mainlanders, and tolerate them only because they bring in plenty of tourist $. That's pretty common though. I'm from Martha's Vineyard originally, people there hate the tourists, but naturally they also love them.

 

[Adul]

yeah they dislike mainlanders, now if you look asian, there is some tolerance there.

 

[Nik]

Yes, Hawaiians are racist. I work with someone who grew up there and know someone from this board (from a long time ago) who lives there. Whites were (in some cases still are) treated like how the blacks were treated in the south in the 50's.

 

[theflyingpig]

Originally posted by: Nik
Yes, Hawaiians are racist. I work with someone who grew up there and know someone from this board (from a long time ago) who lives there. Whites were (in some cases still are) treated like how the blacks were treated in the south in the 50's.

lol. That is such complete and utter bullshit. You are a fool.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: Nik
Yes, Hawaiians are racist. I work with someone who grew up there and know someone from this board (from a long time ago) who lives there. Whites were (in some cases still are) treated like how the blacks were treated in the south in the 50's.

lol. That is such complete and utter bullshit. You are a fool.

Well why didn't you say so earlier? I mean, certainly the words of some no-name face on the internet carry more weight than people I personally know who have gone through this experience! If you'd have simply called me a fool sooner, I could have known ahead of time and told these people to shut up and shove their life experiences up their lying asses.

:roll:

Edit: Not *all* Hawaiians are racist, but there are many of them that hate the haole

 

[guyver01]

poeple ... is that like poep lite?

 

[theflyingpig]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: Nik
Yes, Hawaiians are racist. I work with someone who grew up there and know someone from this board (from a long time ago) who lives there. Whites were (in some cases still are) treated like how the blacks were treated in the south in the 50's.

lol. That is such complete and utter bullshit. You are a fool.

Well why didn't you say so earlier? I mean, certainly the words of some no-name face on the internet carry more weight than people I personally know who have gone through this experience! If you'd have simply called me a fool sooner, I could have known ahead of time and told these people to shut up and shove their life experiences up their lying asses.

:roll:

Well, you know now. So you'd better get to telling them that they are all fools. Better late than never, nik.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: Nik
Yes, Hawaiians are racist. I work with someone who grew up there and know someone from this board (from a long time ago) who lives there. Whites were (in some cases still are) treated like how the blacks were treated in the south in the 50's.

lol. That is such complete and utter bullshit. You are a fool.

Well why didn't you say so earlier? I mean, certainly the words of some no-name face on the internet carry more weight than people I personally know who have gone through this experience! If you'd have simply called me a fool sooner, I could have known ahead of time and told these people to shut up and shove their life experiences up their lying asses.

:roll:

Well, you know now. So you'd better get to telling them that they are all fools. Better late than never, nik.

Shut your corn hole dill weed.

 

[theflyingpig]

Originally posted by: Nik

Shut your corn hole dill weed.

lol. Pathetic.

 

[onlyCOpunk]

If you stick to the tourist locales then yes. But don't go wandering off the beaten track...especially in Honolulu.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: theflyingpig

Originally posted by: Nik

Shut your corn hole dill weed.

lol. Pathetic.

Yes. You are.

 

[Synomenon]

Go back to your own place Haoles!

 

[boomerang]

First off, don't worry about what other people think of you.

We've been to the islands many times. Yes, there is an undercurrent of dislike for non-native people. It's not in your face, it's subtle. We've never had a confrontation of any kind with a native Hawaiian, but we've had some minor issues with non-native folk living there. We paid for a tour of a macadamia nut farm on Molokai. It wasn't expensive, maybe $10 a head. At the end of the tour, the non-native guy that owned the farm gathered us around to try and sell us stuff. He hawked his wares a little and then proceeded to tell us that we should not even consider moving there. That we were not welcome and not wanted. My wife and I walked out. Non-natives will try to tell you how expensive it is to live there. We have even made friends of a couple that moved there from the mainland and built a home that tell us how expensive it is. After many trips we know what it costs. We've had a lot of smoke blown up our asses by both strangers and friends alike. It's an exclusive club and no more outsiders are wanted. Understandable.

We have had Hawaiians try to intimidate us with their jacked up trucks on narrow roads. We've been given an occasional dirty look. There is a deep sense of family within the native Hawaiians. Stay away from the parks on the weekends out of respect. It's their family time together and be respectful and let them have it.

I can fully understand that the Hawaiians are upset and fed up with the haoles. Their way of life has been turned upside down over the course of a century or so. This movement to rid the islands of non-native people has been simmering for decades and may or may not gain steam. A lot of negative things have arrived with the haoles. But I can tell you one thing for certain. They don't want to give up the type of homes they live in now, their cars, the availability of food, food stamps, welfare, fast food joints and the like. They'd like all the trappings of modern living, without the haoles. The haoles brought all that there.

They may want to go back to sacrificing to the volcanoes too. I don't know if haoles work for that or not.

BTW, we love the islands and the people and will go there every chance we get.

 

[bignateyk]

They're pretty dumb if they don't. The only reason their shitty island is as nice is it is is because of tourism.

 

[wwswimming]

Well why didn't you say so earlier? I mean, certainly the words of some no-name face on the internet carry more weight than people I personally know who have gone through this experience! If you'd have simply called me a fool sooner, I could have known ahead of time and told these people to shut up and shove their life experiences up their lying asses.

:roll:

Edit: Not *all* Hawaiians are racist, but there are many of them that hate the haole

i was waiting for that word to come up.

there is a lot of "Haole, go home" sentiment in Hawaii, but some white boys break through and become honorary Hawaiians. in the surfing world, Shane Beschen & Andy Irons are 2 examples.

i think a lot of the discrimination occurs in schools (young white kids learn to fight) and in parking lots (rental cars parked at the beach might as well have a "rob me" sticker on them).

 

[0roo0roo]

doesn't matter if they gripe. they are outnumbered
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii#Ethnicities
there are more japanese than native Hawaiians. so theres no chance for their "go home" sentiment

 

[mugs]

I have never experienced any poor treatment from any Hawaiians when I've been on Maui (~6 weeks total). They may not like me, but they don't make it obvious. They're generally pretty polite.