It just takes one person to wreck it for others. With some ugly details.
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It just takes one person to wreck it for others. With some ugly details.
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Well said! I lived in Hawaii in 1962, Dad was stationed there with the Navy. I love Hawaii and had great friends there, in school and neighborhood. I was able to back to Oahu twice, a couple of years ago, one trip to Kauai and the other to Oahu, where I lived and went to school. We were with friends and didn’t have the freedom to go back to my old neighborhood. “I. Still love it!!! And plan to go back.
The bad behavior won’t stop until someone has the political will to stop the overtourism, especially from the Mainland. Visiting Hawaii should be an earned privilege. Perhaps requiring a college level class to obtain a tourist permit along with a volunteer work requirement while visiting would be a good first step.
Being from Ohio, I also think Ohio should require a college degree and travel permit to cross into the state border. Where is the eye roll emoji on here?
And a permit to get Out of the state as well.
We have been visiting the big island for more than 20 years and every year is a gift. We are so grateful that Hawaiians are willing to share aloha with us that I do not understand the obnoxious behavior. The culture of aloha is one of love and kindness and only those who open their hearts can truly experience Hawaii. Please stay away and don’t ruin it for the rest of us if you can’t share that gratitude and attitude!🌺
As a Mainlander, I’m so sad and sorry this is happening in Hawaii and frankly all over the service industry in the US. It’s no excuse of being cooped up during covid that people act this way. How would they feel if treated in the same manner? We have been going to Maui and Kauai for over 35 years and always enjoy and respect the local food and peoples. After 3 years of pandemic we are looking forward to our trip in September. Mahalo
We love Hawaii we come often we are guests and greatful to be there we are glad that
New rules are coming to protect the island we love the people of the island and respect them every one has always been great to us love the islands
It is sad to hear the stories of rude people in Hawaii. However, the truth is these types of people are everywhere. On a more positive note, we love Hawaii and have visited every year since 2001. We have never seen bad behavior like described in the article. One of our favorite aspects of Hawaii is the Aloha spirit. The Hawaiian people have been some the friendlyist people we have ever met. To all the Hawaiian residence, thank you, for making our time in paradise the best that it can be.
I absolutely love Hawaii! Had the opportunity to live there as a traveling nurse some years ago.I love the people and the culture and hope be to
It saddens me to hear about those that feel as if their happiness is more important than those that live and work in Hawaii. I travelled for the first time to your lovely state just before all of the restrictions were lifted. I was so impressed by all whom I came in contact with that I can’t wait until I gave the opportunity to come back. But I have seen this “entitlement” mentality in my day to day life that it just doesn’t surprise me. This is a disease that is only getting worse. I’m so sorry that it is causing a problem now for everyone. So sad.
My husband and I are blessed to have visited both Oahu and the Big Island for our honeymoon and first anniversary, respectively. I absolutely love everything we got to experience on both trips. We shopped local grocery stores and farmers markets and drove around to enjoy the scenery. We visited Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Volcano National Park and so much more. We deliberately tried to stay low key and as “non-touristy” as possible. Locals and natives are so fortunate to live in such beauty and I’m sad and apologetic for the negative experiences brought by other visitors. I fear for the future of your wonderful islands, culture and nature if tourism isn’t controlled somehow. To lose any aspect of the treasure that is Hawaii would be tragic.
Although there is no panacea for the regrettably belligerent tourist, it might help if there was more of an effort to promote and advertise the Aloha Spirit state law.
http://www.donch.com/lulhaspirit.htm
5-7.5] “Aloha Spirit”
(a) “Aloha Spirit” is the coordination of mind and heart within each person. It brings each person to the self. Each person must think and emote good feelings to others. In the contemplation and presence of the life force, “Aloha”, the following unuhi laula loa (free translation) may be used: