500 thoughts on “How Some Tourists are Ruining Hawaii Travel for Everyone”
Maria
Articles like this one only add to the negativity. The example of the lifeguard was conjecture, saying the tourist must have been thinking…you can never know what someone is thinking. That’s wrong and locals as well as Hawaii business owners are also acting more entitled as well as rude. It’s a we and us issue not us vs them. Stop trying to divide people, this is fuel for the fire. Everyone is looking for an outlet, a release valve for the lovelessness and disconnect that is far more contagious than anything else. Hope we can all see the light.
100% agree, this is a divisive article and I can think of many examples of locals being rude to me, including be called a haole when checking into a hotel once.
I also recall on my visit this past fall when a lifeguard at Poipu beach had to keep telling a local to keep her kids away from turtles, these types of incidents should not be attributed to being a tourist issue.
My takeaway is I don’t blame all locals because of a few incidents, there are jerks everywhere, not just Hawaii.
Yes, but this article is not about tourists everywherre. It is about the issue on a small island here in the Pacific, namely, Hawaiian. All you have to do is read social media Hawaii sites and here the division. Tourists (humans) are not being raised to respect land, or others properties. If one can not raise their child to respect, one should not have children because those children will travel and if and when they go to Hawaiian islanes, they will more than likely abuse the islands and all within.
This makes me so sad. We have traveled to the islands yearly since 1993. I love that it is “not” Six Flags! This same attitude is happening to us in rural areas on the mainland too. Traffic is a nightmare and newbys are rude. I feel they ran away and brought their poor behavior with them! I love and respect your aloha. Sadly, our world is changing. I will return to Kauai for Christmas. I will be extra polite. Aloha❤️🌴
We were just in Maui and the employees at places we went were very nice. We saw the day we left in a matter of minutes, two rude men yelling expletives at the employees. They wanted instant gratification and it was sickening. Very rude people and tourists not stopping when people were in crosswalks.
I come to Hawaii each year. Last year was awful. Rude visitors. I’ll not forget the rather obese woman wearing thong type shorts. Disgusting. It’s a different type of tourist coming now.
Hi, I’m a haole from SoCal who has just visited Hawaii (Oahu) last month for the first time ever. I went with my wife who has family there. I just want to say a couple of things stood out to me about the island; people held doors for one another when exiting/entering buildings. I got the chance to drive all over the island on one of those days, and everyone was cruising at 45-55mph, never saw tailgating, no road rage, even on that H-1 westbound at 3:30pm. I feel like “common” courtesy is dead most everywhere else so it was pleasant to find some there. Had a lot of Kona coffee, 12oz for $5 at Island Vintage and Morning Brew, not sure why anyone would waste their time at Starbucks regardless of where they’re from.
We visit Hawaii at least once a year. We love and respect the locals and the culture. I have seen the awful tourist sadly many times. I cannot imagine going to someone elses home and being disrespectful. Hawaii is a beautiful paradise. We need to treat and the locals as such. Lets be respectful and enjoy.
Its really to bad that some people feel entitled to have everything given to them. My wife and I have been on 5 of the islands and have loved every minute of our time there and truly respect the people and our opportunity to vacation there and enjoy the island’s!
Sadly , we’ve all seen or read about those during the Pandemic that ruined the travel experience for other travelers, Employee’s, especially at Airports, drinking too much and thinking they are the only one’s inconvenienced when Flight Delays do occur, I’m thinking of specific incidences in Puerto Rico, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, where Airline. personnel were also assaulted. The reality is, these miscreants shouldn’t be allowed to travel as they do not know how to behave in civil society, they are the worst among us, and took advantage of a climate created by discord and a false sense of entitlement! On the Hawaiian side, BOH broached Locals also becoming more entitled during this period where Subsidy, and reduced Tourism created animas.
Just wanted to say that my extended family and I will be visiting Hawaii for the first time in June, and we will Not be acting like this! These attitudes are an epidemic here on the mainland as well (probably the worst in the world right now TBH) – it’s like people have forgotten that there are other people that exist besides themselves.
Articles like this one only add to the negativity. The example of the lifeguard was conjecture, saying the tourist must have been thinking…you can never know what someone is thinking. That’s wrong and locals as well as Hawaii business owners are also acting more entitled as well as rude. It’s a we and us issue not us vs them. Stop trying to divide people, this is fuel for the fire. Everyone is looking for an outlet, a release valve for the lovelessness and disconnect that is far more contagious than anything else. Hope we can all see the light.
100% agree, this is a divisive article and I can think of many examples of locals being rude to me, including be called a haole when checking into a hotel once.
I also recall on my visit this past fall when a lifeguard at Poipu beach had to keep telling a local to keep her kids away from turtles, these types of incidents should not be attributed to being a tourist issue.
My takeaway is I don’t blame all locals because of a few incidents, there are jerks everywhere, not just Hawaii.
Yes, but this article is not about tourists everywherre. It is about the issue on a small island here in the Pacific, namely, Hawaiian. All you have to do is read social media Hawaii sites and here the division. Tourists (humans) are not being raised to respect land, or others properties. If one can not raise their child to respect, one should not have children because those children will travel and if and when they go to Hawaiian islanes, they will more than likely abuse the islands and all within.
This makes me so sad. We have traveled to the islands yearly since 1993. I love that it is “not” Six Flags! This same attitude is happening to us in rural areas on the mainland too. Traffic is a nightmare and newbys are rude. I feel they ran away and brought their poor behavior with them! I love and respect your aloha. Sadly, our world is changing. I will return to Kauai for Christmas. I will be extra polite. Aloha❤️🌴
We were just in Maui and the employees at places we went were very nice. We saw the day we left in a matter of minutes, two rude men yelling expletives at the employees. They wanted instant gratification and it was sickening. Very rude people and tourists not stopping when people were in crosswalks.
I come to Hawaii each year. Last year was awful. Rude visitors. I’ll not forget the rather obese woman wearing thong type shorts. Disgusting. It’s a different type of tourist coming now.
Hi, I’m a haole from SoCal who has just visited Hawaii (Oahu) last month for the first time ever. I went with my wife who has family there. I just want to say a couple of things stood out to me about the island; people held doors for one another when exiting/entering buildings. I got the chance to drive all over the island on one of those days, and everyone was cruising at 45-55mph, never saw tailgating, no road rage, even on that H-1 westbound at 3:30pm. I feel like “common” courtesy is dead most everywhere else so it was pleasant to find some there. Had a lot of Kona coffee, 12oz for $5 at Island Vintage and Morning Brew, not sure why anyone would waste their time at Starbucks regardless of where they’re from.
We visit Hawaii at least once a year. We love and respect the locals and the culture. I have seen the awful tourist sadly many times. I cannot imagine going to someone elses home and being disrespectful. Hawaii is a beautiful paradise. We need to treat and the locals as such. Lets be respectful and enjoy.
My son lives and works in waikiki and he has been complaining about this attitude since the pandemic and its only worse now
Its really to bad that some people feel entitled to have everything given to them. My wife and I have been on 5 of the islands and have loved every minute of our time there and truly respect the people and our opportunity to vacation there and enjoy the island’s!
Sadly , we’ve all seen or read about those during the Pandemic that ruined the travel experience for other travelers, Employee’s, especially at Airports, drinking too much and thinking they are the only one’s inconvenienced when Flight Delays do occur, I’m thinking of specific incidences in Puerto Rico, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, where Airline. personnel were also assaulted. The reality is, these miscreants shouldn’t be allowed to travel as they do not know how to behave in civil society, they are the worst among us, and took advantage of a climate created by discord and a false sense of entitlement! On the Hawaiian side, BOH broached Locals also becoming more entitled during this period where Subsidy, and reduced Tourism created animas.
Just wanted to say that my extended family and I will be visiting Hawaii for the first time in June, and we will Not be acting like this! These attitudes are an epidemic here on the mainland as well (probably the worst in the world right now TBH) – it’s like people have forgotten that there are other people that exist besides themselves.