We answered a question from Tom of Oxford PA which I know is on the mind of many: In the Beat of Hawaii blog I've seen an increasing amount of comments from Mainlanders who have been berated by negative, vulgar and offensive comments from locals, including one couple who've been going to Kauai for 20
How Hawaii families play in the snow We are talking about how Hawaii was so "cold" and our Big Island partner Dylan Nonaka gave an impromptu story about how Big Island families go up Mauna Kea with their pickup trucks, load them up with snow, and then truck it back down to their front yards
Scott from Dallas, Texas asked: We love the Hawaiian culture, people, and history. What kind of advice can you give that would allow us to be accepted into the Hawaiian community as seamlessly as possible? Various volunteering activities in the community and through church come to mind. Are we on the right track? Mahalo Scott
If you only remember one thing, this is it. Hawaii’s culture is complicated. But there’s one thing that’s really, really important and this is it. Be prepared to leave your shoes outside One of the very first things you’ll learn about local culture in Hawaii is that we don’t ever walk in the house with
House party etiquette in Hawaii Everybody knows you’re a recent mainland transplant, so you’ve got that working against you. If you’re ever fortunate enough to get invited to a local house party, you can do a few simple things that will speak volumes about your embrace of local culture and values. Help out with everything
It’s not about you You’ll have to resist the natural temptation to talk about yourself while keeping it all real. Here are some really simple things to follow. Make it about them You’re being given a peek at the inside circle, so what you want to do here at our mythical house party is learn
Your first audition - getting invited to the house party Let’s say for the purpose of discussion that you have a job and have met a bunch of people at the workplace. You’ve all become good superficial friends, meaning it feels like good friends but so far you’ve only been meeting and socializing at the
Where are some great ways to make new friends? At our last exciting episode, we talked about the difference between superficial friends and getting hanai’d into a family. On this issue we’re going to talk about some of the very best places to make new and meaningful friends. Volunteer at community events One of the
One of the first things you’ll need to do is make new friends in Hawaii. Now of course there are common human social norms to follow in making new friends regardless of where you move so I won’t be covering that in this article, but rather I’ll talk about what is different about Hawaii’s cultural
What were Hawaii's George Floyd demonstrations like? Over 10,000 people demonstrated in Hawaii over the murder of George Floyd. How violent did the demonstrations get? How do those demonstrations reflect Hawaii islander cultural values? I cover these topics in this video. Do you have questions for me to address? Let me know in this form
If you live in a place where you not only dream of a White Christmas but usually get one, you might wonder: What is Christmas like in Hawaii? In some ways it's really different and in other ways it's really similar. What is Christmas like in Hawaii: surfing on Christmas day Just the other day
Communities in Hawaii are unique. Some familiar ones that I can think of are hiking groups and running groups. Although these may be common in many other places as well, they are very popular here because of the active lifestyle in the islands. Other types of unique community groups are hula halaus. These groups train,
