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Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by lisa

lisa — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:47:58 +0000

Hi Clara, you are right. That is much worse. and it is deplorable. If I were your mother, you would not be in school, but not because in Hawaii whites are discriminated against, but rather, because school is an institution that fosters these kinds of fear tactics.

I went to a high school where EVERYONE was white. and I was targeted ocassionally … and I was white.

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by Clara

Clara — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:55:52 +0000

You guys may think that a litle bit of teasing is bad. there’s worse. Much worse.
I am a white teenager in hawaii and I am in High School. I have been a target for the Kill Haole Day. Yeah i know. crazy right?

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by Courtney

Courtney — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:27:21 +0000

I have live on Oahu for a year now. I am white, married to a white man, and working as a journalist while finishing graduate school. My husband and I have both been victims of hate crimes here. Once I had a van of three local guys literally try to run me off the road as they screamed racial obscenities at me. I have had my car engraved with racial obscenities…I could go on and on. I was not allowed to enroll in certain classes at UH because I was not of Hawaiian or Japanese ancestry…at a STATE University. I have been passed up for jobs because of my name. For those of you who will criticize me…let me say that I am glad to know what it feels like…to be the minority, to be discriminated, to be hated and treated less than human. I will take this lesson, learn from it, and look at Hawaii with a much different lens. For those of you who think this is false, please read the news articles on how many white kids commit suicide in hawaii alone, due to hate crimes.

Comment on Free Hawaii Vacation Planning Guides and Hawaii Travel Newsletter by smileyburrows

smileyburrows — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:27:24 +0000

Aloha Lisa,I am the property manager and beneficiary of Green Mountain.I found your advertisement and felt I needed to share some information with you for your business.We are open from 9a.n. to 4p.m. everyday that we are working on our property.We love guests and we are a family with ten children(my husband is Hawaiin,we run a family farm on the property.We ask a fee of $5 per person which helps us manage the 260 acre mountain.We ask people call our home phone@(808)965-5500 so we arande a time to meet people at the gate,so they can drive up into the property where they can access their belongings and keep their car safe.We allow people to swim and visit the lake crater,as well as take a hike to the summit(a mile up from where people park.We alwats drive people to the summit in our truck if they cannot do the hike.We recommend people set at least a two hour time frame to experience the mountain.We love sharing knowledge and we would be happy for you to share that our place is open to the public.We also have a free volunteer day the first Saturday of every month.If you haven’t experienced our place,we think you’ll see what a truly sacred place it is!Take care and a hui ho,Smiley

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by kona1224

kona1224 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:41:59 +0000

in Kauai there’s big problem with the racism like that, being i grew up there 50 percent of my childhood,, i got into a lot of fights over being a white ranch kid from California, now where I’m at its not so much, but there’s still bits of it, such as with the county, and trying to get kids ukulele lessons and such…..that’s why always keep my head down, don’t pay nobody no mind

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by searider76

searider76 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:27:30 +0000

Wow….have been annoyed with the one sided view of Hawaii and am pleasantly surprised to find this site. If you don’t know the real history of an area then you bring the view of foreign eyes. Live/see it through the eyes of the oppressed…then look for justice and seek peace….

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by lisa

lisa — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:54:28 +0000

Hi Cheri, there are supposed to be areas with more racial discrimination, but again I will refute this, because I lived in one of those for many years: Puna on the Big Island. It was a very local place, people referred to it as the wild, wild, west … and yet I had no problems.

As for the rest of your comment. This is not a blacks vs white issue. In fact, in my opinion and my experience, blacks are discriminated against maybe as much as whites.

This is a Hawaiian or Hawaiian-supporter versus whites issue. If you don’t know why Hawaiians would have any reason to feel anger or prejudice towards white, then look around here: http://hawaii-nation.org/ .

I’m not saying I agree or disagree with the views on that website, I point them out because they catalogue the central issue that I have heard many times as the reason why some Hawaiians push against whites in Hawaii.

Something else I want to offer here is that whites may be generally unwelcome or ‘looked down upon’ or ‘talked about in a derogatory way’ by many races in Hawaii in the same kind of way that ‘Americans’ are ‘talked about in a derogatory way’ in many other countries of the world.

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by Cheri

Cheri — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:11:57 +0000

My husband and I are thinking of travel nursing to Hawaii and I have been reading alot about this issue. I am white and he is Latino. Do you feel there are areas with more racial discrimination than others. Our dream has always been to go to Hawaii. We are so disappointed to hear about this issue. It is 2010. The riches lady in America is black and we now have a black president. “from Hawaii” Time to get over it and move on. We are all children of God and when we insult each other we insult him.

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by lisa

lisa — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:47:15 +0000

Hi Keola. My post was supposed to be on the reassuring side of this issue It should be totally fine, really. I’m as white as they come and I worked a county job and everything and had no problems. I am certain that you will love Hawaii if you give it a chance.

Comment on Racism Against Whites (Caucasians) in Hawaii – The Real Deal by Keola Adonis

Keola Adonis — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:21:19 +0000

I have to say that I was really upset when I read all those comments about whites having a hard time in hawaii and being called haole. I am asian, but my husband is half white and half asian. He does not look asian at all. He looks more white. We were thinking about living there in a couple of years. I was really unsettled about hearing about the racism from locals. I don’t know if that is the best place for our whole family. My children do look more asian but I fear that them being a non local will also cause them to be ridiculed and bullied. It’s already scary to move to a whole new environment considering we have lived in maryland our whole lives and to read this is really upsetting. I can see that u have been able to make this a good environment for yourself, but there is just so much overwhleming negativity for my family. Thanks for ur post.