We are not a tourist advertisement page, we are not a move to Hawaii page, we are not a Politically driven page, but i feel any question asked is still important. So I got a question from a reader who wanted to move to Hawaii and they had a few things they wanted to know. Is Hawaii the same as the television ads? is Hawaii like the main continent of the United States. And is it affordable? I will hold my judgement on those answers and respond with informing through what I think maybe the best way to address some of these questions. So lets get started...
Moving to Hawaii is based on its tourism idea of Aloha, Paradise, and melting pot of culture. Thats very broad as Aloha also means good bye as well as a host of values. Paradise for the land is a truth, but it is because the care of generations of Hawaiians, old school plantation immigrants, and nowadays people interested in sustainability, so it is thanks to history and traditional practice. A melting pot of culture is great, but it doesn't mean everyone always got along as Hawaii has a very ugly past that involves: Hawaiian overthrow, Plantation immigration contract slavery, and modern day Hawaii political money over 'aina mentallity. The Big Island has been a place many have been moving to, even from Oahu for its affordability. Government wise Hawaii is one of the easiest to exploit for those who have large families, no job, and no health with the emergency rooms, which all leads to burn out and not all who move have good intentions. However if they are on this page they are less likely to be of bad intentions if they are actually here to learn. It is a very real concern of residents of Hawaii "Kama'aina". Local news points at immigrant exploitation, child sexual abuse cases, church scandals, political obsession, unsustainable travel that is overloaded, and mass land neglect of literring and non-recycle initiatives of landfills. And thats just the tip of the ice berg! Contributing to the land is important in sustaining the land. The amount of people use more than the land can hold, but it is no ones place really to state who can or can't move here. While on the mainland it might be seen completely optional. However, in Hawaii it is seen as disgraceful or even toxic in the values of respecting land through whats known as 'aina-based learning that is taught in most schools at a young age to those in the Hawaii education system. It is hard to just see this in books, because of the oral communication in Hawaii's culture, so visiting places like: The Loi, The Fishpond, The Museum, The Farmers Market, and Plantation Museum is really important for insight. Come with questions as their is also the value of "Loud and Proud" which is a few and not most or "No Make Waves" which is the person waiting for the questions. It is hardly possible for people who are even 2nd or third or 4th generation on the island to not have feelings about people moving to the island and not respecting the land. This is not because of just Hawaiians, but in many asian cultures there are similar practices of sustaining the land and its resources as well as its people. In Hawaii it has a specific way of doing with by Malama (care) and Pono (balance). As newcomers come they act from what they learned in their mainland places of the United States, Japan, China, or anywhere else and push those country values on to the Local culture and even harder on the Hawaiian culture. Which is not always intentional. There are the fair share of people unwilling to learn and are seen as disrespectful and really bad or those willing to learn. So, what would people be learning? about the history of the Hawaiians first and foremost. Then the background of their races role in history to see how they may have effected the timeline and then all other groups that have immigrated and how they may have succeeded or failed to convert to the local-way which is based on the Hawaiian-way. They are different, yet similar in many respects. Hawaii is treated by many who live here as a place separated from the United States, but run by it. Due to the history what is explained through most media is not mirror the residents ideals, but for the percentage of people who choose to interact with those journalists. Luckily the culture of "No make Waves" is changing and more people are having discussions about their opinions on the internet. There is nothing wrong with working where you want to live, however localizing yourself in any state is important to surviving the society and work place in that state. In Hawaii we have a social-economic system as well based on etiquette and procedures of respect to different ages, races, knowledgeable people, and more. There is also "Coconut Wireless" which is where everyone seems to know everyone and it is true! they most likely do, especially on islands that are not Oahu (the melting pot as well as the global business center). Everyone gottah check the surnames, because chances are the people are related. Even the Haole families tend to check because they want to see if the family has been here for generations or is newly moved. When people move to Hawaii they end up realizing there is no where like it anywhere else after they have given sometime to talk to people and research for themselves. Most are however convinced after six to eight trips as a tourist, but anyone who travels knows living experience is different than vacationing experiences, so its apples to oranges in comparisons. Most move back with in several years due to the rugged financial issues involved in surviving in Hawaii with its heightened prices on just about everything. Hawaii is a desirable place to live from a residential perspective as it is a place seen to retire for its slow paced lifestyle or maybe raising kids in a multi ethnic environment rich in culture and sustainable values. It is warm all through the year which is different than the mainland and desired and the rich soil makes it easy to live from the land if moving from the countryside.
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