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Hawaii- Done
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Can you imagine the very first folks, that pulled up on a shore on one of these islands for the very first time?
Try to imagine what they saw? and no one else around, but them... that musta been something!
Even with all the stuff that has change this place, the good, the bad and the ugly....
...once in awhile, one can still walk down a shoreline on any of these islands and still see a few things the first guys saw...
might only be just little while but one can still see it....
For a contrast, instead of driving to home over the Pali, sometimes I will cruise right down Bishop st. turn left on Ala Moana blvd. and then drive thru Waikiki and go home the coast way past Sandy beach.
Lots of traffic and concrete at the start of the drive, but by the time you make it to the last bathhouse at Sandy's at the Alan Davis side for a pit-stop. You can still walk out on the rocky shoreline and see Molokai across the Kawi channel, perhaps find a few seashells in the tidepools and feel the trades blowing ....
Hawaii different place now...but some parts, still same.
....I am goingoutside now....I admit, it's a limited view...but once I arrived here, I was never away more than a fortnight...
Try to imagine what they saw? and no one else around, but them... that musta been something!
Even with all the stuff that has change this place, the good, the bad and the ugly....
...once in awhile, one can still walk down a shoreline on any of these islands and still see a few things the first guys saw...
might only be just little while but one can still see it....
For a contrast, instead of driving to home over the Pali, sometimes I will cruise right down Bishop st. turn left on Ala Moana blvd. and then drive thru Waikiki and go home the coast way past Sandy beach.
Lots of traffic and concrete at the start of the drive, but by the time you make it to the last bathhouse at Sandy's at the Alan Davis side for a pit-stop. You can still walk out on the rocky shoreline and see Molokai across the Kawi channel, perhaps find a few seashells in the tidepools and feel the trades blowing ....
Hawaii different place now...but some parts, still same.
....I am goingoutside now....I admit, it's a limited view...but once I arrived here, I was never away more than a fortnight...
The view of the Ko'olaus from Kaneohe looking north is really something special and made me think of your comment below
I have a 7 month old and will book a trip for those same dates . . . Not sure what I’m looking forward to more- 10 minutes of free babysitting while I surf a wave pool or a hug with eye contact, but either way I’m taking you up on it
Last summer I paddled out to the regular in the dark. Got a wave and paddled back out. There was this guy sitting outside on a longboar. A set rolls in toward him. No way I’m letting some random get the wave of the morning so I chase it down, he sees me coming and doesn’t move a muscle. I get a really good wave and when I paddle back out he says hey T remember me, Mark.
Oh sh*t I didn’t recognize him cause it’s still low light. Mark is a big dude that got a little bigger. Rides a longboar like a shortboar. Good surfer and knew exactly what to do with that situation. We catch up. He just got divorced, had some health problems and recently moved back to Oahu.
I introduce him to all the morning regulars and hoot him into sets. No big deal cause he’s a solid surfer so the waves didn’t go to waste.
Later that day I get a DM on IG from a mutual friend of ours. Mike wanted to thank me for showing Mark some aloha.
Couple months later I get a text from Chris. He just got back from So Cal and randomly met Mike surfing. They talked and Mike found out Chris knows me through skating, surfing and his dad. Mike asked Chris if he could get something to me. Pretty sure Mike showed Chris some aloha as a visitor at his local.
This is what Mike sent me for being nice to our friend that was in an iffy emotional and health state.
Oh sh*t I didn’t recognize him cause it’s still low light. Mark is a big dude that got a little bigger. Rides a longboar like a shortboar. Good surfer and knew exactly what to do with that situation. We catch up. He just got divorced, had some health problems and recently moved back to Oahu.
I introduce him to all the morning regulars and hoot him into sets. No big deal cause he’s a solid surfer so the waves didn’t go to waste.
Later that day I get a DM on IG from a mutual friend of ours. Mike wanted to thank me for showing Mark some aloha.
Couple months later I get a text from Chris. He just got back from So Cal and randomly met Mike surfing. They talked and Mike found out Chris knows me through skating, surfing and his dad. Mike asked Chris if he could get something to me. Pretty sure Mike showed Chris some aloha as a visitor at his local.
This is what Mike sent me for being nice to our friend that was in an iffy emotional and health state.
Hawaii and Aloha are alive and well. I just got back from one of the longer trips I've ever been on to the islands-ended up getting extended due to work schedule change. There was aloha everywhere I went. Places you wouldn't expect and for no reason whatsoever. Bustling honolulu? Aloha everywhere. Waikiki? Aloha. Double overhead north shore? You're not going to believe me but duus were so kind out at Sunset that I was taken aback. Telling me what waves to go on, etc (There were only 6 of us out and it was meaty but still).
If you're open to it, aloha is everywhere in that beautiful land. I truly feel bad for those that live there and may be mentally or spiritually blocked in a way that makes them unable to connect with it. It's a special and place and we should all treat it with the respect it deserves. If people keep doing the work I saw while I was there, hawaii will be just fine. Better off than 95% of places, honestly.
If you're open to it, aloha is everywhere in that beautiful land. I truly feel bad for those that live there and may be mentally or spiritually blocked in a way that makes them unable to connect with it. It's a special and place and we should all treat it with the respect it deserves. If people keep doing the work I saw while I was there, hawaii will be just fine. Better off than 95% of places, honestly.
I'm going the last weekend of July this summer for a bachelor party. I haven't had a drink in 2 years and will probably have one beer. We can hug with eye contact and you can take a giant sh!t. I'd prefer it after my one coors light.I have a 7 month old and will book a trip for those same dates . . . Not sure what I’m looking forward to more- 10 minutes of free babysitting while I surf a wave pool or a hug with eye contact, but either way I’m taking you up on it
We trying! It's hard during the triple crown season when the asshole train seems endless, but if you visit outside of those dates - aloha is everywhere. Just be chill and wait your turn. We're not going to make you wait your turn your whole session we just want to see if you'll do it the first time.
I am just a fat, bald, lily-white mainland haole and I have had nothing but positive experiences and good vibes on every one of my annual trips. Even in Honolulu, a seething, jam-packed mass of humanity, people are way friendlier and more chill than they would be in *any* comparable city on the mainland. Of course, I always remember I'm just a humble visitor.
Interesting comments - I assume all the people making these comments are actual Hawaii residents.
Local News
But hey, still lots of aloha as long as you keep your head down, stay humble and show fawning "respect" to every local person for the privilege of being allowed to visit Hawaii
Local News
But hey, still lots of aloha as long as you keep your head down, stay humble and show fawning "respect" to every local person for the privilege of being allowed to visit Hawaii
Brah, mahalo for leaving we need the space.Interesting comments - I assume all the people making these comments are actual Hawaii residents.
Local News
But hey, still lots of aloha as long as you keep your head down, stay humble and show fawning "respect" to every local person for the privilege of being allowed to visit Hawaii
“Hawaii sucks because it’s still a place people will actually call you on being a pompous entitled human being. Unbelievable!”still lots of aloha as long as you keep your head down, stay humble and show fawning "respect" to every local person for the privilege of being allowed to visit Hawaii
This is how I behave everywhere I travel. You should try it.But hey, still lots of aloha as long as you keep your head down, stay humble and show fawning "respect" to every local person for the privilege of being allowed to visit Hawaii
More than a few years ago my wife and I were surfing Queens and having a great time. Every once in a while, this woman would just randomely drop in on me and a few others. After the 3rd time, I just there and must have had an exasperated look on my face. That's when her husband paddled over to me, introduced himself and said that she's blind in one eye and had absolutely no peripheral vision. It finally made sense. The locals already knew who she was and gave her any wave she wanted. I learned to do the same and all was good. We talked and traded waves for a couple hours each day for the last three days of our vacation. There was definitely Aloha in the water.
You definitely need a hug with eye contact more. Let's meet up and I'll do the opposite of this:I have a 7 month old and will book a trip for those same dates . . . Not sure what I’m looking forward to more- 10 minutes of free babysitting while I surf a wave pool or a hug with eye contact, but either way I’m taking you up on it
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Always remember : "everybody hates a tourist", and you'll be golden.
Convict scum here and enjoyed every second I spent in the Hawaiian Islands.
Most of the waves of my life I was called into by locals and thats an incredible feeling.
Same with BBQ's, random beer drinking, whatever.
Enjoying, appreciating and accepting hospitality when it is offered- I try and do the same to travelling surfers here.
Fuk yeah.
Always remember : "everybody hates a tourist", and you'll be golden.
Convict scum here and enjoyed every second I spent in the Hawaiian Islands.
Most of the waves of my life I was called into by locals and thats an incredible feeling.
Same with BBQ's, random beer drinking, whatever.
Enjoying, appreciating and accepting hospitality when it is offered- I try and do the same to travelling surfers here.
Not everybody hates a tourist. The “tour guides” that bring truckloads/panga loads here don’t hate tourists enough to turn down the money. Doubles the crowd to an unmanageable level even though most are speed bumps. That will only get worse as most of the people that are building here are building rental space.