C’mon internet, help Chris find his friend! Can’t wait for an update. 🤙🏽

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

:)

@tracyalan7201

4 ай бұрын

Current level of technology, Chris hasn't tried searching on the Internet? During all that time, his last name, high school doesn't show up? He didn't try to check classmates of the school's alumni. In this day and age, it might be trackable.

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Hey Chris you’re a good and intelligent person. You’ve got friends on your video podcast. Especially folks from Hawaii who are Hawaiian. Look up my last name Kaupe. You’d be surprised as I was when I was a little keiki. Mahalo Chris.

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Look Chris my family is very diversified. Of all nationalities and cultures. No worries we all good. Mahalo Brah!

This was a really interesting video and opens the door for a great conversation! Thanks Chris

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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That was beautiful. Very touching

Great topic, Chris! Your topics never fail to provoke some deep thinking and stir up memories. When I started at UH back in '78, I was befriended by a local Japanese guy who introduced me to his friend circle. They were a diverse group, who all knew each other from Punahou. What a great introduction to so many different cultures in my freshman year as a mainland haole from a mostly homogeneous population. Later on, I got involved very deeply in the Filipino community beginning with my involvement with the UH Fil-Am club. Also, my ex-wife is Chinese from Hong Kong. As a result, I consider my best friends to be those of diverse backgrounds, but mostly Filipinos. In fact, to this day I feel more comfortable with Asians and Pacific Islanders than with the haoles that surround me here on the mainland. I tend to gravitate toward pretty much anyone from Hawaii, but in the absence of "locals" I lean towards Asians here. That can be a little challenging since mainland Asians will have no idea of my past until we get to know each other. As you can imagine, that has made for an interesting life. It can be a bit confusing when you identify so strongly with a culture that you weren't born into, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Yeah, it must be strange for them when you identify with Asians because of your local Hawaii ties.

Hi Chris, Thanks for the vlog! Another great topic to ponder. In reflecting back to my groups of friends, I had several groups of friends that involved the different interests or things that I did. But the ones that became my closest friends revolved around work. My group of friends in Hawaii is based on a group that all worked at the same place when I was a teenager. We are all still friends to this day and get together every time I go back home. Here in the mainland, my group of close friends also came from work. We all started at the same company together right out of college but have since gone in different directions for work, but we still maintain our friendship that started it all off.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

It's amazing that you've still maintained those friendships all these years later. 🤙

Bruddah…! Haha nice video. This video goes for all over da world ! My last name is Japanese. I’m 1/4 japanie. Chop sui, born in Hilo. My wife is Filipina. I live in Seattle WA now. Have 4 kids, 14-21 years old. Reality is ohana first and friends are far second now that I’m older. But “ friends “ are always few. Got to make a conscious effort for connection with different kine people. And it is so worth it, as we are all the same fundamentally. But we all get different flavor! Keep these videos coming, you doing great brah! 🤙🤙🤙

Thank you for sharing. I started watching your channel as I’ll be in Oahu for a week next month. I hope you find your friend 🥰

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Have a great time when you're here. 🤙

😊Makes me smile to hear your commentary because it is very insightful and im proud to hear a local boy talk about these issues that seemingly just becomes a natural lifestyle living condition. The differrence in hawaii diversity could be the kalihi vs manoa vs kahuku type comparisons. In kalihi we always had a wealth of diversity among friends. The lone haole or black person every few yrs was due to military transfers... i stood out at a southern mainland university but so did the other 3 vietnamese people within approx 25k student pop. You adapt and overcome your natural tendencies by reaching out beyond your comfort area. I was excited to see AGTs jordan segundo in sacramento (farrington) doing a great job at the local tv station and has since parlayed that experience into a new tv opportunity in miami for 2024. Yes, the appeal of hawaii people is that we fit in all places because of our diverse culture and experiences. You almost become that all inclusive friend that everyone needs to complete their circle. Nice job chris. Ted (FARRINGTON 74')

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. Didn't know about Jordan Segundo. Glad he's been able to advance in his career. 🤙

@craigpagaduan6376

4 ай бұрын

Farrington, ‘69…you learned to live with everyone!

I'm Hawaiian... I'll be your friend.

@danyocummings

4 ай бұрын

Brah came here to write this too haha 🤙🏾

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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When you’re a kid, your friends are the kids you go school or maybe church with. And lots of neighborhoods are made up of ethnically similar folks. College is when lots of people meet “others,” for the first time. Thanks for your ideas. Interesting as always.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it was nice to meet and hang out with different people in college, especially as a local boy.

@jonniesantos

4 ай бұрын

I'm exhausted around people; always have been. Now retired, the pool of family and friends has really shrank. It's okay, other than I do miss my family who have passed on - I felt close to some and liked to brag on having such a huge family.

I was born in 1952 and raised in Honolulu. My father is Chinese and my mother is Haole. I was raised exclusively amongst my father’s very large family in Honolulu so my cultural upbringing was predominantly Chinese. I had all types of different ethnicity’s as friends. The funny thing is that I identify as Chinese since I was raised amongst a large Chinese family, but sometimes it was other Chinese that were a bit more reluctant than other ethnic groups to readily open up to me since I don’t really look Chinese! I would sometimes get double takes from people (especially if they were Asian) if I had to show them my drivers license with my Chinese last name.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

lol. Yeah, interesting how sometimes we aren't accepted by our own ethnic group.

@christopherturco197

4 ай бұрын

Your comment reminded of a guy I knew at UH whose last name was Wong but had blond hair and looked more haole than Chinese. If you didn't know his last name, you wouldn't have had any idea he wasn't full haole.

Diverse friends can help a person be naturally open-minded about people and can help someone learn about the world and a culture different from their own which is important. I'm grateful I was raised in a diverse city and had friends from all over the world - I even had a friend from Greenland! My friend from Japan introduced me to Japanese culture and I visited her in '06 which was my first time there. A sibling of mine also spoke fluent japanese and went to school in Japan but she couldn't be bothered to teach her baby sister anything lol! I don't know anyone from Hawaii but I have relatives who went to Uni there. Native hawaiians I see as my cousins even though I don't know any personally. My mother's side come from Rurutu Tahitian Islands

Great topic! I am Hawaiian, Chinese and Irish. In high school I had Asian close friends. Living in Cal for 16 years broke that mold. Attending a large church and working in HR for a big box store my current friends are diverse

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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Yeah hilo person here. When I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s in hilo. Everyone was pretty much in their own groups. I was mixed and my mom wasn’t from Hawaii. My group of friends was pretty diverse. But in general , most groups hung with their own race or economic groups. The Waikea Japanese all hung out together. They lived in the same place and parents were musically successful job wise. The Hawaiians usually from keaukaha all hung together . The families all knew each other also. We were all more segregated by location and interests mostly. The reason I never had “Hawaiian” friends was interests. I wasn’t a hunting fishing surfing guy. That’s what most of those guys were into. The Japanese guys were into cars and sounds. They had money and came from the same area. Didn’t gel with them also. Funny…Hawaii was toted as the melting pot and diverse but we all were in segregated groups. I think it’s been that way since the plantation days. We all were together yet…..apart. It’s the same all over the world.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. I should ask my Dad about when he grew up in Hilo. Back in the 60s and 70s.

Elementary school, friends were haole. Intermediate and high school, friends were Asian. Mainland college, friends were mix plate. Came back to Hawaii, still friends with my high school friends. I have work friends of all ethnicities and enjoy it.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Great experience of a mix of friends. 🤙

@bw5277

3 ай бұрын

Got family on every ....and total chop suey...only few with Hawaiian roots tho!

Thanks for your candid conversation on this topic! There is this myth that Hawaii is a true melting pot where all the different ethnic/racial groups get along and are considered equal but there is a subtle form of ethnocentrism that very few people talk about. There is a definite hierarchy of cultures in Hawaii. Another reason for the ethnic/racial stratification in Hawaii is socioeconomic class. Thanks again for your frank discussion on this subject!

My mom was Filipino/White and being a kid in the early 1940s, she didn’t fit into any groups (also tall & darker complexion). When I was growing up in Oregon, my mom was active in multicultural education and the beginnings of DEI back in the early to mid-70s. Outside of high school, I had a lot of diversity among friends. First year of college in Colorado, in the dorm, my neighbors were Native Hawaiian and Micronesian. Then transferring to a college in Washington, friends and room-mates were Islanders from a wide variety of places-Hawaii, Samoa, Micronesia, the Philippines and more. My mom, in her work, had a vastly diverse group of friends and colleagues. Many of them I regard as family friends to this day. But I agree that it’s easy to be with the familiar or to “silo” as you described- every group can do that. I think it’s universal. I appreciate your video and looking at how fortunate I am to have dear friends from so many different backgrounds. And then of course, those of us who are mixed and get the “what are you?!”😂. Lots of stories and experiences we can share.😊

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it must be a different experience when you are mixed. I never had that since I'm Japanese, but I'd be curious how that experience goes when finding one's identity.

Coming from St. Louis, I went to a public (K-8) and then private (9-12, college, grad school). My friends growing up noticeably black and white (I'm often the only Asian (Chinese with Vietnamese influence for context), and then my friends surrounding me at school were mostly Caucasian and a small handful were Black in private high school (again I'm like that only Asian). Not until university in St. Louis, my range of friends were incredibly diverse. Then working as a young professional and going through the "ranks", the sameness of being the only Asian in a sea of Caucasians happened again. Fast forward, I'm in Hilo in a local company and people are from every background... Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese for sure, Chinese and a mix of something which isn't anything new here but it is for me. hahah.... I love the "mixed plate" of people here because it's all integrated whereas we as Asians in places like St. Louis, we're still looking for a place at the table across levels in various industries. There's a privilege when I felt like a marginalized minority that many (maybe) probably take for granted in Hawai'i.

I miss ky hawaii friends, and its been tough finding like kinded people here in the PNW. But i think we take for granted being surrounded by people who grow up with the same values, so much that when we are somewhere else and we come acrossed someone who we would have grown up with, it forces us to really appreciate that connection.

I feel you on that Chris. Growing up in San Diego I grew up in a part of town where Filipinos were prominent so a majority of my friends growing up were Filipino like me too. It wasn't until I left my safe space & moved overseas, then in my adult years I made more friends of different ethnicities.

Growing up there I had friends from a wide variety of ethnicities (I'm Filipino but look sort of mixed). The friends that I hung with were haole, hapa, Hawaiian-mix, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, etc. But my best friend in High School was Filipino and my girlfriend was Haole! On my father's side of the family, there is Filipino, Portuguese, Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese. So I guess I was lucky to have a diverse social group reflective of the Hawaii population. In school, I did notice that there were cliques that tended to be exclusively one ethnic group.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Lots of mix there. And yes, in schools, I think we tend to see the different groups stand out more.

This made me think about how I didn’t have too many friends growing up. I was raised by two stubborn parents who told me never to back down from what I believed in. So when I went to public school and people started teasing other kinds I stood up. (Obviously I told you how that went 😂) so making friends was much more about their heart and acceptance then their background. I’ll never forget the girl I made friends with in summer school. African decent, we hit it off and say school is gonna be GREAT! School year starts and she starts treating me shitty because her new friends think I’m lame. I call her out. That was the first time anyone ever called me a racist. She was just angry I acknowledged we had ever hung out in front of these CLEARLY much better people. But it felt really left field and I was PISSED hahaha. That being said, I definitely had to do my own looking into myself. Because these experiences create scars. It’s always good to remind ourselves that 1 bad apple does not mean that all apples are bad.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing again. It seems like it was a tough childhood socially. And yes, one bad experience doesn't mean that everyone is bad. 🤙

@lillyfoot19

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii lots of people have a hard time. I learned a lot from it and thats the most important thing. It hasn’t opened me up to interactions with people with rough exteriors very much, but I don’t know their scars. I might look like their version of a walking red flag. We’re all trying to figure out how to navigate with the scars we carry.

I had a pretty good mix of friends growing up. Lots of military brats in my school. Had a few native Hawaiian friends in elementary, but lost touch with most of them when they went to Kam school.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Those Kamehameha school bonds are strong. I still remember a group of Kamehameha school boys in college.

Chris, Thanks for the video. While i was in the military I can say having very few true friends. My very best friend / sister is Puerto Rican. Maybe because i have Puerto Rican family members.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

Shaka 😁 I'm half Puerto Rican.☺️

I grew up in a far Western Suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 80's and 90's. And I remember, as a teenager, when I would go on a day trip or overnight trip with a brother of mine to go be a tourist in Chicago (90 miles south of Milwaukee). I would always be amazed and appreciative of the diversity of the population in Chicago. It was such a contrast from the town I grew up in, where you mostly saw Caucasians--mostly German, Polish, Irish ancestry, maybe some Italians here and there. But then you go to Chicago and see what I would now call "unfamiliar beauty" of sooo many other cultures. Even on a recent trip (a first for my Wife and I) to Oahu in September 2023---it was so cool to see such a melting pot of tourists and locals from so many cultures, all enjoying the beauty of Hawaii (Oahu) together. And even though I knew, before arriving of the Polynesian and Asian demographics--I still cannot remember ever visiting a place with such a mix of so many people descended from (or directly from) places East. Hawaii has been the most favorite destination to visit in my life. Just Miles apart (literally and figuratively :-) ) from trips to other islands, elsewhere.

Chris, people love to claim they support diversity, but it is truer that birds of a feather tend to flock together, too. Many people do not actively seek out people who are different than they are.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Great point. So strange how that works out.

@SuiGenerisAbbie

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Your video pointed it out as well. 👍 🤙

3/5s of my best friends are part hawai’ian and most of my new friends are starting a new life here.

I grew up in Kahala, all white. Went to private Catholic school where I was a minority. One year of high school in Texas where my friends were mostly Mexican ( to the chagrin of my relatives). When I got married we bought a house in Kailua where it was a very diverse neighborhood. Filipino, Maori, Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Samoan (my very best friends. Wife was Hawaiian Chinese). Such a wonderful neighborhood. This was just one block!! I cherish this time so much. Now I live in WA where I have a hard time finding my sister because we all look alike. For reals!! Weird experience. Get home connections through the local Hawaiian club.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

That experience in Kailua must have been fun. Such a diverse group of neighbors.

@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

Cool like dat!

The best friends I ever met from Hawaii was when I was in the service, away from Hawaii. One of them actually helped me when I was homeless for a couple of weeks! His name is Carl. If you are reading this, Carl, you saved me. On the other hand, my "friends" while I was in school in Hawaii, never kept in contact after high school. I tried to keep in contact, but they never responded, so okay, see you later. Thanks for a great video. Sub'd.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Glad you had a friend like Carl. 🤙

Lots of asian kids in hawaii just have asian friends and live in a very small bubble. The ones that have hawaiian friends are the ones that embrace the culture. You can be an asian dude in Hawaii and never get exposed to real hawaiian culture

❤ Cool talk! Observant and non-judgmental. Maybe your friend will find you!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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A lot of my friends were mixed..but I am also somewhat mixed (3/4 Japanese and 1/4 haole) so in a way we had that as n common..I had a philipino/haole friend, Samoan/Chinese friend, hawaiian haole friend, and philipino/Portuguese/hawaiian friend. Also had a black/haole friend. I had one japanese only friend, and one Korean friend.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

Eh! Yu get all kine fren!! 😊

Hawaii is about 42% Asian, so you’re most likely to interact with Asian people over any other group. Don’t feel bad.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

But even among that group of Asians, most of my friends were Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Hardly had any Filipino friends.

Most of my friends growing up in Hawaii were Asian Pacific Islanders, but that's because most of the people in Hawaii are Asian Pacific Islanders. Small kid time, most of my friends were based off of convenience of where they lived. I had one really good haole friend growing up, but that's because he was my age and he lived near me. High School time, it expanded to kids we had common interests with. Most of my friends here are of Asian Pacific Islander descent, but I don't think it was an unconscious preference, that was just the population at the time.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for sharing. Agree that convenience plays a big role, especially in school.

Aww, let’s help find “Jared”

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I'm sure he's out there somewhere. I'd imagine on the mainland, though.

It also depends where you grew up on oahu. Certain areas have certain ethnicities as the main demographic. North Shore-Samoan, Waipahu-Filipino then west side is mixed Hawaiian, Samoan, Portuguese, puerto rican,but less asian other than filipino. Mililiani Asian some military which is black white. Town side more asian and Windward Hawaiian and white asian. Depends where but sometimes we could choose to pick friends that were the same ethnicity.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Good point about geography and how some ethnic groups tend to live in certain parts of Oahu.

People spend their time with people that they see on a frequent basis. In the neighborhood, school, church, where they live, frequent. It depends on the willingness to meet those people and the individual as you spend time with them as to how close you get to them. Some people just click on immediate meeting and others developing over time. It also helps people understand that relationship and whether reconnection is needed or not. Do all relatives need to be reminded of the connection, even if once or a few times meeting.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I think frequency is a big part of friendship. When you're in school, it's so much easier because you see the same people a lot. Once you start working, it's harder to meet new people.

@tracyalan7201

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii: Elementary, Middle and High School possibly, as everyone has the same classes for a year with nowhere to go during that time until it ends. However, there are always people who hated elementary, middle and high school because they had no friends or felt ostracized/bullied/picked on. College time, meeting in courses is difficult as it might only be a semester class unless they are in the same major. Dorm's usually make closer friendships because they might live in the same building. A commuter college makes its harder as people rush to their next class, staggered hours of class and have work/commute to take off. If there are common interests, such as student government, group projects, fraternities/sororities, athletics. clubs/organizations on campus, then the commonality factor would kick in. In the several years of college full/part time, most of the new friends, I developed was non-dorm, clubs/student government/group projects at UH. The friends that I made after college were all work related, which over the course of 32 years and different offices, locations and people that I interfaced with through that time.

Growing up in Papakolea and Kalihi Valley exposed me to all races. I was in a rock n roll band called the Morgue Men in the 60’s. The lead guitarist was pure Puerto Rican, bass player was pure Japanese, drummer was pure Filipino and I am Filipino, Hawaiian, Chinese and English. We made great music and never questioned anyone about race or culture, that’s just the way it was in those days! Still the same today!

Interracial marriage helps form diverse friendships

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

True. And we definitely see that a lot in Hawaii.

It’s actually interesting- I had friends with all different backgrounds/ ethnicities/ colors (and Im Chinese myself) and sometimes I was the only one who looked different as they could be all black/ all white/ all mixed… just depended on which group of friends I hung out with. Now the funny thing’s all my friends have left HI and moved to somewhere else (including myself) and when I went back home for holidays, I realized that I have no friends anymore… 😢

This subject relates to your video on public schools. Because public schools are based on geographical location. The kids growing up in Hawaii Kai don't have the chance to interact with kids from the west side. I'm guessing, but I am pretty sure the ethnic groups represented in the Hawaii Kai schools look different from the schools on the Waianae coast.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

They can always interact in sports 🤙

@hi808surfdudenew5

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii True but that usually happens as kids get older or join club sports.

@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

Ya, Leeward Island great number of Hawaiian, Hawaiian mix, and Samoan, and Hawaiian-Samoan (when I was upcoming in school times, this was very much so).

Well as a native Hawaiian/japanese I married one haole. Breaking the mold… lol. Sometimes others are so proud of their culture it’s off putting. Sometimes it’s not you… it’s them😂

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

lol 🤙

Yes, that's da way. Like him. It's true frens.

True, cloistered Island ways are most common, even tho we luv each otha much. I had all kine friends when grow up. It was an exception to the rule, tho, during my 3rd Gen Islander movement. I had Hawaiian frens, many of them half Portagee or Filipino or Chinese, or a mixing of da three. I only had six 100% Hawaiian frens though elementary, middle and high school. Den da rest of my Poly frens was all Samoan.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Wow, six 100 percent Hawaiian friends. Super rare these days.

@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Extremely rare. The families were originally from Kahuku.

The saying is birds of a feather flock together and that's probably generally accurate but that's not a hard and fast rule.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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COURAGEOUS. Because? The islands' definitely seems to offer an attractive "cover" for the reality of segregation/silos in personal spaces. Also: some types of diversity are coveted; other types are not. Thank you for pondering this (and the book suggestion).

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

It's an interesting book. Hope you get a chance to read it.

What's the name of the bppk?

It’s the same everywhere.

Tbh, true native Hawaiians are hard to pick out in the crowd in Honolulu because they usually look so mixed with other stuff they blend in with everyone else in town (go to the Capitol bldg and you'll see plenty tho)

Life is like that, things happen & we drift apart till one day you realize how come I no see this guy anymore? Its sad but common I hope you hook up with your bud befo too late, happened to me recently, good luck

Absent racism, which still does exist in this age, economy is usually the most significant factor in determining our circle. For religious households, there may be a gravitational pull toward a congregation that shares an ethnicity. I am sure there are many Korean congregations in Hawaii as there are on the mainland. It is economics, though, that will usually determine your neighborhood and school, which probably has the most impact on the diversity in your social circle. That said, I am sure it is much better in Hawaii than on the mainland. Diversity on the mainland means there are that many more you need to contend with. Diversity on the mainland does not come with harmony. It comes with low-minded competition for resources.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for the comment. Interesting that you brought up economics. I mostly went to school with people who didn't leave near me. Not sure if we were in the same economic income bracket, but it never seemed to matter to me at the time.

@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

Very interesting! My experience is that Hawai'i is much less race-ist, yet distinctly practices varying degrees of prejudice. (Particularly viewing non-Kama'Aina; it is mainly primarily a non-Kama'Aina prejudice.......take in example, how Hawai'i Kama'Aina view 'Ka-tonks' ). OMG!, I don't mean to ruffle or put-off!, since I've introduced the concept of 'Ka-tonk' ... Ouch!, sensitive topic! But, Eh! Ka-tonks are loved jus da same ! ☺️❤️

My friends were Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, White, Hawaiians, Samoans, and Filipinos. Now my friends are Mexicans, Native Americans, Whites, and other Asians. You went to private school.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

lol. Only private school until 5th grade. 🤙

@SunnyIlha

4 ай бұрын

Interesting, ya? From the vantage point perspective of 3rd Gen, the initial 1st chop suey was Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino (I'm mistaken for Filipino often), Japanese, Puerto Rican, Okinawan, Portuguese, Korean, Caucasian (Local and mainland), and Samoan. This mix we (3rd Gen) call "The First Wave" (Although we recognize Hawaiians as "The First of the first"). Popolos (please don't see this word as negative connotation) have been the smallest minority. Then, as the 1980s arrived, there was the next large influx of Asia-Pacific and to lesser extent, Mexican and Micronesia into the Kama'Aina: Vietnamese, Kampuchean, Thai, Lao, Hong Kong Pake, Mexican, and numbers of Indonesian. From our vantage point by Islander Generation (3rd Gen), we call this "The Second Wave". During both Waves, Samoans have gone Hawai'i Islander in unbroken continuity. I wonder if all Yu guys, your subscribers, in the community commentary, find this thought interesting.

Growing up I have mixed race friends

Are you gonna play Like A Dragon 8?

I am haole, I left Hawaii already but I can be your internet friend.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

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It is literally is as old as the Bible, and as timeless as the ageless proverb that it is: “Birds of a feather, flock together.” Humans are social animals, so there is an instinctual drive to flock together in order to not be singled out as prey…it is an evolutionary trait. This coupled with the fact that different ethnicities and races have relatively distinct characteristics and qualities, means that most of us will find friends - people that share common interests, traits and characteristics - from those that we look and act similar to. For most people, your closest friends will likely be of the same ethnicity and/or race…it would counter biological and cultural evolution to conclude otherwise.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure it's biological as much as it is in the social sciences.

If Yu yo self Chop Suey already at 3rd Gen Local Hawai'i, chances are Yu get fren mix coming up growing up. 😁

Depends, elementary age friends were the smart ones, yes Asians. Then got into sports to this day- friends across the board

Brah, I be your friend. I kanaka/kepani and live in da 9th. All my friends are Hispanic and Fil-mainland. How dat? 🤙😳😁

We should associate with persons having similar life experiences, values, and beliefs is natural and normal. Doing otherwise, is unnatural and uncomfortable. Ct from SF, CA.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

While it may be more comfortable to associate with people similar to us, it's also important to travel outside of that circle on occasion.

Yes you need more diversion in your life sweetie! Us Americans are not so bad lol!

@leilanihimmelmann9190

4 ай бұрын

He’s American too!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

lol. Had a great experience in CO, OR, and CA meeting all kinds of people. And of course, Hawaii is so diverse.

I guess you were close minded if you didn't have Hawaiian friends in...Hawaii! Underlying racism/prejudice?

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I don't think it was a result of being close-minded. More about our general social circles.

botom line....it aint about ethnicity....it's all about the 'spirit of ALOHA'... irregardless of your ethnic background...I've met tons of Asians from the mainland and they aint nuthin' like the local Asians...those 'bananas' are just as un-local as the mainland people act...

Where you from brah? You just young, and don’t know! Locals have friends from all ethnicities, my godfather was Japanese, my aunt was haole, my family has Chinese…so brah you are out of touch. You don’t even sound like a local. I question your legitimacy to talk about this subject.