Unfortunately it is not just in Hawaii, people just seem to be stupid when it comes to nature. When l was in Yellowstone last year l noticed signs everywhere saying not to pet the wild life. To our amazement we saw people going up to or at leat trying to pet grizzly bears and Buffalo and we actually say some idiot go up to a bison and we saw here get gored. We found out later she had died from her wounds. We were upset but figured it was thinning out the morons. It is sad and I don't understand why people don't trust this kind of warning.

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Hey stupid people are everywhere not just the mainland. Look at all those news reporters who are stupid enough to stand in the middle of a twister or rogue waves.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Again, I don't understand the appeal of touching animals like that. It's not a petting zoo 😅

A year ago, we were planning our big move to Hawaii. We found your channel and found your information so helpful. Thank you!!

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Well it’s a year later did you move to Hawai’i yet? Whereabouts did you move to? Windward or Leeward side?

@FawknHayn2986

4 ай бұрын

@@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573 🤣🤣🤣

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Thank you. Did you make the move? If so, how was it?

@FawknHayn2986

4 ай бұрын

@@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573 most likely town. In the people of the Westside anything after pearlridge is town

i live in Hilo. it didn't take long for me to realize nothing was ever going to change there so i just accepted it.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

That's also part of the charm to Hilo. Sad when my Aunties' flower shop closed.

I would have a different top 3. Disrespecting the kupuna. Saying yeah, the Hawaiian lands were stolen but to get over it. Honking your horn.

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that sums it up for half of the Kanaka Maoli’s back home.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

😆

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lots of honking in the afternoons in Town. 😆

@drjojo5551

Ай бұрын

So Hawaii was stolen…HUH?????? Where are the little gems now????? Y’all have a racist ,tribal attitude!!! Do you sleep with your sisters?????

No touch Portagee man-of-war jellyfish washed up on da beach. 😬

Once back in 2003 I almost stumbled into a seal on the beach on Diamond Head. I thought it was a fat guy on the beach! Oops it's a seal! I backed away of course, and stayed away, and in a short while someone came out and put some warning cones out. No bodda da momona blahlahs with flippers, eh?

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol 😆

@user-1rg9f2-g3l6d

4 ай бұрын

Actually there had been a couple of instances where locals shot endangered monk seals. In court, a defendant on Kauai argued that it was part of Hawaiian culture, claiming that seals were seen as pests by some fishermen and that he was trying to protect the fish population. Despite that, he was still convicted of killing a protected species under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Another one, don’t walk fast. After living in Japan for years, my local friends complain that I walk too fast now lol

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I like fast walkers. I made an entire video about that. 😆

You called it right with these examples, Chris. These are clearly 3 of the biggest ways to erk locals. Regarding messing with the endangered species, I think the State and the Feds need to make examples of these people who do the stupid stuff, and really give 'em serious consequences. That alone will do a lot to change behavior, because word will travel fast that there's some serious fines involved. There's nothing like hitting 'em in the pocketbook. Slow left lane drivers is always a tough one. I suppose HPD could actually cite those drivers for doing that, but pulling them over to give them a warning would probably be enough in most cases. But, really, do you want to apply police resources in that way? And the last one is understandably irritating. Just got to remind people (in a nice way, of course) that, if the mainland ways are so great, they do have the option of returning. Your idea of people taking the time to get familiar with the islands first before trying to make changes is best. It's easier to take constructive criticism from someone who is perceived as a friend, or at least from someone who has taken the time to see things from your perspective first, before they start telling you you're doing things wrong. They may just find out that the local ways are not so wrong after all. Calling the neighbor islands the "outer islands" is another low grade way to ruffle feathers in Hawaii, but that applies more to everyone other than O'ahu residents.

@briandoortodoordelivery2236

4 ай бұрын

add in complaining with "where's the aloha?" or "no aloha".....that'll basically earn a GTFO response

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Man those mainland lolo’s still referring to the outer Islands instead of naming them. No wonder were are called the Aloha State, not the 50th State.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I'll admit that I used to say "outer island" for years growing up here. But I've stopped using that.

I think the problem is Disney cartoon movies. People somehow expect that the animals will be pleasant cartoon characters instead of actual wild animals who do damage when they are aroused and angry.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol. 😆

Nah, nah, nah ... nevah try fo get anyone huhū, Bra'. 1) Chris, in all fairness to my IGNORANT tourist Bretheren and Sisteren, some people think it is cute to go up to, and try to pat, say ... a monk seal or some such. Really, tourists think it is being friendly to do so. Tourists do not always mean the worst by doing that. 2) Yep, the left lane is the fast / the passing lane. No doubt! Same thing over here on The Mainland, too. 3) Dear Tour5ists: Never go to Hawai'i to try and change how people are, naturally. Remember, it's THEIR land, their Āina, not yours! They have their ways, which are NOT yours, NOT ours. Just go to enjoy what is on offer. Seek and Ye shall find. That's it, really. And, never, ever, EVER tell anyone Hawai'ian what to do with their Āina which means not littering on the beaches. It will never, ever go down well, especially if you're bossing one Moke around. Locals figure it this way: They don't come into your house and tell you how to behave and hang your curtains, and / or how to clean house, so ... please do not tell a local how to live in what is THEIR (Your!) territory.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for the comments, particularly your final suggestion. 🤙

Add a tourist looking at a local in a way that could be interpreted as "stink eye" to the list.

@alexcarter8807

4 ай бұрын

Hawaii is Pacific/Asian and "eye language" is different than the mainland that's for sure.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol. Haven't seen that. Can we really blame a tourist for that?

Driving in the left lane is not unique to Hawaii. It is rampant on California highways. When I used to have to drive longer distances for work through mostly No. Cal. driving during the week was clearly different than on the weekends. During the week you see more "professional" drivers except during commute hours who know how to use the left lane as the passing lane. On the weekend everyone is out and many people drive in the left lane and just sit there. It actually turns the right lane into the fast lane, which is the trick I use to move along faster. People have the mentality that by being in the right lane they are going faster. I always laugh when I go scooting along while they sit in the crowded left lane.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I think it's especially frustrating because there are local drivers who know the unspoken rules of certain roads and then they encounter tourists using the road for the first time. Likelike is an example I can think of.

We deal with the same thing in Montana. People wanting to touch the bison or come too close to a baby bear or moose. It’s insane.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I've seen buffalo in Colorado. Bigger than I thought.

For me, its when people who weren't born and raised on the islands attempt to educate me or others on Hawaii, even though their experiences only go back a few days, months or years. Giving one's opinions regarding observations made during a recent trip is totally fine - everyone has their unique point of view, and we may discuss from there. However, don't lecture me on local and native Hawaiian history and culture. I live on the mainland now, and recently my wife and I met a couple who could not shut up about what they thought they knew about the islands. Apparently they just moved back to the West Coast after an extended stay. They did not know my family immigrated to the then-territory well over a hundred years ago (which is actually not so long ago compared to other groups). At one point, I chimed in. The couple then tried to correct me and my opinions on a couple topics. Or, at least they began to until my wife enlightened them on my background. They pretty much clammed up after that. I honestly did not wish for the conversation to end, but merely to proceed in a more open direction. I am one of these folks who likes striking up conservations with stranger while traveling, as I want to get the local perspective. I will provide my opinions, but do so in order to better understand the topic at hand, and encourage further discussion.

As an Alaskan, the number of people both resident and tourist alike who do stupid stuff with wildlife is overwhelming often times with deadly consequences (for the animal and the human). Certainly education and over watch are the best solutions. It's a situation that exists in lots of places other than Alaska or Hawaii, the more naturally scenic - the bigger the problem. But like HI & AK there's another dilemma- =resident slobs. The people who trash the land (public & private) and who violate nature and scenic places are almost ALWAYS locals. Hard to play the land stewardship card when there are trash heaps and litter all over the place with little of it deposited by tourists. Practice what we preach.

Hawaii doesn’t need to change. It’s a country that embraces all races. The mainland needs to learn Aloha.

@katsybo

4 ай бұрын

Yes indeed💙💙💙

What I learned from friends who live in Hawaii is make sure you don't honk your horn when driving as that is considered very rude. Also, if you are in a rush (i.e. as you get onto the bus) you'll be told and shown (🤙) to hang loose.... which is a good thing. Lol Thank you for the video.:)

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I know lots of locals who use the horn. I don't like it when people do that because you don't know who it's for.

I appreciate your balanced view point. I think cause you lived off island, you see it from a more balanced perspective. For me, I'm always amazed at how locals think they are at the center of the universe, when they say that visitors act like the are the center of the universe, take liberties with the wildlife, the aina, can't drive etc... Sometimes, or most of the time, people are just oblivious. Stupid exists everywhere. Inconsideration exists everywhere. It's actually not personal. Maybe locals need to get off the island and realize that. I lived on Maui for years and visited Big Island, Oahu (many, many times), Lanai, Kauai. There's always this ongoing thing from locals about "Respect the culture, etc.." Believe it or not, in other countries, other areas of our country, locals don't have such a high expectation of outsiders, especially when they depend on tourism like Hawaii does. As my grandma used to say, "Know which side your bread is buttered." Know that if you depend on tourism, maybe stop being such a-holes to outsiders (sorry but that's too often true from my observation). Maui told everyone to stay away after the fires. Now they are going into an economic depression practically because people are staying away, locals are getting laid off, the water/land is contaminated from all the run off. You can' t ask people to respect the culture and then not respect other people. Seriously, I mean....does it really matter how your pronounce Honu, Honululu, or Hawaii (Havaaaiii). Don't get me wrong, I still love Hawaii. I mean really, really, really love Hawaii. But, I'm also not naive about all the hatred that exists there towards outsiders. In short, it doesn't matter how much respect you bring to Hawaii when you visit or move there. A certain percentage of locals are gonna hate your guts. I understand that's because of how the islands were stolen from them by a small group of white a-holes, that today mainlanders come there and often bring bad mana, drug problems, among other things. But, people from the mainland like myself also move there and buy homes, wanting to live there forever in paradise (which obviously causes a lot of resentment) because they do want to be apart of the culture, only to find out "all that glitters is not gold." Hawaii is rife with social problems that the politicians seem to be doing very little about...I can tell you this, it is so great to live on the mainland now, where locals don't act like everyone should know everything about them, or the area. In fact, locals actually wanna share there culture and help other people out. They understand sharing their culture brings economic stability, despite the inconvenience of looky loo tourists driving to slow. Mainlanders know which side their bread is butter and are grateful for the butter. Stop shooting yourself in the foot Hawaii. Get those benjamins from the tourists and buy yourself a house. Maybe make your politicians pass some laws saying the foreigners can't own homes in Hawaii unless they live there full-time, not just drive up the rents, etc...creating a housing crisis. Maybe get those pols to create some serious solutions to the housing crisis, i.e., build more affordable housing, rent controlled, etc.. Seriously, visitors are the least of your problems.

@the_unsexy_greenMnM

3 ай бұрын

welp...at least your username checks out "mrs.sassypants" 😵

As with Mexico, change comes very, very slowly. Both are older societies with ingrained traditions. The world is changing perhaps a little too quickly, so you try to hold on to as much as you can; thus the "battle" begins. Maybe that's why so many go to the mainland; maybe many see it as too old fashioned, while there are those that see it as too much change too quickly.

@gringo848

4 ай бұрын

I live near guadalajara. I spent 30 years in Hawaii. The change in mexico is going much faster than Hawaii. They build roads, trains, airports about 4 times faster and maybe a tenth the budget. Lots of manufacturing plants being built. Keep your ways Hawaii but don't be surprised when most of the world leaves you behind.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Local culture is a Catch-22. We love it because it doesn't change, but it's also what makes it difficult to change when it's necessary. Of course, determining what and when it's necessary is hard and will need a collective "Yes" from the public and government officials.

Thank you for the vlog! So true on all points. I think some of these things fall into the bucket of being respectful of others and of the environment. Some of it is just common sense. I guess not so common for some. I think this holds true everywhere not just Hawaii. "But for real don't get locals mad" LOL!!!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol. 😆

Spot on as ALWAYS 🤙🏼

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

🤙

- Sacred: Many animals, the land, etc...is sacred in Hawaiian culture. Desecrating any of it is disrespectful. Admire the wildlife, but don't disrupt the tranquility of their existence. - Show no 'Aloha' when driving...cut 'locals' off: Just like when surfing, 'locals' don't like to be cut off when someone drops in on a wave and cuts them off. Someone who cuts them off in traffic pisses them off! Surf and drive with Aloha! - Driving...reverse point of view: 'Locals' need to understand that many drivers aren't from Hawaii, and they are trying to make their way around the island without getting lost. The road signs aren't the best here, and they are bilingual also. - Change without buy-in: After being raise in Hawaii, I went to the mainland for a decade. Upon returning, I did make the taboo statement of "how we did it on the mainland". One great advice that was given to me was to make the 'locals' be a part of the proposed change. If they feel that they are a part of it, then they would be more likely to support and integrate/implement said change. Try to influence the slow process of change with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer.

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Hey Brah I was born and raised in the Islands since some keiki time. Left to enlist in the Marines during the Vietnam war. Got married back home in Wahiawa to a local girl from A well known family then many moons later I retired and been in the mainland ever since. San Diego then Menifee. Last time we’ve been back home was 2011and 2013 for my wife and I. We thought coming back home to Hawai’i would be better but we only lasted about 8 months total. Do we regret leaving our home. No, I had retired not only from the Marine Corps but always San Diego County Veterans Service Office. Now we just enjoy our retirement life at home. Mahalo nui loa

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Great suggestion for including locals as part of the change. Buy-in will go a long way for the implementation of any change.

On the BI the left lane us the oncoming lane....not really a problem for long. (Except for very small sections most roads are not multiple lanes)

Yellowstone has been trying to solve this simple rule “this is WILD life” no touchee.. Then you always see people get ran over buffalo and elk or dear. You just can’t fix stupid so mother nature finds a way. 🤙🏾🤙🏾

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing Buffalo in Colorado as we drove through the mountains. I had no idea how big they were. Wouldn't want to get near one.

Driving slow in the left lane pisses most ppl off in any state. lol. I haven’t been to that park in years! Nice to see it hasn’t changed. No condos. Still lots of grasssy slopes for kids to slide down on cardboard. I enjoy your videos 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I heard there are plans for a redevelopment of the park. I could be mistaken but I thought there were plans to upgrade it to include more things for kids and families.

@urs-

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii …. Oh..whew! Yaaaayy….More for the keiki 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻❣️❣️❣️

Pretty trail!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

It's Kakaako Waterfront Park

About the "Left Lane" or "Fast Lane"; what is the speed to be able to drive in that lane. Sometimes I go 65mph to 75mph and people. Still tail. So how fast are we "supposed" to go in the fast lane?

@guslevy3506

4 ай бұрын

If you are in the passing/fast lane and a car is tailing you, the easiest solution is to move over and let him/her pass as soon as it’s convenient…why play games trying to slow down or block others? Let aggressive drivers get far away from you, only bad things can happen by forcing them to be right on your butt. Now, if you have 3 or more cars tailing you, then you should not be driving in the fast lane. The Speed Limit exists as a general public safety, the reality is that we all drive based on the flow of traffic…if everyone is going 80mph in the fast lane but one driver drives 60mph because it’s the “Speed Limit”, then that one driver is causing the danger…

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I think you'll have to get a feel for the flow of traffic. I know that's relative, but I think drivers should be aware of how others are driving. Can't give you an approximate speed limit, but if cars are tailing and you're in the left lane and don't need to be there, I'd say it's time to move over to let them pass.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I think you'll have to get a feel for the flow of traffic. I know that's relative, but I think drivers should be aware of how others are driving. Can't give you an approximate speed limit, but if cars are tailing and you're in the left lane and don't need to be there, I'd say it's time to move over to let them pass.

@DubAhU717

4 ай бұрын

​@@guslevy3506 One of the oddest things I found when moving here was that very mentality about the speed limit. If there were a group driving 20 over the speed limit on the mainland, a cop would pull them all over and if they said that the speed limit is a general guideline, the cop would be like here is your speeding ticket for that general guideline. I also learned that no turn on red doesn't always mean no turn on red. Especially if the sign didn't exist until recently and everyone thinks it's pointless to begin with. The ones by schools mean what they say though.

It's okay. The touching in Hawaii. The seals, whales, turtles, Nene and any endangered species in Hawaii, yes, they need to be protected from humans. I think the sharks, barracuda's Lionfish, Sea Urchins, More Eel, Sea Snakes, Portuguese man of war, are good at protecting themselves. I'd advise not to touch, but if they want to learn the hard way, like Fire Ants & Coqui Frogs, it will be painful if not lethal. Driving slow is a debatable topic. I've been on the freeway, where there are slow & inconsiderate drivers in all the lanes intermingled with the Speed Racers of Hawaii. Like the drug, speed kills. Inconsiderate/Stupidity can be lethal as speed. Whether rain, darkness, rush hour, fatigue, medication/alcohol, the unexpected can occur at any time. The unexpected pedestrian stepped/falling from the curb, from behind a sign/vehicle, the splashing of a speeding vehicle kicked up so much water to blur the windshield wipers even at its highest speed, on a vehicle last minute cutting in front without signal can occur in an instance. The lolo overcompensates making a turn into your lane or cuts into lane or plain stops last minute a high speed. The slick road from water, tar oil, bad design sending a car/truck fish tailing. It's not the speed, it's the driver's consideration of others. The last one, that's not how we do it (from the mainland) .... I tend to think, we do it to each other here in the islands to each other. Go to any workplace where you're familiar with how to do things.... other offices will have their own ways of doing it 'their' way. If it's the boss, they may not want to know what the old process is or why, they think they know it all, so the workers must go back and waste a lot of time for no reason without knowing if the wheel already works. Change is difficult, but perhaps what's critical is the dialog on why/why not the process workings. Without knowing if the entire process is the same or just a segment appears to be the same but its not. Timing is an important point not always perceived.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Change is tough in the workplace. I've been fortunate that my director has always been open to change, especially when it helps the overall productivity of the office.

I was fishing/spinning as I walked along the beach and didn't even notice the seal. Almost fell over it, thought it was a log or something. Those creatures don't move or make noise.😂

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol. Hopefully others gave it some space

Maybe number 4: Eh, Yu jus step on da back of my slippah ?? 😂

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol. Good one. 😆

All those big mounds in the background old dump site 🤣🤙

@projectc2

4 ай бұрын

kakaako ftw. I remember when it was a landfill. Park always smelled kind a funny

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I'm glad they could make it a green space. With all the condos around now, it's a welcomed place to just walk around 😁

Thanks for your videos💙 I’m down with protecting the animals. What is wrong with people?

Hey Chris where are you walking at? What park? Looks nice, but I never been there. The best part of coming back home from the mainland or overseas is when the local folks call you Hey Uncle or Hey Auntie, where you folks been. I can deal with that. I’m an older and hopefully wiser Kanaka Maoli.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

It's Kakaako Waterfront Park.

I'd say slow in the left is a problem everywhere. Of course, slow is anything slower than what the car behind you wants to go, right? People are stupid about animals everywhere. They say stupid is forever, and when you see people trying to pat 8 foot tall elk and huge bison, you know a "cute little" seal or turtle can't escape that level of stupidity. Maybe cops ticketing at Laniakea might help, but really, stupid is forever. And if you can catch a mongoose to pat, it'll tear your hand off. Not gentle, those guys, in the wild. My dog used to chase them and I prayed he wouldn't catch up with one. Thanks for another thought provoking vlog. I look forward to them.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, slow is relative. It's best to see how fast traffic is going and adjust from there. Sometimes everyone is going the speed limit. Sometimes everyone seems in a hurry.

Your first and third examples are likely visitors or newbies, but I feel driving slow in the left lane is usually done by fellow locals! I've driven in different places on the mainland, and they FOLLOW that rule. NO ONE drives slow in the left lane. But for those who do like to drive fast in any lane, weaving in and out and endangering the lives of others....we live on an island with relatively short distances to travel, compared to the mainland. Weaving in and out might get you there maybe 5 minutes earlier? And if you are always late, consider waking up a little earlier!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I don't understand the rush, but I used to do it when I was younger. Again, I just want everyone to get to where they need to be safely.

It's a similar issue on the mainland too, people going up to wildlife in National Parks to get selfies as if they're not dangerous animals. Numerous incidents of being gored by a Bison for example yet people still do it. That said, it doesn't warrant vicious comments by strangers because it's not mine or anyone else place to do "judge" others. Inform these people yes, but but as the saying goes... And yeah there will likely be those that get an attitude when told not to do this but you've done what you can in a kind an informative matter. The only thing getting involved in an online argument shows is how petty both parties can be.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm not sure what those online arguments through comments try to prove. Maybe nothing? If someone was passionate about an issue, I'd much prefer to see them record a video of themselves explaining how they feel.

Many of the tourist feels entitled to do as they please, as for driving to slow I remember way back in the 70's I do remember seeing signs on the high way near the airport stating Minimum speed 35 mph.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I've only seen minimum speed limit signs on scenic routes. Then again, if they slow down, I try to give them extra room because I know they're just taking pictures.

I don't know about Oahu - but on Kauai - if you're not driving the speed limit, you're the a-hole from the mainland in the rental car thats driving fast and thinks that they're still in LA. The speed limits are respected there for the most part and everyone is cool about letting people in. Everyone waves or throws a shaka. I can say aggressive drivers seem to be rare there.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

It took me a while to get used to the speed limits on Kauai. As an Oahu driver, I was going too fast and my cousin had to tell me to slow down. lol

❤❤

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

🤙

This local auntie will scold anybody I see touching our wild life.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

🤙

I really wanna visit Hawaii but I have heard locals can't stand tourists and I dont blame them. The rich are coming in and driving locals out which should be illegal. Its too bad we are watching all the beautiful states go to shit from the rich driving taxes and cost of living up. I feel bad for these people, they are basically being robbed. Maybe someday ill go after some more research because that's the last thing i wanna do is make locals angry.

Where is this? Beautiful park.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

It's Kakaako Waterfront Park

If the turtles or the dolphins ever came up to me I figured it was OK...

Worse than "that is not how we do it on the mainland" is "that is not how we do it in the US"! Drives me crazy. If they don't think we are part of the US, there are a number of Hawaiians who would agree.

I generally drive about 10 to 15 mph below the speed limit.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

That's "slow" in Hawaii 😆

@ej2953

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Where I live, there is nearly always plenty of space to pass. If someone comes up behind me and doesn't pass, it is usually one of three cases: 1) the police 2) a tourist (i.e. someone not from the county) 3) someone who isn't in a hurry. (See case 1 above) A few years ago, I drove about 100 miles one day at 20 to 25 miles below the speed limit and only one car came up behind and passed me. Another came up behind me and I wondered why they didn't pass but then a couple of hundred years later, they slowed down and turned on a side road. I readily admit, though, that if you compared the population of where I live to the population of Molokai, you would consider Molokai to be overcrowded.

@Justinian21c

4 ай бұрын

​@@ej2953The speed limit on the freeway "in town" (central Honolulu) is only 45 mph. If you were driving 10-15 mph under the speed limit there, you'd only be going 30-35 mph. Unless there's a lot of traffic congestion bringing average speeds down, that would make you a safety hazard to other motorists by going so slow.

Which park are you at?

@piperlani

4 ай бұрын

Kakaako park

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Kakaako Waterfront Park

Left lane? Waht, you in honolulu? Not so much on big island

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol 😆

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1. Objectively triggering 2. & 3. Triggered by choice. 🤙🏽

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

With the way some drivers drive on Likelike 😆

@just_inhawaii

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii gotta agree with that. Haha.

Meanwhile the local old man stay picking all the opihi off the rocks

@alexcarter8807

4 ай бұрын

You got opihi on your rocks? I'm glad I don't care for opihi, myself. But I could tell if I'd found a really remote or hard to reach place on the rocks, 'cos get opihi of any size at all.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol 😆

Honestly, I really don't mind to see these goofy people trying to touch or pet sharks

@jameskawaikaupejrcwo3usmcr573

4 ай бұрын

Yeah letem go touch the shark, betta yet let him eat you?

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Haven't seen too many try to touch sharks. 😅

@michaelc6826

3 ай бұрын

Free chub, when petting Sharks, yum, yum, 2 for 1 deal.

What about surfing in local spots? Is that a big deal?

@briandoortodoordelivery2236

4 ай бұрын

each spot has its own "rules", depending on the local braddahs. More important than the spot, don't try to get in a lineup that is beyond your skill level!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I don't surf so I wouldn't know, but I'm sure there are rules out there.

Stop on road to pet the goats 😮

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Lol 😆

When locals blow up at small things like wildlife, its just a reason to vent built up anger and direct it at visitors. How about what visitors see, bags of trash and flipped over cars you think visitors do that, the people who live here are the ones dumping all that crap on their own island

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Great points. How often do we consider what visitors see? Interesting topic for a future video?

@AK2HI

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii absolutely i live in Alaska and have a place on big island. You always here about negative tourist stuff, what about all the disrespectful islanders who trash their own island. Drugs, crime, garbage, trash cars, tourist don't do any of that crap. Hawaiians can be their own worst enemy

I’d say if you honk your horn, local folks just get so bent outta shape like nowhere else in the world. Aside from hanging out the window and yelling so the other person can hear, you use your horn. Sheesh! Relax!

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

I hear lots of honking on Friday afternoons in Town 😆

oahu isnt hawaii its cement and foreigners

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Mahalo for bringing that up. A topic for another video 🤙

Hawaii is overrated 😂

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

In what ways?

@user-lvqk2wdp8sjn

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Outsiders have this notion that local men are all big, strong hunks, and pro surfers.

Oh, and Chris? Love da upside down Aloha hat! !ⱯHO⅂Ɐ nui loa, -- Abbie

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Didn't know you could do the upside text in chat. 😆 ALOHA Revolution is a great brand

@SuiGenerisAbbie

4 ай бұрын

@@HelloFromHawaii Mahalo!

Where are you walking? I want to bike there.

@HelloFromHawaii

4 ай бұрын

Kakaako Waterfront Park