4 hours ago
Let me explain to you Patricia, my (and my husband's) mindset.
We came to Hawaii in 1988. We came to find peace and solitude and build our eventual retirement home which we did.
We did not come here to change anything. As such, since 1/1/1990 when we became official Hawaii residents, we have NEVER ONCE voted for or gotten involved with any form of "local" politics in any way shape or form whatsoever.
Having said that, we volunteered and helped through numerous issues facing everyone here like right after moving here the Kalapana lava flows - even taking in a local couple who lost everything. Various hurricanes. The 2018 lava flows that decimated so many.
We did not come here to make Hawaii ours but to make us Hawaii.
That all being said, I get really frustrated and angry at the prevailing mindset of "I can come to Hawaii and be and do whatever the hell I want, but no one else can" which is the exact premise of this thread. That's pretty goddamn vile when you think about it.
The 70ish year olds complaining on this thread, when they came here at 18 - 20 years old, I am quite sure pissed off a whole bunch of 70 year old mainland transplanted Caucasians - and a whole bunch local Hawaiians as well.
As Moderator 2 once said on another thread:
"Live and let live!"
We came to Hawaii in 1988. We came to find peace and solitude and build our eventual retirement home which we did.
We did not come here to change anything. As such, since 1/1/1990 when we became official Hawaii residents, we have NEVER ONCE voted for or gotten involved with any form of "local" politics in any way shape or form whatsoever.
Having said that, we volunteered and helped through numerous issues facing everyone here like right after moving here the Kalapana lava flows - even taking in a local couple who lost everything. Various hurricanes. The 2018 lava flows that decimated so many.
We did not come here to make Hawaii ours but to make us Hawaii.
That all being said, I get really frustrated and angry at the prevailing mindset of "I can come to Hawaii and be and do whatever the hell I want, but no one else can" which is the exact premise of this thread. That's pretty goddamn vile when you think about it.
The 70ish year olds complaining on this thread, when they came here at 18 - 20 years old, I am quite sure pissed off a whole bunch of 70 year old mainland transplanted Caucasians - and a whole bunch local Hawaiians as well.
As Moderator 2 once said on another thread:
"Live and let live!"
"Make Orwell Fiction Again"