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Oh, I think it goes much farther back than Burning Man. In terms of the whole realm of alternative lifestyles Burning Man is a relatively recent event. A lot of the burners I know look and act pretty normal the rest of the year.
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If you really want to be a lookie-loo to Puna's finest, head on down to Ecstatic Dance (no talking, please) at Kalani on Sunday mornings. This event is referred to as "church" by most attendees.
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Well at least it isn't wall mart!
What kind of person moves to Puna then complains about the abnormal people? Who moves anywhere and does that?
Btw Eccentrics don't usually "try" to get stared at they just often do because they are eccentric.
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I only go to Island Naturals to get Hanaoka Farms Tahitian Limeade and I never pay any mind to whomever may be loitering out front. The aisle blockers respond well to an authoritative request to make way and I have yet to hear anyone make a snide remark about any lack of Aloha for my respectfully asking for passage, but maybe that's because I've got a crazy eye from some shrapnel so I look like one of the "poor criminal insane Democrats."
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What kind of person moves to Puna then complains about the abnormal people?
Probably the same sort of people that build a new house, then immediately start complaining to any and all authorities about the "non-compliant" neighbors...
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I go there quite a bit and try to hit the hot food tables before all the vultures descend on it. I'm totally normal looking, regular hair cut. etc. I stick out like a sore thumb. Funniest person I've seen is a hippie boy in a dirty vintage dress, no shoes. stinkin' He looked back at me in line and smiled..I just rolled my eyes.
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Island Naturals is a nice store and I like to go there for certain things. I love the fact that they sometimes have cool plants for sale at the entrance. I also like the breathy employees and the sort of last-outpost experience one has there.
I also like to make fun of the people that hang out at the picnic table in front of the store. Obviously, it is not always the same people, but it is usually an unscrubbed collection, often with unwashed children. They are harmless and probably good-hearted Americans who, like the French of the 1970's, choose not to bathe every day. In short: hippies --people who depart from mainstream culture and who may or may not smoke a lot of ganja. I have nothing against hippies. In fact, I knew plenty of hippies in the '60's and was taken for one myself since I had pretty long hair then (I really miss my hair and having an identifiable hair color).
And, I recently CAME TO THE DEFENSE OF THE CROWD AT ISLAND NATURALS. I was in Paia, Maui with a guy and he said that there were a lot of "hippies" there and then, when a scrupulously clean, fresh-faced, blond young man with dread locks and a few tattoos happened a long, he squeezed my arm and said "Look -- there's a hippie now!".
I said, "You call that a hippie? Come to Puna, and I will show you some hippies. We'll go to the health food store. Our hippies are more hippiesh than the ones here".
Now, I know -- it's not a competition. There is PLENTY of room for counter-culture creatures throughout the Hawaiian Islands (except in Hawaii Kai, Princeville, and Sprecklesville). But I think ours are the best.
And so I will laugh my butt off when I see them, but I will wave the foam "number one" finger in the air if anyone tries to suggest their hippies are better than ours.
Unless I am trying to get laid, in which case I will probably just shut up about it.
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Funny...maybe that's because it's the only store like that in Pahoa (and, because it just is in Pahoa). In Hilo, Island Naturals seems to get more of the yuppie natural foods crowd, while Abundant Life gets more of the hippies.
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Kelena, you are a piece of work. Bless your ever lovin' heart!
LMAO! Thanks for this story. Love it.
ETA: When you mention Princeville (Kaua'i), I thought of the old Taylor Camp peeps....OMG. For the good times. They had the life back then. Good Lord!
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I love the Natch,
Last time I was there, the hubby waited outside while I ran in for a bottle of wine. In that time my German, crew cut wearing, dorkily dressed, Airline Pilot Husband was approached by 3 separate folks wondering if he wanted to buy some "medicine." All 3 were super polite when he said No, and one told him to have a great night!
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