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Re: sending my "haole" children to Hawaii's schools
Posted by Michelle Correia on 3/26/04

    I don't know where you live, but to say that all locals
    hate "haoles" makes you as guilty of ethocentrism as those locals
    you accuse of the same. I am a proud Part-Hawaiian who has lived
    with my husband in the mainland while he served in the US Navy
    (he is a local Portuguese man). I have made many "Haole" friends
    whom I go anywhere with and wouldn't care who saw me with them.
    Yes I have said "dumb Haole" or worse, but only in response to a
    white person in Hawaii looking down at me as ignorant and
    uneducated (I am a chemist). So in short, drop any arrogance,
    relax and move to another part of Hawaii.
    On 1/22/04, joe wrote:
    > I think that some tend to regard "haole" as a pretty derisive
    racial label
    > like the n-word or something, but it is much more mild than
    that.
    > Though I am haole, I only perceived it as negative in the rare
    cases
    > when insulting adjectives were placed in front of the term.
    Phrases like
    > "stink haole, dumb haole, d&37;&n haole, or (certainly the
    worst one)
    > f#$&37;ing haole" are what I mean, or even "haole" said with a
    bit of
    > "stink eye" would, of course" be derisive and racist. I even
    remember
    > the phrase "haole crab" from middle school, though I have no
    idea
    > what that means. I always took the term haole as a label like
    white,
    > black, asian, or Arab. I don't think that we haoles should be
    offended
    > by it, really.
    >
    > Prejudice towards mainlanders is certainly present in Hawaii.
    Anglo-
    > centric Mainlanders have been known to be arrogant and
    > condescending toward local language and the way of life in the
    > islands. Many seem to convey discontentment about living on an
    > island away from home: they complain about the prices, the
    casual
    > style, the traffic, and they even disrespect the land by
    calling it a "rock."
    > Anyone who knows about the "aina" would understand why
    Hawaiians
    > would find that offensive. It isn't fair to disparage all
    mainlanders
    > because of the ones who are guilty of the above, but it does
    happen.
    > Mainlanders who move to Hawaii should be a lot more sensitive
    to
    > locals. Pidgen is not ignorant, the island and the culture are
    beautiful,
    > being late is not a mortal sin, and haoles who have the
    opportunity to
    > experience living in Hawaii should take every opportunity to
    let their
    > local students, friends, and neighbors know that they respect
    and love
    > these islands. They should enjoy the music, compliment the
    food,
    > respect the land, and not think that a person who rides home on
    the
    > bus to a tiny $300k crackerbox house is beneath them. Then,
    they will
    > experience far less bashing as haoles.
    >
    >
    > On 1/20/04, Benjamin B. wrote:
    >> Joanne,
    >>
    >> Why risk your childrens' safety?
    >>
    >> It is obvious from reading the posts that there are some
    >> pockets of resentment toward caucasians, particularly those
    >> from the mainland. The prejudice towards whites here is not
    >> ubiquitous, nor does it always lead to violence, but it is
    >> present and tangible. My wife recently attended a
    >> conference for early childhood education at which a fellow
    >> EDUCATOR referred to her as a haole. The owner of the
    >> company I worked for was beaten with a pipe and left for
    >> dead in a racially motivated crime. He spent several weeks
    >> in a coma. My local friends from work show obvious
    >> embarassment when "caught" fishing with me by their local
    >> friends. I have been lied to and stolen from by employees
    >> and people I thought were my friends. There was even one
    >> occasion when the person standing in line behind me was told
    >> by the cashier to cut in line in front of me.
    >>
    >> An adult in today's world is equipped to deal with
    >> discrimination. Children learn those lessons only with
    >> great difficulty. Add that to the stress of moving, and
    >> it's just not worth putting your kid through.
    >>
    >> --Ben
    >>

     
     

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