1. Hawaiians value knowing where they are in relation to other things. There are mile markers every mile along the highway and every 500 ft above sea level there's another marker. Handy!
2. Black sand beaches really are black, and some are blacker than others.
3. People will not believe you when you tell them not to touch sea turtles because they are radioactive, like Gamara.
4. Puka Shells are back!
5. Volcanos stink.
6. There are good reasons to actually own an SUV, like having to drive over 6 miles of lava fields to reach a pristine cove that no one knows about.
7. There are no good looking men on the big island, gay or otherwise.
8. Life without TV is doable, but boring.
9. Turquoise is a better color for water than jewelry.
10. Sometimes, a moth can be mistaken for a bat if you are drunk and it is dark and you are pretty stupid.
2. Black sand beaches really are black, and some are blacker than others.
3. People will not believe you when you tell them not to touch sea turtles because they are radioactive, like Gamara.
4. Puka Shells are back!
5. Volcanos stink.
6. There are good reasons to actually own an SUV, like having to drive over 6 miles of lava fields to reach a pristine cove that no one knows about.
7. There are no good looking men on the big island, gay or otherwise.
8. Life without TV is doable, but boring.
9. Turquoise is a better color for water than jewelry.
10. Sometimes, a moth can be mistaken for a bat if you are drunk and it is dark and you are pretty stupid.
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Re: Things I Learned in Hawaii
Mon, November 10, 2003 - 7:41 PMRegarding Hawaiian television - you weren't missing much. If I remember correctly, the radio stations play lots of reggae and clapton and jimmy buffett, and the tv stations rebroadcast Star Trek (the original) Barney, and the 700 club.
I think it's to encourage people to enjoy the outdoors, but I'm not sure.
Did you eat the lau lau?
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Re: Things I Learned in Hawaii
Fri, November 14, 2003 - 8:45 AMThings I learned in Honolulu (in 1992):
1. People in the International Marketplace in Honolulu will happily sell a geeky-looking 17 year-old kid marijuana. They'll be quite insulted when you decline.
1a. You can easily knock $100 off the price of a $120 silver ring at the International Marketplace by simply walking away.
2. You can get souvenirs anywhere within a 20' radius of where you currently are.
3. Bugs can grow to the size of small dogs.
4. If your sister is dragged off by the undertow at Diamond Beach, she'll be deposited back on the sand by the next wave. Your mother will go through the shortest nervous breakdown in history.
5. You should not, I repeat not, make home videos for your family while wearing cowboy boots. ("So *klomp* here we *klomp* are at *klomp* the *klomp* cultural *klomp* center..")
6. You should never, ever have to hear the following words uttered from your father's mouth: "Man, I really like that Charro".
7. There are more dead cars on the side of the road / front of someone's yard than there are working cars outside the city.
