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May sound crazy, I just wanna know that my wife and I wont be looked down upon for being white. We are moving to HI temporarily (a job came along which will allow us to live there for about 6 months), and I have heard that we may not get treated too well being white. Please tell me I have nothing to worry about.
Which island we would feel comfortable, and have no worries?
Well, gee, I guess we're all looking for that island where we would "have no worries," but even Hawaii doesn't seem to be *that* much of a paradise.
Seriously, there are several recent threads here on these topics, you might want to search and read them, then ask more specific questions. As to which island you might feel most comfortable on, you might want to consider telling us what kind of work you'll be doing -- some islands and areas are more accommodating for short-term residency, some have long commutes (either time or distance), etc. You might also want to tell us where you live now; comparisons are often helpful.
There are lots of perspectives here on race, where to live, cost-of-living, etc. Try the search tool at the top/right of the page for starters. I strongly suggest you visit before you move -- even temporarily. It's a long way to move if you aren't sure you want to live here.
Hm, I live in Oahu, and have been born and raised here. I love it and as far as caucasian people are concerned, its all about attitude. A lot of locals are hostile toward white people because of mostly disrespect. Here, we live a certain way, a way where we think about more than just ourselves. Not to say that you don't wherever you are moving from.
Anyway, bottom line is if you are nice to people, they will probably be nice to you.
Thank you for your responses thus far. Jobs are not an issue, as I have said, we already have one lined up. Our stay will be for 6 months. We just want a place where we will feel welcomed.
We are friendly folks. We just dont want to have to worry. I know "not even Hawaii is paradise" as I live in FL, and it is far from it too. But I was thinking a place like Honolulu or Maui would maybe be better for us, as I have heard Oauh (sp?) may not be the best choice.
If you already have a job, where will it be?
Honolulu is in Oahu, and Oahu and Maui are two different islands.
Oahu is where majority of the population lives. It's where the capital is, and where majority of everything is as well.
However, I have heard that that a lot of caucasian folks live on Maui, I'm guessing that the ratio gap between caucasians and locals is smaller on Maui.
Hope this helps.
We havent decided where the job will be, it is open to anywhere that there is a hospital. It is for a traveling RN job. So, a good hospital, decent areas, and nice folks are what we are interested in
There has been an ad for a flight nurse in the paper for a little while, based here in Kauai. If I were a nurse I would LOVE that job - and it pays like $90,000. I don't know if that's a lot for a nurse, but it'd work for me. I know on the mainland flight nurses have to have a lot of specialized training, so many months/years in the ICU, some time in the ER, etc., but I don't know what the qualifications are here - I understand that paramedics are in short supply, maybe flight nurses are too.
Of course, Kauai is not for everyone. It's very rural and quiet. But if you want to contact the company, the ad has been in the Garden Island News for a while, you can find it online.
my sister has lived on Kauai for 22 years and she was just talking to me today about how much it has changed, with all the mainlanders (mostly Californians) moving out there. she was complaining about how some high maintenance haole chick on the beach in Hanalei, near Pine Trees, started YELLING at her, when my sister's cute little dog ran by her and sand apparently got on her body. sheesh. what about the sand that blows on the body by the wind?
my sister remembers the day when poi dogs ran free and happy, and no one was anal about things like that.
it ruined a good beach day for her. she was pissed.
she also mentions that she no longer sees people giving the wave on the one lane bridges anymore, except for the locals, and long time residents like her...which are such a minority these days as the population of transplants increase.
i visit often and have lived there briefly. it aint the Kauai it used to be, thats for dang sure.
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Originally Posted by bresdo
The old adage applies...
"Treat people the way you want them to treat you"
I moved to Kauai over 2 months ago and have a positive and friendly outlook so I have only encountered nice people in return.
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