Comments on: Sky Watch Friday

By: QuillDancer

QuillDancer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:47:23 +0000

DP — the “card” you’;re referring to is a local driver’s license. Yes, many places still do that. It isn’t just a Hawaii thing, though. It happens in most tourist areas. I lived in Vegas for years and often received a local’s discount on shows and attractions.

As for the hiring local, you may have misunderstood. Too many people off island have applied for and accepted jobs and never shown up, so there is a great eluctance to hire anyboy who isn’t already here. Also, people come, then in a few months they hightail it back home because they can’t stand the isolation. If you are here, you make it clear you plan to stay, and you have the right work experience, you have just as much chance of getting hired for the job as anyone else on the island.

Sandi — find me a publisher willing to pay and I’ll writie it!

Maggie — one can hope! But I still have all this lily white skin ….

By: maggie may

maggie may — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:39:35 +0000

Enjoyed that post very much. You are obviously on the way to being local!

By: Sandi McBride

Sandi McBride — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:33:46 +0000

Okay, you need to write an informative article for a travel magazine entitled “how not to act like a tourist when you are visiting outside your turf”…it’s sure to be a hit!
Oh, and David sent me.
Sandi

By: DP

DP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:53:07 +0000

I looooooove Hawai’i. I have been there twice and did not want to leave either time. I don’t remember ever saying Aloha or Mahaolo to anyone (because I didn’t want to seem like a tourist). The second time I was there, I stayed with a friend who lived there. She had a card she could show at the places we went shopping, to get the “locals” discount. I found that very interesting. Do they still do that?

I’ve heard it’s hard to find work on the island because they prefer to keep it locals only. Is that true? My husband and I have talked about buying a sailboat in our retirement and living at different ports around the world. Hawai’i would be my first stop.

Peace – D

By: QuillDancer

QuillDancer — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:15:46 +0000

Holly — you lived in the center of it all! We live in Makaha and very much love it here. The pace is much more mellow and friendly than Honolulu.

Carolyn — yeah, skin tone probably is a good indicator. Pale white or bright red equals tourist!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:21:37 +0000

Sigh. Beautiful. I’ve taken a few catamaran rides off Waikiki Beach and it just never gets old. And thanks for the tips on appearing “local”. Despite our numerous visits to Hawaii, we never really fit in. I think the opacity of our pale Canadian skin gives us away every time!

By: holly

holly — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:02:01 +0000

i was a half-local for five years. . . we lived on king street, around the corner from the honolulu police hq.

i sooooo miss it. not the police hq. that i could do without. but practically everything else bar the roaches and ants…i miss. glad you stopped by, giving me the opp to have a little reminisce.

By: QuillDancer

QuillDancer — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:05:15 +0000

Doug — partly cloudy, indded. And mostly cloudy the rest of the week.

Nessa, actually I was standing on a seawall and just a few feet above the water.

Polona — the sunrays are what prompted me to take the photo. The boat was just a bonus.

John-Michael — I a glad you enjoyed my moment. I hope you get your own soon.

Bill — thank you. As I told Polona, that photo sort of presented itself as a gift.

Dr. John — better half-local than half loco!

Kat — I have heard that it is hardest on the kids because the local kids are so hard on them.

By: Dr. John

Dr. John — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:44:09 +0000

Half a local is better than none.

By: katcampbell

katcampbell — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:46:28 +0000

Fantastic sky. My friend Corlynn grew up in Hawaii (military, not native) and has told me horror stories of being “howlie”. I’m glad you’re telling about the other side, because there are always two sides to every story.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:45:34 +0000

Beautiful picture, I like how you have the Sun, Water, Boat and Sky perfectly framed.

By: John-Michael

John-Michael — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:29:02 +0000

The photo is very nice, indeed. But I am so grateful for the gentle, serene, and comfortable spirit of your visit with your friend. That was just what my ow spirit was yearning for. And you shared your moment. Thank you!

NAMASTE

By: polona

polona — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:52:29 +0000

there’s more sky in this pic than i’ve seen in four or five days combined.
beautiful light in the photo, though

By: nessa

nessa — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:35:33 +0000

Looks like you are walking on the water.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:21:13 +0000

Aren’t those partly-cloudy skies?

Local to the tourists is still an accomplishment.