This thought was prompted by the post of the guy thinking of moving to Hawaii from the mainland.

http://2ahawaii.com/index.php?topic=6274.0

I didn't realize how important pidgin english is in being readily accepted by all groups in Hawaii. The above post points out that our culture is Local, not necessarily ethinicity based. It also references racism in Hawaii.

As a born and raised Haole boy that grew up here, I learned to speak pidgin fluently. 

It's funny because now I am accepted anywhere.  When showing up at appointments, I actually had customers tell me they wanted to meet with the guy they spoke to on the phone. Which was me. Once I reply in authentic pidgin, they let me in with open arms.

I tell people from the mainland it's not racism, it's localism. We are different than the other states and we guard our lifestyle and culture so we don't lose it.  I tell them Haole is not a deregatory term unless it has Fkn in front of it.

Pidgin lets us all talk to each other on equal ground.  I want my kids to be bi-lingual: pidgin and proper english, but I hope the Pidgin english and culture never disappears.

No make li dat brah. (Translation: surely you jest, friend)

 

I love Hawaii but transplants ( Scott Caan ) gotta realize,  Slow Down and be ready for little culture shock, dis not da mainland....And the food is Great !  That is what makes Hawaii unique and great.

And we welcome everybody with open arms who realizes that.  Pidgin or not.

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scott caan said that surfing here is like combat
act like an asshole, get treated like an asshole

I love Hawaii but transplants ( Scott Caan ) gotta realize,  Slow Down and be ready for little culture shock, dis not da mainland....And the food is Great !  That is what makes Hawaii unique and great.

And we welcome everybody with open arms who realizes that.  Pidgin or not.

scott caan said that surfing here is like combat

What does he know about combat?  I never saw combat, but at least I have a good idea..

I find it interesting that people from Hawaii think they have a monopoly on pidgin.  There are many places in the US where a pidgin is spoken, and in all of those places, whether or not you speak it determines how you fit into the society.  Hawaii has many things special about it; that isn't one of them. 

Scot grew up in the freaking Playboy Mansion so he been eating an entirely different version of poke than what we get LOL 
(btw even our Costco poke freaking rules!)

Our version of pidgin is unique to us (and maybe a little bit Guam too ).  We're special.  LOL

aieahound is like salt of the earth good people.  I would die protecting the family.

Thanks Aiea78. Right back at ya and you know it.

I find it interesting that people from Hawaii think they have a monopoly on pidgin.  There are many places in the US where a pidgin is spoken, and in all of those places, whether or not you speak it determines how you fit into the society. 

That's exactly what I'm talking about. I didn't say anyhting about a monopoly on pidgin. I just like that there are pidgin cultures that are unique and hope they don't die out. Ours in particular because I live in it.

My family loves the TV shows Swamp People and Duck Dynasty.  Reflections of pidgin cultures. IMO.  I also think the pidgin cultures are the most embracing to all genuine people and the most leary of fast talkers.

I was just making a point that race is really a non-issue in Hawaii. It's culture.

The culture is the reason why I chose to live here. In tough times people with strong culture are much more resilient. It's scary to see what's going down in those whitebread walmart towns back on the mainland. Once their economies are shot it's like they turn into cannibal cave people.

Classic example of pidgin culture.  Except the He no give to me part.

Tease one another, love one another:

Classic example of pidgin culture.  Except the He no give to me part.

Tease one another, love one another:

Mahalo Aiea... Most of us mixed breeds hea... dat song always make me lol....