Locals Lacking Local Knowledge
You would think that a 23 year old person who lived in Hawaii his whole life would have basic knowledge about Hawaii.
But a former friend (profiled in my 9/29/05 post) was so ignorant about some basic things, it can be great comedy to those who know Hawaii well
Here's a sample of his ignorance (by the way - all this was said when he was already in his 20's)
1) He thought Waimanalo and Waianae were right next to each other (in reality, there on opposite sides of Oahu)
2) When me and a then-roommate mention about Mililani, the former friend asked "is that past Aiea". (when commuting from Honolulu) HELLO, it's WAY PAST AIEA!
3) He was shocked when I mentioned that McKinley High School (our alma mater) was one of the least local schools on the island. He then "McKinley has some local people" HELLO, other schools have WAY MORE LOCAL PEOPLE than McKinley. What, does he actually think other schools on Oahu is 50% immigrant like McKinley? And don't get me started on the Neighbor Island schools, their students are even more "local" than the average Oahu school!!
4) He mentioned that having difficulty understanding the pidgin spoken in Honolulu public schools. HELLO - pidgin spoken in rural Hawaii schools is WAY STRONGER PIDGIN than pidgin spoken in Honolulu. Pidgin spoken by those in Palama or Palolo is nowhere nearly as heavy pidgin as the pidgin spoken in Waianae or Puna.
5) Even in his 20's, he still seem to think that the Central Middle School district (Palama, Mayor Wrights', Kukui Gardens, Chinatown, downtown) is typical of Hawaii. NO IT AINT. The Central Middle School is the MOST urbanized district, one of the most ghetto districts, and definitely the MOST immigrant district in Hawaii!
Most Polynesians in Hawaii don't act like the Bloods from Mayor Wright's. Most Asians in the Central Middle School district are Chinese/Vietnamese/Filipino immigrants! Most Asians in the rest of Hawaii are descendants of Japanese and Filipinos who came to the plantation 100 years ago.
This ought to be common sense.
That guy needs to go around all over Oahu, not just Honolulu!
