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Welcome to my Hawaii Page! Here you’ll find some interesting stuffs that you may not have known about this state and the myths some of you have actually thought....”like what?” you ask???? Statistics:
Did you know... (facts:) ...that Hawaii is not made up of 8 islands? Most people think so because they see it on the map. Hawaii is actually made up of more than a hundred islands. What you see on the map are the 8 main islands of the Hawaiian chain - Hawaii (Big Island), Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Oahu, Kauai and Niihau. ...that the Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters??? A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, and W. (from my point of view) ...we don't dig it when people bring their footwear in the house?? Well okay, for many Asians it's custom...but almost everyone here does it! ...that we freeze our asses off at 65°F? I don’t know...guess we’re used to the warm weather...only two types of seasons here, sunny and cloudy!!! ...we all keep slippers so we can kill them huge, flying cockroaches??? Just kidding... no wait! Fo' realz we need them! Them things are scary! Can you imagine...walking through the dark hallway to get to the bathroom, then you hear something whizz by your face?!? It's them damn roaches!! Haven’t been to Hawaii yet?? Planning a vacation soon? Here are a list of places on Oahu that you can go to...
There's a lot more places to go to, but I just can't think right now...there's even more outer island! And don't forget to try our local foods!! Yummers! Learn Pidgin! It's Hawaii's version of street talk...think you can understand? Dass a'rite if you da 'no. Let's speak Hawaiian! Oh, lucky you! Hawaiian 101. =) I listed down some Hawaiian words for your use, so you can use'm CORRECTLY! (I know some peoples who get Aloha and Mahalo mixed up...big diff!) ALOHA (ah LOH hah) love; greetings; welcome, farewell MAHALO ( mah HAH loh) thank you AE (eye) yes AOLE (ah OH leh) no KANE (KAH neh) man WAHINE (wah HEE neh) woman OHANA (oh HAH nah) family PAU (pow) finished many tourists also mistake "Mahalo" for "Trash" because its what's written on trash bins...what it's really trying to say is..."Thank you for putting your rubbish in here!" =) (contributed by my friend Arnold.) Some of the most stupidest questions and statements (that I think) people ask/tell Hawaiians: (fo’ realz!) 1. Can you speak English?? (DUH!!!) 2. Who’s you’re president?? (Ahem!) 3. Are your really Hawaiian??? (Hello! Most of us are not Hawaiian by blood, but Hawaiian 'cause we reside here???? Hmmm...are you really New Mexican??) 4. So how long have you been surfing??? (Heheh...we all can’t surf...did you know that many people living in Hawaii can’t even swim ??? “What? and you‘re surrounded by water?!?!?”) 5. Do you really live in grass shacks?? (Do Canadiens and Alaskans really live in igloos?????) 6. Do you really work in the fields?? (No, but my daddy used to! Most of the sugarcane and pineapple fields are gone...yep...it’s so sad...now we have to work in them things called office buildings and stuff...) = P 7. Could you dance hula for me?? (I can’t dance for shit!! Leave me alone!!) 8. You always wear leis?? (Honestly, I think the tourists wear them more than we do.) 9. Do you guys have electricity?? (What? You think I’m running my computer on batteries???) 10. How does your Hawaiian money look like? (contributed by my friend Chris who's going to school in Arizona...did they really ask you to see it????) And words of wisdom from another friend studying up in Arizona...
okay...das all! All pau!!
Facts were taken from brochures, pamphlets, and books that I had. This isn't an info center and am not affiliated with anything (such as the Tourist Industry or something). This is just something I wanted to put up. I am not responsible for any thing that I said that caused you to do something (like what? I dunno). This is just for fun, okay guys?? =) |