I loved how big a deal graduations are there. It was so nice driving around and seeing the signs celebrating the young people. Hawaii is a beautiful place unlike anywhere else in the world, but it was the people I fell in love with when I was there.
I remember one of my first tasks during 4th grade at Lunalilo Elementary was to get accustomed to walking barefoot because all of the boys walked around barefooted to school. I recall walking over the painted lines at crosswalks because the heat would be unbearable for me to handle walking ontop asphalt that's been heated considerably by midday. That was March 1, 1963. Mrs. Wong was my teacher. I came to Hawaii in late February. I am fortunate to have arrived to Hawaii during a transitional period to experience something unforgettable.
Thank you for this! Just moved here and these kinds of videos are exactly what is helping me learn the culture and try to join in without making too many waves. Also love where you filmed this, might have been to Ala Moana 5 times in the past week or so. It feels so good early morning or after work.
man this is so accurate when I move to Oahu from the mainland I noticed these things while I lived on the island I moved all over the place but island place was mmuuucchh different from the mainland I adapted quickly but I know many that cannot adjust or do not understand the island life. the most hardest to adapt to me was old technology, and slow moving things are and the people. They are not in a rush bc no worries no need to be in rush. I remember when I took a heart shaped shell from Makua Beach. I showed my mom when I was in the car and she U turned so fast and went all the way back to the Makua. Thats how I learned and i was like oh Im sorry I didnt know. I lived in Florida where it is ok as long its not a lot or alive. Great Video
Love your videos ❤ but when you said Hawaii is dirty, I choked on my drink - until you compared it with Japan... I've lived in several mainland states and Hawaii is SO much cleaner, but I agree with your "commandments" 🌈❤
Babe…….HIS COMMANDMENTS ARE COMMON SENSE TO THE REST OF US!!!!!!! THE ONE THING YOU WILL….NEVER…..SEE IS A HAWAIIAN STANDING IN LINE!!!!!!!!!!! JUST LIKE ARABS!!!!!!
We'll be in Waikiki during Fourth of July. It's usually one of the dirtiest holidays at the beaches and parks. From my experience on the mainland, the parts of Colorado, Oregon, and California that I lived in were cleaner than Hawaii. What states do you think are dirtier than Hawaii?
@@HelloFromHawaii: Depends if those flotilla events occur, all those floaters get carried away, irresponsible, lazy because they aren't paying attention. It just spoils it for others & the environment. They need to vacation places that take a dim view of violators of laws. Some countries take an extreme view of violating their laws even if they are a tourist.
@@HelloFromHawaii Actually, it depends on the part of the state, and within cities themselves. Parts of LA (Beverly Hills, Westwood, Brentwood), SF, Portland, Seattle are mega rich and immaculate . . . While other areas --- Skid Row, the Tenderloin --- are Fourth World. It's the same situation on Oahu and Maui.
Commandment 6.1: Honor your kupuna (elders) by supporting the keiki (children). I.e. Don't think of yourself. Your kuleana (obligation) is to better the lives of future generations.
Yeah!!! And don’t think of yourself as a leech because you’re shirking your responsibilities as a parent!! There’s granny and gramps to look after your brats………. LETS GO AND PARTEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
Chris, Thanks for the 10 Commandments For Living in Hawaii 😊. I always pickup rubbish in my neighborhood. It’s my kuleana to do so. Also I’m big on beach cleanup. I had someone laugh at because told her not to take rocks at the Kona Airport 😅. She was like nothing is going to happen 😂.
The islanders have thousands of years to grow out of superstition!!! In the meantime…….how the hell can you eat rice three times a day??? EVERY DAY!!!!!
Nice job Chris. I try to always read the Kokua Line in the local newspaper. Especially at the end with the Mahalo and the auwe. So much aloha we don’t hear or see makes me lucky I live here. And then so people can break the “ commandments” and don’t even apologize. Thank you for this video.
All of these commandments are good advice. And, they all center around one thing; respect. Respect the people by listening more than you speak. Respect the aina by not littering. A little humility goes a long way, and the more respect shown the more welcoming it becomes. Much Mahalos.
Aloha and hello from planet France! It is a happy accident, finding your channel. I am originally from Haleiwa but have not been back to Oahu for many moons! I still follow these 10 commandments, (although I had to train these Frenchies to take off their shoes before coming into my house.😂) Love your channel and I'll be back! Mahalo nui loa!
Agree with the change is slow commentary. By the time I move back home (currently in Cleveland), I guarantee the rail won't be completed. And I probably won't move back until I retire. I also agree with your Kin Wah comment. Love the food. Parking there sucks though. Keep the local kine content coming. Good stuff.
Amen. Commandment #1 is my favorite. My husband grew up on the mainland and the first time he visited my aunty's house, he left his shoes on. My aunt gasped really loudly and I yelled at him to take his shoes off. I've never seen my husband jump so high and run out so quickly.
Hawaii has a Black and White notion that the Japanese/Asians remove their shoes, while Americans/Caucasians keep them on. But in western Eurasian, "Whites" in the Middle-East and North Africa always remove their outdoor shoes when entering homes, and are provided with indoor slippers. Likewise for Russia, Eastern and Central European nations. And Scandinavia. Only in Britain, France and Spain are outdoor shoes worn inside.
You’re at the stop light admiring your good looks in the mirror and not paying attention to the light which has changed, what to do? Using the horn is ok; however, it should be a toot and never a blare. Blaring a horn is looked at as a call out. When you say Hawaiian you are speaking ethnicity and nationality, hopefully you meant local and not specifically Hawaiians I take umbrage with that designation. Bozos are your your family, Bobo.
Got plenty of people breaking this one, look at any freeway onramp with long backups. Pearl Harbor/Hickam westbound on ramp, H1 westbound during rush hour, any accident/backlog on freeway that all lanes jammed, and the lanes are closed. Lots of entitled drivers that want to slip in after waiting the long lines and want to give the finger salute for someone not letting them cut in. Really???
No! You gotta zipper merge. That's the best way. Drive at the same speed as traffic and merge at the end. Gives everyone time to make space and no one has to brake.
@@ORyanMcEntire If traffic is totally stacked (merging and right of way lane both bumper to bumper) okay. But if the lane that runs out is light, every car you blow by in the other lane has to wait longer to get past the bottle neck than you - which makes you and everyone zipping by and waiting till the last second to merge a . . . . .
Talking about change, I was stationed in Hawaii from 84-88, and my wife and I came last year (2023) for her first trip and celebrated our 30yr wedding anniversary and one thing I noticed in the 35 yrs is not much has changed, yes the H3 is new and they changed the international Market Place. but not much more has changed. We really love Hawaii and will be visiting again. and the Lava rocks is a NO NO, we had a battlion commander and CSM who where from Hawaii and when we went to the Big Island for training we would have to have all the vehicles checked for any Lava rocks, and if one was found when we got back to Oahu that person had to take in back to the Big Island at their expense.
Not much has changed?? You're kidding, right? I was born and raised in Hawaii, and A LOT has changed since 1988. In 1988...Mililani Mauka did not exist; Kapolei did not exist; a huge portion of the houses in Ewa did not exist; monster homes did not exist; the rail did not exist; the hundreds of new condos in Kakaako did not exist; Home Depot did not exist; Walmart did not exist; Target did not exist; Sam's club did not exist; Lowe's did not exist; Raising Cane's did not exist; Chick-fil-A did not exist; Waikele did not exist; the huge homeless population in Waikiki, Kalihi, Pearl City, Downtown, Kakaako, Ala Moana did not exist; the high-end stores in Ala Moana Shopping center did not exist; massive amounts of tourists hiking Diamond Head, Koko Crater, and all of our hiking trails did not exist; the massive traffic that we have today did not exist; 1-million dollar median priced homes did not exist. Crazy traffic on the north shore did not exist; A huge development is being completed near Waipio Costco (Koa Ridge). The population of the State of Hawaii today is nearly 1.5 million today, probably 500,000 more people than in 1988. Not much has changed in Hawaii in the last 35 years? Are you kidding me!!!!!!??? Maybe you just stayed in Waikiki, hence the only change you noticed was the new International Marketplace.🤣
The first rule of thumb for visitors or transplants from other places is: They grew here, You flew here. Hawaii is just like a house. Respect the house you have been allowed to enter.
This is good advice to visitors too. I'm a frequent visitor and I will recommend this to people I know who are planning to visit Hawaii for the first time. Aloha from southeast Michigan.
I agree with these Commandments, and I am one tourist. Even I ask people fo take off da shoes, no touch wild and sea life, no litter EVAH, PLUS respect da kine locals + culture, ALWAYS. I defer to both. I am in YOUR house and every house has its "House Rules". No steal anything EVAH, too! My head is plenny big so if someone gives me a hat, it must be a man's XL, Brah! No Bulai! 🤣
Thanks for sharing these commandments. I have been going to Hawaii for the past couple of years on my birthday and planning on moving there toward the end of the year.
Why would you do that Hawaii has this law that forces hard working people to to share their wealth with people who refuse to work courtesy of Democrats
my #11. Hawaii's people are proud, so watch how you speak/talk about the state and everything in it. In my travels, I've only seen one state more proud than here, Texas. They are so proud, they want to make their state their own country...sounds familiar?! There are those that want Hawaii to be apart from the U.S.A. my #12: Understand ALOHA. This goes for everyone, tourist and locals alike. Including those local people who has lost their over the years. Cut each other some 'slack'; give each other a 'break'; and remember to live every moment with ALOHA in your heart.
Speaking of things that do not change - but should. New Year's Eve fireworks, Honolulu. It was our first year on Oahu, 1997. We had tickets for Tony Bennett at midnight at Blaisdale. A 10PM late lunch was included, so we were there early. The concert ended about 1:15 AM. We exited the hall and were certain there was a massive fire somewhere nearby, but we did not hear sirens. My German great, great grandparents would have said, " Dummkopf, Es ist ein lokaler Brauch, gewöhnen Sie sich daran." ( Dummy, it's a local custom. Get used to it.)
Great info! Re dont touch the wildlife...so many people including locals put videoing them doing stupid things to wildlife over the care and concern for the wildlife! We are not the only ones that take off shoes before going inside. It is common sense. Why track dirt ad other nasty things in your home! It also should be common sense that wherever anyone goes learn about the place, their culture(s), and their unwritten rules and be respectful. This goes for people coming here and locals going elsewhere. Be respectful, learn, be kind and we will all get along better.
Specifically, if coming to "live" in Hawaii...do your homework! I live in Volcano on the Big Island, and too many times people buy a lot, bulldoze the lot ripping out all of the trees in the rainforest, start to build a house, realize it's cold and rainy in Volcano, and leave. I'm glad they leave (there's a saying, "Da Big Island either will embrace you, or spit you out") but the ugly destruction and attitude they leave behind makes it hard for those of us who love living here to welcome yet "another" new neighbor...
My grandma was born and raised on Maui but lived on the big island for 30+ years and she would yell at tourists trying to take lava rocks even if they spoke a different language! 😂😅
Rock story. I bought 3 acres on the Big Island. I needed to make a path to the flat place where I was going to build a tent platform. The path just seemed to "appear" where it should be. The rocks that were actually blocking the path somehow felt light and easy to move, even though they were big solid rocks. Other rocks that I really didn't NEED to move, I could not budge at all. They seemed very heavy and stuck. If that wasn't Pele, I don't know who it was !!!
Good one... people need to be reminded to live respectably in Hawaii. At the end of this blog, you mentioned floating laterns... It was in the news, as usual, but also there was an article about someone who was against us celebrting Memorial Day with the latern floatings. He said that Memorial day should be a day that we remember the people that fought in wars and that we should change the date of the latern floating. I really hate when people come to the islands and try to change traditional things that we do. I'm a vet and can relate to that person, but also I'm a local and believe that our traditions shouldn't be messed with. What do you think?
Added sumtings: Could Yu not foget to get da fam togedda & play hanafuda & eat crackseed, arare & manapua at leas one weekend a mont, no cellphones allowed. 😅 Could Yu hug your Keiki gently, tenderly & lovingly at leas once a day every day. 🥲 Yu mus talk story wid da elders at leas 3 times a week. 😃 Everybodee drive da cah like Yu luv each otha. 😏🌈 Guys wea pullover 1pc. Aloha Shirt at leas 3 times a week, & no foget give wornout hand me downs to da nephews. 😁 Feel good insai yoself caz Yu are Yu & only got one Yu.🥰
😂 I enjoyed your rendition of an Island’s Commandments. Very Creative and Wise Thoughts. Your Heart is in the Right Place. It is an acceptable version for the Peace of Mind for all to take notice of (in spite of the many kinds of signs, many chooses to ignore). But in truth, your words are Solid & Practical. I loved your concept, very nice presentation. I say this because I AM the 3rd Generation of the Keeper of Human Protocols Guidelines, known to you and all as The 10 Commandments, though honestly, there were a few more. I taught it in EGYPT many thousands of years ago. The additions to it became known as LAWS, like the ones you see at your courthouses. It was meant as a separation from the Human Protocol Guidelines. Simply because with TIME, many changes would take place and new updates for Humanity would be given. In addition in other regions of this Planet certain other criteria’s had to be met, so laws were adjusted. It’s how we Celestials roll, we set you up with basic rules, then ADD as necessary. Hence, where you are today in the 21st Century. Thank you for the video, I hope many would see the Island’s Commandments as form and Respect for each other and everything around them. Beautiful job! A apologize for the lengthy comment, I wanted to share a bit about the Origins of the Original Commandments from Egypt that made way to Jerusalem via Moses. 👏👏👏👍🌺🏆🫶😇
@7:30 Part of this rule is "no complain", even if it's totally backwards and wrong. You're supposed to appreciate everything about Hawai'i... don't even try to tell your neighbor their new dog barks all day long, etc. Also, the "change" is often accompanied with "half-assed" efforts. Example: super wobbly "temporary" street lines that end up being permanent. Bridge reconstruction that gets started on an election year, then never finished until the next election year. Etc. Etc.
This is why I am planning my retirement in Hawaii. Culture is important. Race is an important consideration, too. It is the unspoken or suggested difference in the summaries of differences. For people of color, the mainland is still socially segregated. In business, things have gotten much better, but you see people going backward in time with sticking with their own. Whites, right or wrong, feel they need to circle the wagons. Immigrants are pouring in and they are self-segregating. Acceptance, integration, and assimilation, and the sense that we are one nation, feels worse than in it was many decades ago. Racist microaggressions toward Asians, even toward elderly Asians, feels like it is at an all time high, and it's not just urban youths acting out. It is often the upper-middle-class white guy out at the park with his family, passing on that racism to his kids.
Hmmm, that merging thing. Gonna have to disagree for one specific instance. I used to travel on the H-1 every morning from Ewa Beach. Yes, it is packed. When you get to Leeward CC, there is a shoulder lane that usually is much less crowded and thus, faster flowing. It runs all the way until the Waimalu cut off. People use that lane to get ahead then, at the very end just before they have to cut off to Waimalu, they try to bully their way left, back into the regular lane to go to town. I have NEVER allowed anyone to do that. They can cut behind me if they can. Some speed up using the emergency lane in the triangle, but they're NOT cutting directly in front of me. I waited patiently, so can you.
Mahalo for sharing. That must be the spot where they have a lot of accidents because the cars are trying to merge last minute. When it's backed up there, I usually see the tow truck on the far right. Usually the same spot.
@@HelloFromHawaii On rare occasions, like maybe once or twice a year, HPD stations a squad car in the triangle emergency lane to deter last minute cutters, so I know that THEY know it's a problem, too.
People think “it’s just one little rock (or bag of green or black sand), how can that hurt?” Multiply that times thousands of visitors taking “one small rock” and it’s very damaging. Take nothing away but pictures and memories
That #1 rule of taking off shoes indoors, is a commonplace custom all over Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, etc.). Also, in India and Pakistan, so it's not unique to Japan. The custom likely spread with Buddhism. Both Buddhists and Muslims require removal of shoes inside houses, and places of worship (churches, mosques). For example, Russian households inherited that shoe removal custom after 350 years of wars/occupation with the Ottoman empire. Cheers!
There's this notion that not removing outdoor shoes in private homes is a universal tradition, and only the Japanese and other Asians remove them. In reality, it's the other way around: It's mostly Britain, France, Spain, Portugal --- and their former empire --- where people keep their outdoor shoes on.
Don't forget to wave when you merge in traffic. I waved once when driving on the mainland and they thought I was throwing up gang signs. lol. How about share with your neighbors whether you live in a house or a condo? Now that I live in a house, I always share food with my neighbors. Did that when I lived in a condo as well.
Let's be honest, sometimes locals can develop a highly hypocritical sense of generosity and sharing. I have seen those who expect to have homage paid to them in order to hang out because they are the privileged ones. You know what I'm talking about. "You can sit here as long as you buy our pakalolo and smoke it all with us." Come on now, we've all experienced some form of that treatment at some point.✌️
I think the park says to just keep the rock and tell others not to do it if they visit Hawaii. No sense mail it back to them and they have to toss it somewhere.
#4 has so many variables, but yes, show Aloha when merging. #6, coming from a family of 12 siblings, kinda hard. LOL And being the youngest boy, I ended up taking care of my mom in her last years. Talk about an honor...It was. #8, yes, change is slow but not really getting better...for my anyway. (such is life in Hawaii Nei)
Out of 12 siblings YOU took care of your aging mother??????? NO CRAP!!!!!!! That certainly shows hawaiian family unity!!!!!!!!!! Do you still talk to them mo-fos????? aloha
No HONK! Along with allowing folks to merge and throwing a shaka or a wave to say mahalo, just don't honk. Unless it's an emergency or someone is going to hit your car, no need. It's considered rude here in Hawai‘i. The art of patience. 🤲🏼
Giving a courtesy flick of your high beam is just as effective in allowing a confused driver to merge ahead of you!!! Chris……why don’t you make this a sub commandment!!! Works like a damn!!!!
First rule is use common sense. BTW Hawaii will never run out of lava rocks ever 🙄 Almost every property has lava rock walls & those rocks were moved from somewhere else.
Hawaii to me is like a conservative non-conservative state. When we want to speak up we can’t because we have shame and uphold the Stay Humble mentality yet we complain about whatever direction Hawaii is going.
The lost HOMESTEAD Tablets get stuff like.. Thou bettah make the rice before thou gets beatings. Thou shall not go anywhere until 100th chores are done. Thou bettah save hot water for Thou Sr. Coming home from a 14 hour dump truck driving shift. Thou bettah wash thy feet before coming into thy house. Thou bettah get used to government cheeseth and powder milketh.
Maybe acceptable humility. In Boston, decades ago, a fellow bartender told me I was too nice. I would not survive, or something like that. I did not understand. I did not feel consideration or courtesy lowered my survival-a-bility. Kin Wah is good but stay too far.
Touching wildlife: "Hey! What's that clear balloon with the blue trim floating on the water?" "Das wan Man o Woah." "Kewl! I wanna take a selfie to send back home." "Ah...try wait!" "Owee owee owee!" "No worry! I can make em betta...(pulls down swim shorts)." BTW in Japan, you bring your footwear into the foyer and not leave them outside the front door like in Hawaii. Then you change into house slippers (or not). House slippers are required in Japanese inns. You will be stopped if you attempt to walk around barefoot or in socks. After removing your footwear, good manners dictate that you point your them toward the door. I think this goes back to the samurai era where a quick exit might mean the difference between life and death.
Taking street shoes off in the house and picking up trash, Hawaiian Commandments? You are running out of video material. You would be surprised that most people do those things in the world - not just Hawaii. And Bradda, most of the trash on your streets and roadside is locally dumped - not the mainland tourists either. Not too many Mainlanders will ship their cars to Hawaii and then abandon them.
I will admit having touched wildlife once there (Part time resident). Scuba diving in 80 feet of water off the Kona coast. Was approached by a Tiger shark. I had to touch his nose to redirect him away from me. That’s the normal procedure. Other than that. There is zero reason to touch wildlife there. Take pictures. Don’t touch stuff.
The rules apply to different demographics ... Homeless Average families Wealthy Homeless trash, dog poop, crime ...different values ... seen kids drop trash in front of custodians ... Wealthy ... seen houses with floors made like shopping center cement walkways and required shoes
Rule number 1 Eat spam musubi everyday. Rule number 2 10 shakas a day Rule number 3 eat zippys once a week Rule number 4 learn some Hawaiian. Rule number 5 no swim in da Ala Wai 😂
KAI……..THE HAWAIIANS WILL NEVER…….COMPREHEND WHAT STANDING IN LINE MEANS!!!!!!!!! OUT ON THE ROAD???????? IT’S MAD MAX BABY!!!!!!!!! The kings of road rage!!!!!
Hey….GODLESS……IT’S A PIECE OR CHUNK OF LAVA THE NATIVES ARE GETTING THEIR DANDRUFF UP ABOUT!!!!! A PIECE OF ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IT?????????????????????????????? MAYBE A SHELL!!!!!!!!! GRAB A BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!aloha
LIVALO……..THAT IS STUPID!!!! WHY DON’T YOU LEARN ENGLISH??????? YOUR HAWAIIAN LANGUAGES ARE A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT!!!!! HELL………… YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER INTER ISLAND!!!!!!!
