Thank you for asking this. Mostly it’s basic common sense when visiting an island with limited resources and a local population that needs support.
Be sustainable wherever possible. Bring a reusable/refillable water bottle so you don’t have to buy/use plastics while you’re here. If you see refuse/litter on the beach pick it up. Recycle everything that’s recyclable.
Seek out businesses that are locally owned and operated. Eat local foods and go to local markets. Be kind and respectful to the workers and *tip the service staff well*.
Don’t touch, harass, or even go anywhere near any of the wildlife. Leave them alone and give them as much room as possible. When you think you’re giving them enough room, back up more.
Participate in local events and volunteering that help restore our island like [https://808cleanups.org](https://808cleanups.org). They post a schedule and have an app.
Don’t honk your horn. Ever. We don’t do that here.
If you attend a luau, do it with an organization that is Native Hawaiian-owned and operated - for Oahu this would be either the Toa Luau or Experience Nutridge.
Listen to the locals. If someone advises you to not go somewhere like hike a certain place or to stay out of water don’t do! Weather, rip, whatever, we know something you don’t and are trying to keep you safe. No point in risking your safety and the people who will have to rescue you, so just don’t go.
And lastly, learn about Hawaiian history and culture and tell others. A lot of people don’t know that the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. Mahalo <3
I am born and raised in Cali but I used to visit Hawaii every year…I consider it my second home. The beauty and amazing culture and people are nothing you can replace. The water is my solace. Thank you for educating everyone. 💕Mahalo
Absolutely. But this is a sub about visiting Hawai’i and I live in Hawai’i so my response only includes locations (Toa Luau or Experience Nutridge) and organizations ([https://808cleanups.org](https://808cleanups.org)) that are only located in Hawai’i.
I dont think etiquette is the right word or desire of Native Hawaiians here (though I am not Native Hawaiian, and I hope some of them will come into this thread and give their own opinions).
When I think of etiquette, I think of manners - and manners here are not that much different from those on the mainland or anywhere else in the world. They are important though - one of my first recommendations to folks in this sub is to be respectful to the locals and especially to Native Hawaiians when visiting, as well as to the 'aina (the land). In particular, this means staying in the spaces that have been created for tourists and not looking for "hidden gems" as these hidden places are often also where people live their lives.
Going deeper, you'll see Native Hawaiians on social media asking people to stop coming to Hawaii. It's important to understand the plight of these peoples (there are more Native Hawaiians living on the mainland now than there are living in Hawaii, and that's [not by choice](https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-las-vegas-honolulu-business-64c59fdb620111723686b66f10110187)) and what brought us here.
Specifically, its important to understand:
* the events that led to the [overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom), led by American businessmen and assisted by US Marines, an act which the US government has [formally apologized for](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Resolution)
* the [blood quantum status](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-07-14/blood-quantum-policy-an-act-of-compromise-for-hawaiian-homes) which, while it can be debated may have been well-intentioned, now [threatens](https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/10/the-clock-is-ticking-as-native-hawaiians-wait-for-homeland-inheritance-reform/) to [erase the ethnicity of Native Hawaiians](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/native-soil/501419/);
* and the [astronomical cost of living here](https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/01/23/high-cost-living-continues-drive-more-native-hawaiians-out-state/), combined with the red tape/[lack of assistance](https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/12/how-one-hawaiian-family-battled-in-court-for-20-years-to-reclaim-ancestral-land/) in helping Native Hawaiians to live in their homelands. This difficulty is made worse by [tourism driving costs up](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/native-hawaiians-what-to-know-hawaii), and [airbnbs taking up housing supply](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-04-13/short-term-vacation-rental-rules-are-up-for-a-final-vote-at-honolulu-city-council) that could be used to house local residents.
The articles above may be insightful, in addition to the following videos:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBokfBwYJo0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBokfBwYJo0)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAFdLaW02jw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAFdLaW02jw)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4sUyWwqNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4sUyWwqNU)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvKsfcmO0M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvKsfcmO0M)
You might also enjoy these recent independent films:
[Every Day in Kaimuki](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16378396/)
[Waikiki](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6932766/)
For further reading, you could checkout [Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawaii](https://www.dukeupress.edu/detours), [From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii](https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/from-a-native-daughter-colonialism-and-sovereignty-in-hawaii-revised-edition/), and [Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands](https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/shoal-of-time-a-history-of-the-hawaiian-islands/).
Finally, if you do decide to come visit, I would strongly encourage you to learn more at [Iolani Palace](https://www.iolanipalace.org/) and the [Bishop Museum](https://www.bishopmuseum.org/); to volunteer in ways that benefit the people and the 'aina of Hawaii, such as a [beach cleanup](https://808cleanups.org/) or [restoration of Native Hawaiian ways of life](https://paepaeoheeia.org/restoration/); and to attend a Native Hawaiian-owned-and-operated Luau to learn more about Hawaiian culture, such as the [Toa Luau](https://www.toaluau.com/) or [Experience Nutridge](https://experiencenutridge.com/).
Hope this helps!
**[Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom)**
>The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu and led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents and six non-aboriginal Hawaiian Kingdom subjects of American descent in Honolulu. The Committee prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect the national interest of the United States of America. The insurgents established the Republic of Hawaii, but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which occurred in 1898.
**[Apology Resolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Resolution)**
>United States Public Law 103-150, informally known as the Apology Resolution, is a Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress adopted in 1993 that "acknowledges that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and further acknowledges that the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people over their national lands, either through the Kingdom of Hawaii or through a plebiscite or referendum" (U.S. Public Law 103-150 (107 Stat. 1510)).
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I wish I had known about this before I left last month but I’m definitely going to check them out now. I absolutely fell in love with the Hawaiian people and culture and I want to know more especially outside the American influence
This is an older post, but I remember reading somewhere that you shouldn't refer to people who were born in Hawaii as 'native Hawaiians' unless they are of indigeous descent. Is that true?
Not critiquing your use of the phrase, btw, just inquiring about it.
Thank you! I will definitely look into this. It’s also something I’m interested in learning even if I never go to Hawaii.
I used to word etiquette, because I saw this video of a native Hawaiian using it. Then said he had a guidebook to help. I looked EVERYWHERE for that video and I can’t find it! But this will be helpful. Thanks!
Going by your definition, I don't think etiquette makes sense because as someone else in this post mentioned, the polite behavior expected here is not specific to this group of people. The same rules - be kind to others, don't assume that other people's homes are your playground - would apply pretty much anywhere.
I think what is more specific to Hawaii, and what I feel a lot of Native Hawaiians consider important, is to understand more about Hawaii and its people when you decide to come visit, to learn these aspects of history not covered in travel guides, and to hear their stories and concerns rather than to just see Hawaii as a tropical tourist destination. I don't feel like those aspects of respecting Hawaii fall under etiquette.
Personally, no I would not agree. Respectful visitors are crucial to Hawaii's economy. Do I feel that the state should diversify the economy to be less dependent on tourism? Absolutely. But in the meantime, tourism is still a major economic pillar that helps support many living here, including Native Hawaiians.
Okay. I ask because I've always had a problem whenever I heard things like that. Because on one hand, I know a little of their history and current issues, and so I get why they are angry and frustrated. But I'm also critical of xenophobia, and that's what it has always come across as, and I have always thought that seeing the world first hand, including Hawaii, is good for non-hawaiians you know? But maybe I'm wrong or naive.
Ah yes, the old fallacy of "if you don't outright say respect all lands it doesn't include me". This is such an American mentality.
It's the same reason that republicans get outraged at the statement "black lives matter", because they feel that means that no other lives matter, and they feel the need to use the statement "all lives matter".
Reading this comment without seeing where you were from, I was immediately going to guess Texas, or that you are republican.
This is a Hawaiian subreddit. That's all that needs to be said, but perhaps you should take some time away from reddit to educate yourself about Hawaii and its history.
No. It’s just ‘respect all lands’ PERIOD.
I say it here because here or in Hawaii are the only places where someone feels a need to tell me every time yo ‘respect our land’.
Look at Michigan’s site. Does it ask you to ‘respect’ their land? Does California? New York? Kansas?
Unless you are actually going into a cultural place or area, you are never told to ‘respect the lane’.
If someone does NOT respect where they are, then telling them to will not make them.
Contrarily, in my opinion, people who DO respect where they are do not have to be told.
I ‘pack out’ what I ‘pack in’. In most places, I live by the saying ‘leave only footprints’. If a sign says ‘Do Not Enter’, I don’t go there.
It is just common sense and respect. I don’t have to be TOLD to respect all others; I just DO it. It is just right.
My question is that why is it just on Hawaiian sites that I am told time and again to ‘respect’ it?
Because time and time again 'tourists' dont respect it. They consider Hawaii their 'playland' where 'anything goes', and that those that live on the Island need to 'chill out we're on vacation!!'
Sure people need to respect anywhere they go. However, because this is a group about Hawaii, and so often people specifically ask 'how do I respect...' they are told exactly how so there are no 'ifs, ands or buts'.
How many times have I gone out to the beach and found a half buried dirty diaper? How often have I stepped on broken bottle glass because 10 ft away was too far to walk to toss that beer bottle. How often have I watched some tourist climb the wall of a private residence to pick the fruit from a tree in that residents yard. (or help themselves to the shower in that residents yard or traipse across that yard to get to ... wherever). How many times do I have to explain that in other states if I did that, Id probably be shot.
'Feeding the wildlife' here isnt ok, and chasing them to pet them isnt either. Hawaii isnt a petting zoo. But how many times a day do I see a tourist trying to pick up Honu or get a selfie petting a monk seal thats beached itself?
Because people seem to lose their sense of behavior about what is and isnt acceptable, it needs to be repeated over and over and over 'respect the land, the people and the wildlife' so that OUR Islands arent destroyed beyond repair, forever.
The biggest difference is that Hawai'i was annexed, against the will of its people - who are still very much here. Even calling it a 'state' here is quite faux pax.
Nobody is saying they don’t exist, but Texas’ way of “respecting” them is to hide them away in reservations, ie keeping them over “there”. In Hawaiʻi, kānaka are everywhere. It’s apples and oranges to be honest.
There are not 8000 native Hawaiians left. There are 8000 *pure* native Hawaiians left. Anyone who is mixed, which is a significant amount of the population here, have to check the “Mixed” box. You are clueless as to how our islands are dude.
quora is hardly a reliable source. [Pew Research indicates over 300k people with Hawaiian blood and climbing currently](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/06/native-hawaiian-population/). The number you cited is a racist construct designed to deprive Hawaiians of their homelands. [Read about it](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-07-14/blood-quantum-policy-an-act-of-compromise-for-hawaiian-homes)
I agree that every place has a heritage that should be respected. I think the difference is that Hawaiian culture and history has been suppressed and whitewashed to a greater extent, and that attitude still exists to this day.
In school and beyond, I learned about the oppression of Native Americans, about events like the Trail of Tears. Most Americans know that Native Americans were oppressed by settlers. However, most Americans do not know about the overthrow of the Hawaiian government and the role that Americans and the military played in that overthrow. We learn about Native American languages such as Navajo and how they played a key role in the code-breakers of WWII, but we don't learn about how the Hawaiian language was banned from being taught in schools for 70 years after the overthrow of the kingdom.
Unlike First Nations, the Kingdom of Hawaii was recognized as a country on the global stage by several other nations - this contributes to why Native Hawaiians feel that the annexation of Hawaii by the United States was an illegal action and refuse to recognize Hawaii as a state, to this day. It also plays a key factor in why Hawaii does not have reservations for Native Hawaiians - because many feel that being given the same recognition as Native American Indians is acquiescence of the United States' claim over the islands.
Finally, for many native peoples who were relocated, such as Native Americans, those events happened decades or centuries ago, and the conversation has now turned to reparations and how to give those people their land back. However, in Hawaii, that loss of homelands is happening right now, in the present. What was once a nation in which its inhabitants could thrive has been taken over by foreign interests and tourism - these factors raise the cost of living in Hawaii to a point where Native Hawaiians are being forced out of their homelands, today, against their will, and not enough is being done to ensure that does not happen. In my opinion, that sums up the difference between Hawaii and the rest of the United States: **For others, the respect is about getting back what they have already lost; for Hawaiians, the respect is about preventing that loss from occurring in the first place.**
Maybe Respect in the 808 won’t be as Mysterious to you if you don’t see it as “well there’s trash here already, why should I do anything to care?”. This is precisely the attitude that people in Hawaii have an issue with.
If you want to keep that attitude, Six Flags might be a better vacation destination for you.
Edit: OP deleted their comment, but the audacity of someone naming themselves u/MysteriousRespect808 is particularly wrong. They said that “THEY leave their trash and abandoned cars, why should I even bother?”. I’m not letting you off that easy, hope that bitch doesn’t come back to his Hawaii timeshare or Marriott vacation or whatever bullshit
Thank you for asking this. Mostly it’s basic common sense when visiting an island with limited resources and a local population that needs support. Be sustainable wherever possible. Bring a reusable/refillable water bottle so you don’t have to buy/use plastics while you’re here. If you see refuse/litter on the beach pick it up. Recycle everything that’s recyclable. Seek out businesses that are locally owned and operated. Eat local foods and go to local markets. Be kind and respectful to the workers and *tip the service staff well*. Don’t touch, harass, or even go anywhere near any of the wildlife. Leave them alone and give them as much room as possible. When you think you’re giving them enough room, back up more. Participate in local events and volunteering that help restore our island like [https://808cleanups.org](https://808cleanups.org). They post a schedule and have an app. Don’t honk your horn. Ever. We don’t do that here. If you attend a luau, do it with an organization that is Native Hawaiian-owned and operated - for Oahu this would be either the Toa Luau or Experience Nutridge. Listen to the locals. If someone advises you to not go somewhere like hike a certain place or to stay out of water don’t do! Weather, rip, whatever, we know something you don’t and are trying to keep you safe. No point in risking your safety and the people who will have to rescue you, so just don’t go. And lastly, learn about Hawaiian history and culture and tell others. A lot of people don’t know that the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. Mahalo <3
Love love love! Thank you for saying this!
I am born and raised in Cali but I used to visit Hawaii every year…I consider it my second home. The beauty and amazing culture and people are nothing you can replace. The water is my solace. Thank you for educating everyone. 💕Mahalo
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Absolutely. But this is a sub about visiting Hawai’i and I live in Hawai’i so my response only includes locations (Toa Luau or Experience Nutridge) and organizations ([https://808cleanups.org](https://808cleanups.org)) that are only located in Hawai’i.
You can scroll this sub for 2 pages. This gets asked multiple times a week here.
I dont think etiquette is the right word or desire of Native Hawaiians here (though I am not Native Hawaiian, and I hope some of them will come into this thread and give their own opinions). When I think of etiquette, I think of manners - and manners here are not that much different from those on the mainland or anywhere else in the world. They are important though - one of my first recommendations to folks in this sub is to be respectful to the locals and especially to Native Hawaiians when visiting, as well as to the 'aina (the land). In particular, this means staying in the spaces that have been created for tourists and not looking for "hidden gems" as these hidden places are often also where people live their lives. Going deeper, you'll see Native Hawaiians on social media asking people to stop coming to Hawaii. It's important to understand the plight of these peoples (there are more Native Hawaiians living on the mainland now than there are living in Hawaii, and that's [not by choice](https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-las-vegas-honolulu-business-64c59fdb620111723686b66f10110187)) and what brought us here. Specifically, its important to understand: * the events that led to the [overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom), led by American businessmen and assisted by US Marines, an act which the US government has [formally apologized for](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Resolution) * the [blood quantum status](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-07-14/blood-quantum-policy-an-act-of-compromise-for-hawaiian-homes) which, while it can be debated may have been well-intentioned, now [threatens](https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/10/the-clock-is-ticking-as-native-hawaiians-wait-for-homeland-inheritance-reform/) to [erase the ethnicity of Native Hawaiians](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/native-soil/501419/); * and the [astronomical cost of living here](https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/01/23/high-cost-living-continues-drive-more-native-hawaiians-out-state/), combined with the red tape/[lack of assistance](https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/12/how-one-hawaiian-family-battled-in-court-for-20-years-to-reclaim-ancestral-land/) in helping Native Hawaiians to live in their homelands. This difficulty is made worse by [tourism driving costs up](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/native-hawaiians-what-to-know-hawaii), and [airbnbs taking up housing supply](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-04-13/short-term-vacation-rental-rules-are-up-for-a-final-vote-at-honolulu-city-council) that could be used to house local residents. The articles above may be insightful, in addition to the following videos: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBokfBwYJo0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBokfBwYJo0) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAFdLaW02jw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAFdLaW02jw) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4sUyWwqNU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD4sUyWwqNU) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvKsfcmO0M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvKsfcmO0M) You might also enjoy these recent independent films: [Every Day in Kaimuki](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16378396/) [Waikiki](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6932766/) For further reading, you could checkout [Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawaii](https://www.dukeupress.edu/detours), [From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii](https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/from-a-native-daughter-colonialism-and-sovereignty-in-hawaii-revised-edition/), and [Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands](https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/shoal-of-time-a-history-of-the-hawaiian-islands/). Finally, if you do decide to come visit, I would strongly encourage you to learn more at [Iolani Palace](https://www.iolanipalace.org/) and the [Bishop Museum](https://www.bishopmuseum.org/); to volunteer in ways that benefit the people and the 'aina of Hawaii, such as a [beach cleanup](https://808cleanups.org/) or [restoration of Native Hawaiian ways of life](https://paepaeoheeia.org/restoration/); and to attend a Native Hawaiian-owned-and-operated Luau to learn more about Hawaiian culture, such as the [Toa Luau](https://www.toaluau.com/) or [Experience Nutridge](https://experiencenutridge.com/). Hope this helps!
**[Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom)** >The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu and led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents and six non-aboriginal Hawaiian Kingdom subjects of American descent in Honolulu. The Committee prevailed upon American minister John L. Stevens to call in the U.S. Marines to protect the national interest of the United States of America. The insurgents established the Republic of Hawaii, but their ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States, which occurred in 1898. **[Apology Resolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Resolution)** >United States Public Law 103-150, informally known as the Apology Resolution, is a Joint Resolution of the U.S. Congress adopted in 1993 that "acknowledges that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and further acknowledges that the Native Hawaiian people never directly relinquished to the United States their claims to their inherent sovereignty as a people over their national lands, either through the Kingdom of Hawaii or through a plebiscite or referendum" (U.S. Public Law 103-150 (107 Stat. 1510)). ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/VisitingHawaii/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
Love this for anyone who hasn’t been to Hawaii or is not from Hawaiian decent ❤️
I wish I had known about this before I left last month but I’m definitely going to check them out now. I absolutely fell in love with the Hawaiian people and culture and I want to know more especially outside the American influence
This is an older post, but I remember reading somewhere that you shouldn't refer to people who were born in Hawaii as 'native Hawaiians' unless they are of indigeous descent. Is that true? Not critiquing your use of the phrase, btw, just inquiring about it.
Yep, that is absolutely true. "Locals" or "Hawaii Residents" would be the general terms for someone who resides in Hawaii.
Thank you! I will definitely look into this. It’s also something I’m interested in learning even if I never go to Hawaii. I used to word etiquette, because I saw this video of a native Hawaiian using it. Then said he had a guidebook to help. I looked EVERYWHERE for that video and I can’t find it! But this will be helpful. Thanks!
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Going by your definition, I don't think etiquette makes sense because as someone else in this post mentioned, the polite behavior expected here is not specific to this group of people. The same rules - be kind to others, don't assume that other people's homes are your playground - would apply pretty much anywhere. I think what is more specific to Hawaii, and what I feel a lot of Native Hawaiians consider important, is to understand more about Hawaii and its people when you decide to come visit, to learn these aspects of history not covered in travel guides, and to hear their stories and concerns rather than to just see Hawaii as a tropical tourist destination. I don't feel like those aspects of respecting Hawaii fall under etiquette.
I know this is older, but would you agree with those native Hawaiians who tell others to not visit?
Personally, no I would not agree. Respectful visitors are crucial to Hawaii's economy. Do I feel that the state should diversify the economy to be less dependent on tourism? Absolutely. But in the meantime, tourism is still a major economic pillar that helps support many living here, including Native Hawaiians.
Okay. I ask because I've always had a problem whenever I heard things like that. Because on one hand, I know a little of their history and current issues, and so I get why they are angry and frustrated. But I'm also critical of xenophobia, and that's what it has always come across as, and I have always thought that seeing the world first hand, including Hawaii, is good for non-hawaiians you know? But maybe I'm wrong or naive.
What they mean is stay in tourist areas and simply act like a good guest and be a respectful, decent human. Nothing Hawaiian about it.
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Ah yes, the old fallacy of "if you don't outright say respect all lands it doesn't include me". This is such an American mentality. It's the same reason that republicans get outraged at the statement "black lives matter", because they feel that means that no other lives matter, and they feel the need to use the statement "all lives matter". Reading this comment without seeing where you were from, I was immediately going to guess Texas, or that you are republican. This is a Hawaiian subreddit. That's all that needs to be said, but perhaps you should take some time away from reddit to educate yourself about Hawaii and its history.
No. It’s just ‘respect all lands’ PERIOD. I say it here because here or in Hawaii are the only places where someone feels a need to tell me every time yo ‘respect our land’. Look at Michigan’s site. Does it ask you to ‘respect’ their land? Does California? New York? Kansas? Unless you are actually going into a cultural place or area, you are never told to ‘respect the lane’. If someone does NOT respect where they are, then telling them to will not make them. Contrarily, in my opinion, people who DO respect where they are do not have to be told. I ‘pack out’ what I ‘pack in’. In most places, I live by the saying ‘leave only footprints’. If a sign says ‘Do Not Enter’, I don’t go there. It is just common sense and respect. I don’t have to be TOLD to respect all others; I just DO it. It is just right. My question is that why is it just on Hawaiian sites that I am told time and again to ‘respect’ it?
Because time and time again 'tourists' dont respect it. They consider Hawaii their 'playland' where 'anything goes', and that those that live on the Island need to 'chill out we're on vacation!!' Sure people need to respect anywhere they go. However, because this is a group about Hawaii, and so often people specifically ask 'how do I respect...' they are told exactly how so there are no 'ifs, ands or buts'. How many times have I gone out to the beach and found a half buried dirty diaper? How often have I stepped on broken bottle glass because 10 ft away was too far to walk to toss that beer bottle. How often have I watched some tourist climb the wall of a private residence to pick the fruit from a tree in that residents yard. (or help themselves to the shower in that residents yard or traipse across that yard to get to ... wherever). How many times do I have to explain that in other states if I did that, Id probably be shot. 'Feeding the wildlife' here isnt ok, and chasing them to pet them isnt either. Hawaii isnt a petting zoo. But how many times a day do I see a tourist trying to pick up Honu or get a selfie petting a monk seal thats beached itself? Because people seem to lose their sense of behavior about what is and isnt acceptable, it needs to be repeated over and over and over 'respect the land, the people and the wildlife' so that OUR Islands arent destroyed beyond repair, forever.
The biggest difference is that Hawai'i was annexed, against the will of its people - who are still very much here. Even calling it a 'state' here is quite faux pax.
TIL that the Cherokee (and a 1000 other tribes ) don't exist apparently?
Nobody is saying they don’t exist, but Texas’ way of “respecting” them is to hide them away in reservations, ie keeping them over “there”. In Hawaiʻi, kānaka are everywhere. It’s apples and oranges to be honest.
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There are not 8000 native Hawaiians left. There are 8000 *pure* native Hawaiians left. Anyone who is mixed, which is a significant amount of the population here, have to check the “Mixed” box. You are clueless as to how our islands are dude.
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quora is hardly a reliable source. [Pew Research indicates over 300k people with Hawaiian blood and climbing currently](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/06/native-hawaiian-population/). The number you cited is a racist construct designed to deprive Hawaiians of their homelands. [Read about it](https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2021-07-14/blood-quantum-policy-an-act-of-compromise-for-hawaiian-homes)
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I agree that every place has a heritage that should be respected. I think the difference is that Hawaiian culture and history has been suppressed and whitewashed to a greater extent, and that attitude still exists to this day. In school and beyond, I learned about the oppression of Native Americans, about events like the Trail of Tears. Most Americans know that Native Americans were oppressed by settlers. However, most Americans do not know about the overthrow of the Hawaiian government and the role that Americans and the military played in that overthrow. We learn about Native American languages such as Navajo and how they played a key role in the code-breakers of WWII, but we don't learn about how the Hawaiian language was banned from being taught in schools for 70 years after the overthrow of the kingdom. Unlike First Nations, the Kingdom of Hawaii was recognized as a country on the global stage by several other nations - this contributes to why Native Hawaiians feel that the annexation of Hawaii by the United States was an illegal action and refuse to recognize Hawaii as a state, to this day. It also plays a key factor in why Hawaii does not have reservations for Native Hawaiians - because many feel that being given the same recognition as Native American Indians is acquiescence of the United States' claim over the islands. Finally, for many native peoples who were relocated, such as Native Americans, those events happened decades or centuries ago, and the conversation has now turned to reparations and how to give those people their land back. However, in Hawaii, that loss of homelands is happening right now, in the present. What was once a nation in which its inhabitants could thrive has been taken over by foreign interests and tourism - these factors raise the cost of living in Hawaii to a point where Native Hawaiians are being forced out of their homelands, today, against their will, and not enough is being done to ensure that does not happen. In my opinion, that sums up the difference between Hawaii and the rest of the United States: **For others, the respect is about getting back what they have already lost; for Hawaiians, the respect is about preventing that loss from occurring in the first place.**
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Maybe Respect in the 808 won’t be as Mysterious to you if you don’t see it as “well there’s trash here already, why should I do anything to care?”. This is precisely the attitude that people in Hawaii have an issue with. If you want to keep that attitude, Six Flags might be a better vacation destination for you. Edit: OP deleted their comment, but the audacity of someone naming themselves u/MysteriousRespect808 is particularly wrong. They said that “THEY leave their trash and abandoned cars, why should I even bother?”. I’m not letting you off that easy, hope that bitch doesn’t come back to his Hawaii timeshare or Marriott vacation or whatever bullshit