All stupid stuff… Now that I am 60 and retired

Lol. you hit the nail on the head! When I was in my 20’s. I would get into altercations. All is good! Respect can go a long way! Now it’s more like rock, scissors, paper to resolve a issue! Loser buys the beer!

Under U

First, remember you get what you give! The world isn’t perfect. Kindness and understanding go’s a long way. Always be willing to learn. The “Aloha Spirit” is still alive and well. Rent for 6 months and see what you think. You know when you leave, Your heart is broken. It is for you!

A fascinating read by Brian Burger in Living Hawaii, about the reasons you should NOT move to Hawaii. A lot of what was said was on the mark, but it calls for a little perspective. Yes, we need to go back to the overthrow of the legal government of Hawaii by a small band of white supremacists (look it up! S.S. Boston. But we actually need to go back before that. Hawaiian people have suffered endless indignities from white people from the United States, and it continues to this day. Have Hawaii people – of whatever background – had more than enough? Quick summary: Hawaii gained an instant reputation for its welcoming, tolerant, generous culture and its vigorous, capable people, having accomplished astonishing feats long before whites arrived: navigating long stretches of vast open ocean while Europeans were hugging the shoreline, creating state-of-the-art, incredibly prosperous kalo field systems and fishponds without western tools – while Europeans were living in disease-riddled hovels.

Under a united monarchy, Hawaii was the first to electrify its capitol and one of the earliest to achieve world-wide recognition as one the several nations among the nations of the earth, with treaties creating ties to some 80 other parts of the world. Continue Reading