Aloha and welcome to the new and improved Haole in Hawaii blog. Don't worry I will still be posting slightly humorous, poorly written, constantly miss spled stories of my travels. I thought that my blog would be drastically different, seeing that I am in a new country and working a new job but little did I know I would run into identical problem that Korea posed.
Which brings me to the language barrier. In Korea I was often baffled and some times quite vulgar in my attempts to speak the native tongue. In Hawaii I am having similar problems, supposedly Hawaiians speak English but I have yet to see the evidence, I know Im the pot calling the kettle black but they all speak “pigeon”. Take this conversation for example the other day:
“Hello co-worker, how are you?”
“Ya Will I is good, how is you?”
Mind you this is an adult....professional....who's native language IS English. When the locals aren't speaking “pigeon” they are constantly using native words that all sound identical and all contain far too many vowels. A charming example: I work for Kama'ãina Kids in Makakilo neighborhood of Kapolei city on Hamakua Drive. I also work at He'eia park but not to be confused with Heiau park just down the road. Long story short, Korean was easier and I'm totally screwed.
Quick side note: The title of my Blog is now “Haole in Hawaii” which translates roughly to “Whitey in a beautiful land that he is trying to steal from us and ruin everything we love.” Welcome to Oahu!
The other interesting link I have found between the two places is my incredible ability to find jobs that supply mold infested housing. In Korea of course I had my roommate, “Larry” a 5' tall moldy wall behind my dresser. In Hawaii I moved into a “trailer complex” (it's as classy as it sounds) in my room I discovered a wall sagging on rusted nails. Quickly I got tired of the undeniable odor of mold and proceeded to tear out all the carpet and faux-wood paneling to expose the rotted wood work below. After vacuuming a surprising number of spiders and cock roaches I dried out the wall, fixed the roof, and re paneled/painted the wall. The nice thing about my home here is that I can do anything I like to it, and I have the shop/tools to make my wildest dreams come true, can anyone say “indoor hammock with accompanying suspended beer dispensary?”
Below are a couple of videos, the first being the obligatory stop motion video of the sunrise the second, a stop motion as well, is me painting my wall with a 5' tall map of Oahu.
The only internets in my domicile are in my swim trunks, so don't expect another update too soon, though I do have a lot of fun new stories to share.
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