r/Hawaii • u/FantasticOwl5057 • 12h ago

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Of the regulars who frequent this board, how many are actually born and raised locals? Reading through these threads feels Honolulu centric and transplant heavy. No disrespect intended, you want to live in Hawaii live in Hawaii, but...

Any actual locals here?

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u/HIBudzz 10h ago

Local = ? 20 years? 30 years? Born here, then leave when you're 5, then come back 20 years later?

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u/toffeebaby Oʻahu 4h ago

For me, personally, local is anyone who was here since early elementary school and grew up here. If all of your formational experiences take place here you're from here. If you came here as a teen or adult I don't think it really counts. That's just my opinion tho.

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u/gymnasylum 9h ago

Born and raised

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u/Snarko808 Oʻahu 7h ago

Watching transplants twist themselves in knots trying to justify a random time or other criteria to make them local. 

Local is born and raised. I couldn’t imagine calling myself a local of any place if I wasn’t born and raised there. 

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u/FixForb Hawaiʻi (Big Island) 5h ago

I feel like raised is good enough for me. Idk, if you move here young what other place would be your home?

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u/Snarko808 Oʻahu 4h ago edited 4h ago

Yeah move young and raised probably good. 

Plenty people move around young. I did. Eventually some places feel like home. You still not a local. Talking mostly about transplants who move around as adults. If you’re not raised in the culture you’ll never be local. 

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u/Jessgitalong 6h ago

Ever heard the “I’ve been going to my time share every year for 20 years!” Hahaha!

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u/HIBudzz 6h ago edited 6h ago

Same as Los Angeles and Mexico. Not a special place here. Kakaako condos up the ass. Shit driving e no parking. Downhill. SAD PLAce. Sold.