Sifu Slim's video: Hawaiian History and Lifestyle in the New Millennium by Sifu Slim

Hawaii Lifestyle in the New Millennium Opening song Hawaii '78 - by Brother Iz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrbaN42tDFE SifuSlim.com One part I omitted saying: Among the Asians who live full-time or part-time in Hawaii or arrive as tourists, there is a strong undercurrent of classism, as well as normal patriotic racism (not liking people from other countries or other parts of the same country) and what might be called tenured racism (looking down on people with common genealogical ancestors who have been living in another place for a span of time). Here is a webpage about countries that hate each other. It may or may not be accurate. https://www.quora.com/Which-two-countries-hate-each-other-the-most?share=1 As a generality, one might note the following. Compared to other nationalities, the Asians in Hawaii seemingly project the most dysfunctional and critical (and looking down on others who are not similar to themselves) behavior to each other: For example wealthy Koreans vs wealthy Japanese and vice versa. And wealthy Japanese vs. Koreans of lesser wealth. Or old-money Chinese vs nouveaux-riches Chinese. New Chinese immigrants and newly arrived tourists vs Chinese-American Hawaiians who have been in HI for generations. Wealthy Japanese tourists vs non-wealthy Japanese tourists. One of the strangest experiences I had in my time on Oahu was visiting a Korean Karaoke bar in Honolulu in 2017. Hawaii has a plenitude of karaoke bars. Every country has its own idiocyncracies and strange practices. Think of American country-western bars of the 1970s and '80s where mechanical bull-riding could give a drunken numbskull whiplash or a broken neck, and if that didn't do it, a fight inside or outside the bar might impart the same physical result. (Some readers are saying, "Come on down... we still have this on Saturday night in our town right now.") Anyway, the Honolulu Korean Karaoke bar I visited was 100 percent Asians. I asked the cashier if everyone was Korean. The cashier didn't speak English. I asked three more people the same question; none spoke English (or perhaps didn't want to let me know they did.) Finally, through the fog of smoke (illegal in most places in the U.S. but not adhered to here), I found someone who told me, "Yes, everyone in here is Korean." The average age was probably 55, about my age at the time. There were people from age 20s to age 70s. The singer at the time was singing in Korean. She was atrocious, drunk, and had a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other. No one seemed to care about her singing. It seemed like utter decadence was the theme and she was fulfilling her role in the theme. This was startling to me in 2017--the new era of health and wellness promotion. And I am a wellness promoter and author (see SedentaryNation.com) I left the bar at the end of her song... a song which drew some drunken applause. Out in the parking lot I met a nice Korean man in his 60s. I asked, "Is this a common practice in Korea, smoking, drinking, and singing indoors, on a beautiful beach and golf and strolling day?" He said, "It's pretty bad. We do this at home. Then we fly over here and don't get into the Hawaiian culture or lifestyle. It rains a lot in South Korea. We just like the weather better here, so we fly over and do the same thing here..." From http://www.aloha.net/~mahalo/british.html Britain's impact began the first day of Hawaiian contact with the western world, when sea captain James Cook of northern England set foot on the black sand beach at the mouth of the Waimea River on Kaua'i. Cook and his crew aboard the ships Discovery and Resolution were searching for a northwest passage from the Pacific to Atlantic on Cook's third circumnavigation of the globe. Cook landed on Kaua'i, January 19, 1778, forever changing Hawai'i. ... The establishment of a strong relationship between Great Britain and Hawai'i began with the visits of British explorer Capt. George Vancouver in 1792. Vancouver had been with Cook, and he returned to Hawai'i in 1793 and 1794. Vancouver was a friendly, peaceable man who made deep a impression on the Hawaiian people through his wisdom and warmth. Vancouver tried to make peace between warring Hawaiian islands and refused to sell arms and ammunition to the ali'i (chiefs). His recognition of Kamehameha as the leading ali'i increased the status of the Big Island warrior. Vancouver told Kamehameha of Great Britain's government and religion, and offered to send teachers. Kamehameha held a council of chiefs aboard Vancouver's ship Discovery on February 21, 1794. The ali'i decided to place Hawai'i under the protection of Great Britain, while retaining the right to rule Hawai'i independently. The British flag was hoisted on shore four days later and Lt. Puget took possession of all Hawai'i in the name of King George III of Great Britain. Cover Image: by Gryffindor / Public domain A stone carving of a Hawaiian deity, housed at a German museum SifuSlim.com