Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 7, 1 July 2006 — "Hey, hoole" [ARTICLE]

"Hey, hoole"

I'm part Hawaiian, but show more of my Portuguese side. It' s amazing that so many Hawaiians show their prejudice by swearing out of the blue at me because they think I'm haole. And what's more amazing is that my older brother and older sister are dark, but live on the mainland. My other sister and I are light and live here in Hawai'i. My brother is constantly mistaken for being Mexican. He was even harassed by the INS. My older sister is mistaken for being black, and was refused service at certain restaurants in Dallas. I think Hawaiians shouldn't be too quick to judge if a person is part Hawaiian or pure haole because, nowadays, interracial marriage is normal, and many people have different races. So don't go yelling, "Hey, haole" too fast or swearing or trying to piek a fight too fast, because you maybe trying to fight one of your own blood. Rodney Souza Via the lnternet

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