I was in Hawaii for a good amount of time where I had a chance to observe this. Samoans and Hawaiians are a proud people. They care enough for their enviornment that they have the biggest jungle in the U.S. in Maui. The Dole pineapple plantation is a good place to buy from to support locals. Tourists also support locals by taking surfing and scuba lessons as well as paying to ride horses down the beach or up mountains. In 2006 Hawaii will be introducing the option of the inter-island ferry which will boost tourism EVEN MORE. Some Samoans and Hawaiians I met don't even live in houses. They live on the beach. Who needs shelter in Paridise anyway... shelter from what? The volcano? They take a risk living on the Big Island with an active volcano, but who wouldn't? They are comparingly, extremely racist people, in my opinion I DON'T BLAME THEM. (The term for a forigener in Hawiian is "Howley") The reason for this is probably the strong arm of the U.S. government STEALING THEIR LAND! The more empovrished east side of the Big Island (Puna) is home to the volcano, and gets a lot more rain then the west, hence cheaper lifestyle concidering the risk and weather. More natives and surfers live in Puna or that east side. The more rich west (Kona) side is more tourist and white and yuppie-run. In actuality, I am interested to know where the future of the island chain might lead. This gets me to my point. Rich white tourists are trying to buy out the whole island! Where will the jungle go if that happens?!! THE U.S. GOVERNMENT STOLE FROM THE HUMBLE AND SOLD TO THE RICH!! If you can't see a problem by now then stop reading this because you as a reader would not appeal to me as a writer. What happens to all of the natives? I'll tell you. They end up in jail because their pizza business owner decides to make a lil' meth lab and PIMP out his employees because THEY DESERVE NICE STUFF AND NICE LIVES. IT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM AFTER ALL AND WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT DENYING THE HAWIIANS THEIR RIGHT TO LIVE FREELY? Greed is the answer. No wonder the Hawiians <HATE>(cringe) the Americans. Why wouldn't you try to take as much as you could back from the people who <raped>(cringe) Paradaise? Some of my friends are homeless because the <government> (cringe) told them they can't live on their beach, and run their boat launch and shut down their pizza business. The <cops>(CRINGE) put GIANT cement blocks all down Po'ohiki Beach so the surf culture can't enjoy life as much as when surf culture could CAMP LIVE and SURF FREE without yuppie corrosion of native society. Now these people are racist, addicted to meth AND without a place to call home. AND THE UNITED STATES CLAIMS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIORNMENT AND ITS NATIVE CULTURE.
Thoughts anyone?