Many of the people born and raised here in Hawaii in the 1920s and 30s, particularly Japanese men, had nicknames they acquired as a kid and kept throughout their lives....
By mainland standards, people dress casually in the workplace here in Hawaii. Normal business attire for men consists of what we call an aloha shirt, plus dress slacks and casual-but-nice...
Whenever I travel from here in Hawaii to the mainland United States, I’m reminded immediately of a number of differences. First, although it’s certainly changing, there are all those white...