The first thing that strikes me when I travel to the U.S. mainland? All the billboards. Some are huge . . . covering the sides of entire buildings. It’s different here. A few miles from our house, in a pasture that overlooks the ocean, there’s a small, empty concrete building—just a shed, really. It has…
Most Americans have become accustomed to the visual blight that is outdoor advertising, and that’s really a pity. When many of us who live in Hawaii travel to the mainland U.S., we’re jolted by all the billboards from the moment we step off the plane. That’s because they’re illegal here, and have been for some…
Most Americans have become accustomed to the visual blight that is outdoor advertising, and that’s really a pity. When we travel to the mainland U.S., many of us who live in Hawaii are jolted by all the billboards and huge signs on the side of buildings. That’s because billboards are outlawed here in these islands,…
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 faces on the mainland. By contrast, everyone who lives in Hawaii belongs to a racial minority, which probably has a lot to do with why…