While US celebrates its independence, Hawaiians still want theirs

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Jul 4, 2023 | Christine Hitt

[dfwgator]

And bunch of homeless drug addicts are in the streets there.

[Savage Beast]

All Hawaiians?

[crazy aunt in the attic]

We were stationed in Hawaii in the early 80’s and I worked with Hawaiians. They do not like people from the mainland. If you stay in a hotel they treat you real nice (tips) but they really despise you.

I had several chances to go back to Hawaii on TDY as a civilian but turned it down each time. I have no respect for them.

Yes, and the schools were run by Japanese teachers and the classrooms were all decorated with Japanese signs and banners.

[No name given]

Since they don’t want to be part of America, let’s grant their wish.

[dfwgator]

And “Kill Haole Day” was a real thing back then.

[artichokegrower]

The Polynesians paddled up to Hawaii around 500 AD. As most native cultures have no written history there is no record of who they found living there. I assume that all of the original inhabitants of Hawaii were either killed off or enslaved by the Polynesian colonists. Let’s due an investigation and give Hawaii back to the original people living there and not these slave holding, murderous Polynesian conquistadors

[dfwgator]

Lots of Hollywood celebrities have huge mansions on Maui, be a shame if anything happened to them.

[No name given]

Exactly.

[Bonemaker]

Give the fools independence then they can totally ban all guns and not have to deal with the constitution,

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Could have been worse. Hawaii could have been taken over by Japan.

[dfwgator]

Could have been worse. Hawaii could have been taken over by Japan.

Or Wo Fat!

[Drew68]

bfl

[Olog-hai]

How long ago did you check?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

We couldn’t those areas have remained American possessions are territories longer term?

Because the idea of "long term territories" was a repugnent concept to thinking people then as it should be to thinking people now.

Becoming a territory was the first step toward becoming a state.

But nobody ever talks about statehood for Guam , the Virgin Islands, American Samoa or other offshore American possessions.

Yeah, they do.

Since they are smaller there is less talk but there is talk.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The one from the original series or the reboot?

[dfwgator]

I never watched the reboot.

[ronniesgal]

oh no thank you.

[stevio]

Give it back! Give it back!

[Bonemaker]

Judging by the filthy politicians they elect to torment us normal people, they are about as stupid as NY,NJ,IL,MA etc.

(Yes, I know...Tulsi. But at least she is easy on the eyes and all states have outliers like that.)

[DFG]