Talking to the people of Kalihi & Waikiki was an insight into the slum vs \u00a0city\/tourist spots of Honolulu. I soon got answers ranging from good to okay of civilians opinions of things that stood out for them. Its like when this man in a market store on the district of Kahlili would say that people from the city were scared of Kalihi scene and frame. It gives Kahili this unsafe and hard feeling of violence even though it not necessarily like that. The city in itself was pretty bent out of shape, with old market stores that had mold on the side of the walls, Houses looked kinda charcoal burnt, bars which look more like tavern on the outside (No inside for me sadly), and just a environment that looks destructive but a community of loving people.<\/p>\n
Allow me to enlighten you on a spot of time where this perception was happening right in front of me. One day we were greeted by a elderly woman who was clearly homeless and drugged out \u00a0no offense to the woman, but Gordie and I saw her on our way to pick up snacks for our first journey in Hawaii. We say her fidget and mumble things from afar. As we approached the counter when in the store this woman turns to me and Gordie as she belts out “Step off the gas man!” At first I took it as a threat and gave a confused gesture back that said “No you step on the gas…”. The clerk then says to me as aI turn and comfirm my confusing to “pay her no mind she’s talking to her friend” I then am even more puzzled at what friend the clerk meant. Very shortly I found out with just a few seconds though and was even more curious if this is normal in Hawaii or anywhere else for that manner. As I left “Step off the gas man!” became a inside joke between me and Gordie, if you ever want me to tell you a story I got a few of Hawaii and all of them extreme and pretty funny events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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