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The unique heart and spirit found on these islands are indeed rapidly vanishing from our contemporary world. Even as a visitor, you understand very quickly that the culture and local lifestyle here are worthy of preservation. It is often asked, not just in Hawaii but the world over, where do indigenous peoples go when newcomers move in? What do indigenous peoples have when newcomers acquire what they once had? |
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As a matter of survival, islanders have learned to speak out and act upon concerns ranging from jobs to overdevelopment to environmental issues. Today, many dedicated residents choose to live a slower and gentler way of life, subsisting largely on what the land and the sea generously provides for them. Can we accept that this simple way of life is just as genuine as one filled with additional doses of man-made headaches and temptations? |
