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KamaAina

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13. That's because all the African Americans on the windward side are at K-Bay.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 8, 2016, 12:11 PM

Mar 2016

(Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Station) Your 3 AA classmates must have been the children of officers.

And I never really realized that about "Barry", as he was known at Punahou. I guess that's because I "get" Hawai'i.

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Kokua needed. I am deep in a world-class flamewar in GD over the correct use of the term "haole". [View all] KamaAina Feb 2016 OP

I'm not Hawaiian, but doesn't that just mean 'white person'? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #1

Precisely. KamaAina Feb 2016 #2

How ignorantly sad the critics are. floriduck Feb 2016 #3

Mahalo nui loa! KamaAina Feb 2016 #4

Mahalo and gracias. floriduck Feb 2016 #5

My brother was a haole. Downwinder Feb 2016 #6

Never felt offended being called haole Jake Stern Feb 2016 #7

Have always thought of myself as kama'aina and a haole too. LTG Feb 2016 #8

Ho, buggah! You not one haole! You hapa! KamaAina Feb 2016 #9

That's what I tell them. LTG Feb 2016 #10

Just saw that. Rofl! mahina Feb 2016 #11

Oh good lord. I am SO glad I missed that. Hekate Mar 2016 #12

That's because all the African Americans on the windward side are at K-Bay. KamaAina Mar 2016 #13

Our next door neighbor was a Master Sargeant at the Marine base in Kaneohe... Hekate Mar 2016 #14