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A nitpick, but local Hawaiians are not, generally speaking, extremely poor. They are, for the most part, fairly typical Americans. They and other long term loca
by goodcanadian 10y ago
A nitpick, but local Hawaiians are not, generally speaking, extremely poor. They are, for the most part, fairly typical Americans. They and other long term locals face the same problems that locals in all desirable areas face: outsiders coming in with money and driving up prices.
- local_kauai 10y agoThis is with good intentions but simply not true. Someone driving up prices is very different than from someone stealing land handed down from your ancestors. This is a forced sale and effectively removes Hawaiians from the land giving it to a rich mainlander.