...and have not experienced any peoblems with Hawaiian Independence extremist.
Forgive me, I replied to the wrong person... but I if you are a local non-White, the racism doesn't apply to you, so I doubt that you would even notice it. I understand that it can be difficult to notice things that aren't your problem.
I do not consider it a misfortune to have grown up there or to be a native Hawaiian. I consider it fortunate that you have left. I would consider that one's situation is different on the other islands, which are probably considered 'the sticks' compared to Honolulu. I would doubt that your experiences would be any different than any other rural area in the continental US.
Hmmmm... I don't believe I said that it was a misfortune to be a Native Hawaiian. But I did say that it is a misfortune to grow up there, although depending on your circumstances. Local Whites are conscious of the racism, but have learned to live with it, and locals and Native Hawaiians seem to be completely oblivious, as I said to Fenrir, because the problem doesn't apply to them. All of the other problems described in previous posts, such as a total lack of Western customer service, general lack of Western work ethic, and a general lack of planning (especially where inventory and roads are concerned) still apply, as they are vibrant on ALL of the Hawai'ian Islands. If you grew up there, and especially if you haven't had the opportunity to leave very often, these things aren't very noticeable, as they're just the way things are. But when you come from a place like the Western United States, where customer service is central to how your performance is evaluated in any job, then you'd understand.
And no, you will not run into a number of these problems in the rural Continental United States, at least not in the American West. Telling someone of another color that they're not allowed to use the phone or the bathroom is just simply taboo... even in small towns, and the value of customer service here will cause anyone doing so to either be fired, or if in terms of being a business owner, to just lose their customer base. There are exceptions, but they are very few, and you certainly would never find that kind of behavior as an institutionalized reality in an area as big as Hilo or Kona. It's just not done. And I consider myself EXTREMELY fortunate to have been able to get out of there, thank you.
But... I'm hijacking the topic. I'm sorry. The only way I can see a Hawaiian Monarchy surviving into the present day is if someone else were to have taken over, but I just don't think its possible under the United States. Although perhaps if the Hawaiians had fought just a little bit harder when the Americans imprisoned their queen... but that would probably have just resulted in an even more violent backlash and take over eventually.