As a New Yorker, when I went to Hawaii geesh did not know how loud cars and motorcycles were. But at night sitting on the hotel all I could hear was loud mufflers. In NY we have that too but it is illegal. But just heard a lot more louder mufflers in Honolulu. But still love Hawaii and Hawaiian people.
My mom told me that Hawai’i has the most Reverse parked cars. Not sure what study she saw but it made me laugh to think someone tracked that and we won😂
Japan over 95% of the time backs into a stall when parking. Maybe that is where that comes from. As for loud music and cars, that is pretty universal to a younger population and not just Hawaii. As for driving slow or fast, if you do the math on a drive of 10 to 15 miles, a 5 mph to 10 speed difference is not even a minute of time. As a Hawaii local since the 50's what I find funny about what we do, is think driving from Kailua to town is a long distance. People act like it is an incredible distance to go from the windward side to town a grand total of about 13 to 15 miles.
😂 reverse into stalls ... Mexico still wins loudest music 24/7 ... yeah annoying look-at-me insane mufflers ... slow driving in the rain fast lane is universal ... sign waving, no idea is unique to here ... that one car weaving fast is universal ... and yes, I wonder why too! Love your channel!
Mahalo Chris, you had me laughing so hard because I do the reverse parking but I hella make sure that I can get it in 1 chance, hehehehe. All your discussions is spot on and I truly enjoyed this video. IKR, why rush, we on an island, it get's me that they take over your car and cut off right in front of you I don't get the logic to that. Thank you again.
Chris, you'll be proud of me; at work, in the employee parking lot I started backing into the parking spot because, well, you can take the boy out of HI, but you can't take the HI out of the boy. Well, before long, I start noticing all these other cars and trucks are backing into their parking stalls as well, lol. So there ya go, spreading aloha one parking stall at a time. 🤙
Loud Music: "I get it I was 16 once" that cracked me up. Unfortunately loud music is a problem in a lot of places, both from cars and also because portable speakers have become so much better. People everywhere assume everyone wants to hear their music. We don't, especially when the lyrics are inappropriate and there is children around.
Aloha Chris! As frequent visitors to the island, we have definitely noticed the reverse parking, the loud music, and loud mufflers. We haven’t noticed too many people rushing. Usually more laid back which is great because then we end up remembering to take our time and enjoy the nice pace of things. Mahalo for sharing your experiences and perspective all the time. It’s good to know other’s experiences. Happy Aloha Friday!! 🤙🏽
On behalf of the loud music drivers I'd like to say - it's a great feeling to be rocking out to music as the wind is hitting you. Some people do it to look cool, I do it in the hope that the ppl who hear my music can enjoy it alongside me (but I'll lower it some as I approach a stoplight). When it rattles the car plastic though, that is truly when it has gone too far
You got a good point at the end of the video where you basically said at the end of the day we get along because we're stuck on the island. I think it's all because our immigrant forefathers needed to get along not only among themselves but the with Hawaiians and the haoles who came before them. That attitude and their individual cultures became assimilated with the Hawaiian culture and that is what we have today. I don't live there anymore but Hawaii is still my home state, and Molokai is still my home island. 😂
Mahalo for the comment. Those early immigrants laid a strong foundation for Hawaii's local culture where they were forced to get along. I'm sure it was tough at times.
I agree, as they were interacting amongst themselves I believe the Hawaiian culture of calm and tolerance or aloha became the template in how to interact. Remember back in the day the Chinese, Japanese, Haole, Puerto Rican and Portuguese all spoke Hawaiian.
Interesting thoughts, as always. I have always suspected that loud music is a territorial claim - ‘cause we have that here in the 48, too. I also love noticing language differences. You reverse park into a stall; where I live, we back into a space. And it’s a statement of ability, who can back better.
yea playing loud music i def. do take that as a territorial claim and my experience when i lived in hawaii was there was very little of that even amongst the locals i suspect bc it probably would start a fight in Hawaii esp if it is the wrong music in the wrong area and probvably those who do blast their music aren't really local to begin with they come from some wher e else
I’m a long haul trucker, most of us truckers gets used to reverse backings because we back our trucks most of the time. So when we drive our personal cars and small trucks we usually backing in to the stalls.
Loud Music is also done by some elderly! I once saw one parking in Safeway playing an 80's love song with max volume which actually brought a smile in my face!
haha funny you should mention the reverse parking thing. I do it only because I figure do all the hard work now vs later when I have to leave LOL especially when you have a larger car or truck. I used to drive a dodge ram truck and it's hard and sometimes dangerous to reverse out because I can't see people walking behind me or if a car is coming. But yea your insights kinda on point and makes me laugh.
Chris! For a young guy, you have an old soul! LOL! I subscribed because I love hearing about...us! You're like the old time Hawaii comedians that make fun/note of Hawaii stuff, but it's kind of true! A couple of things personally....I ALWAYS reverse park because to me, it's harder to reverse out because sometimes it looks clear, but people behind driving by just whiz past, then you have to jam your brakes, and they honk at YOU! Or, people who walk behind your car, seeing you are reversing, but walk anyway. Most newer cars since 2015 have reverse cameras that make it easy to reverse perfectly and quickly into a stall. Nowadays, I only look back briefly, then use the camera to finish. As for the loud music/mufflers....WHY? Because for the younger generation, it's all about, "LOOK AT ME!" That's why they also love tik-tok and Instagram. Look at ME! LIKE me! Look at what I had for dinner! Who the f___ cares? Agree with sign-wavers. Think about it for a second. Their GOAL is to take your eyes off the road and look at the sign! Dangerous! And yes, the lane weavers? I love it when they cut me off, then we get stuck at the same light and I'm right behind! Sometimes, I stick my hand out and wave!
Yes yes yes…..those pple that keep walking while you’re trying to back out of the stall…ugh! I look both ways, don’t see anyone, then WHAH-LAH!! Where the heck do they come from? If only hey realised that it really hurts when a car hits you🙄🤨😂. And for that reason, I rarely park head first. And I like parking far from the entrances, less traffic 👍🏼.
@@urs- Haha! Hey, I USED to park further away when my car was newer, not because the back-out issue but simply to "protect" my car! But....there could be 3-4 empty stalls on either side of my car and when I come back, there's a vehicle parked right next to me. And it's usually a BIG truck!
@@spang9782 ….True!!! I saw a RUclips video like that. She parked away from everyone. But when she returned, she took a pic of the van parked right next to her. Lots of empty stalls along that side. She went back into the store and asked if someone could escort her. The employee walked towards the drivers side of that van, but they drove away before he could see the face. Be safe out there my friend 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Mahalo for the comment. Yeah, I miss the local comedy we used to have in the 90s when we could look at ourselves and laugh. As for the mufflers, I believe there are state laws about that, but doesn't seem like it's dissuading anyone from installing them.
Having lived in more than a few major US cities, I can tell you that the loud muffler/"music for all mankind" thing is pretty nationwide. We were raised with Aloha Spirit driving and I worry that there might be too much mainland/malahini influence on our roads. (Too Fast & Too Furious?) Always happy when I get a shaka for letting someone over or just to show that Spirit. 🤙🏼The saddest thing when candidates are sign waving is when they are all by themselves on the corner. 😕And yes, kama‘aina who try to rush are just really bad at it and endangering others. Keep up the great work! Love your videos!
Here on Maui it's all like that, the rule on the road seems to be you go as fast as you can between two points. Like seriously people racing and accelerating up to a red light. On city roads where SL is 35, if it's clear people doing 50 plus. 😢 I used to live in Oahu and felt much more Aloha driving there.
1) Always back in (faster for pau hana, also see #5 ) 2) Always have sounds in the truck (self explanitory) 3) Always straight pipe the civic (bumbai the VTEC hit and it sound like one fut) 4) Always honk at the sign waivers (no need vote, already honked but) 5) Always gotta rush (always late), even if have to pass one slow tourist just to end up with them waiting for the light
Man I love reverse parking! But I will admit if there are other cars around I will refrain from doing it.. No need to inconvenience others. However something about it is so satisfying when you get it perfect on the first try
Some people are just obsessed with competition and winning. If they can get two cars ahead of you and arrive 30 seconds before you, then THEY WON My attitude is Relax, [ not everything is a competition ].
Just an FYI, some of the loud mufflers on mopeds and motorcycles are for safety reasons. Cars do not pay attention to the mopeds or motorcycles unless they make noise. I had a stock motorcycle and I would have to dodge a lot of cars because they don't know you are next to them.
Thank you for sharing you thoughts. Hawaii is still for me paradise since I live in cold Chicago, Illinois. The saving grace about be here is that during the warmer summer I only have 4 blocks over yo the Lake Michigan beach area.
I was born in Hawaii but have lived in Georgia a long time. Everything you mentioned is all too common here as well. Well, except for the tolerant friendliness. Irritable intolerance is far too easy to find here.
Slowing down to check if "Wait, is that my Auntie?" was SO ACCURATE, you got me wheezing with laughter!! OMG, if you got more "strange things" Hawaii locals do, bring it on! Thanks for the upload!
I just got home from a week’s vacation in Kailua. I lived there a little more than 20 years ago and try to visit often. However, this was my first trip since 2018 and I really noticed the loud music and the mufflers, even very late at night! I was surprised as I just didn’t remember that as happening so often in the past.
Reverse parking is wildly popular in NW Pennsylvania also. All of the lined parking spaces in my city's downtown area are set up to force reverse parking so everyone downtown gets to sit and watch while someone takes 3 or 4 attempts to get it right 😂😂😂
Having a big SUV (or any vehicle in HI) makes more sense to reverse park especially since Hawai’i parking stalls are hella small. It’s harder trying to get out of small parking spaces with a big vehicle and our small parking spaces.
people that smoke should roll up their windows too, irritating when people smoking and everybody around them cannot enjoy the fresh air. I have no problem with people smoking, but if they like smoke, they should roll up their windows and enjoy their smoke.
no be so sensitive, 99% of the time I reverse parking, moa bettah, no mattah what people say. at the age of 42, I still bump my music. keeps me awake. everyone is different...cant expect everyone to have the same likes and interests
Aloha Chris. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work. I've only lived here for about six months, but I've noticed all of your observations in my short time here. Whether it's reverse parkers, loud music players, cars with noisy mufflers, traffic weavers, or slow drivers in the rain..., It's a beautiful day, ruclips.net/video/anjTd9mraeA/видео.html
Trucker's adage: "Back in. drive out." But of course truckers know how to back up. Stripping out the guts of a moped muffler apparently gives a marginal power boost. I had a GI tenant in Haleiwa who did it so that he could get up the hill to Schofield. Sign waving was started by Sen. Joe Kuroda in the early 1970's
Japanese are famous for reverse park but it might be East Asian thing. Im Asian and reverse park all time b/c i’m so short so I have a ton of blind spots. So much safer and yes quicker than forward park
I love Hawai'ian music. I find it soothing. Not a fan of hip hop, though. The lyrics can be super misogynistic and offensive,with the curse words, too.
I have the same grievances about noise pollution and driving. It’s gotten worse. I don’t mind Hawaiian music or good music. But this hip hop base sounds like the same frickin song being blasted. Hate when the base is so loud it makes the building shake. Lol! Just getting older I guess. We’re going to have whole bunch people who need hearing aides. In Japan everyone reverse parks. When you go to the shopping center all the cars are reversed parked.
Disagree Chris. Just got into my first car incident in a few decades. A lady backing up in a parking lot didn't see me and hit my car. If she were coming out of her parking spot going forward, she would have seen me and stopped
Mahalo for sharing. I guess I'm more pointing out the awareness of not forcing a lot of cars around you while backing up. First try and then wait for everyone to drive by, then readjust.
Can relate to everything you said especially sign waving. I burst out laughing - I do look to see who is waving and holding signs to see if I know them.
this video is the first to make me jealous my family and I were priced out of Hawaii. The Hawaiian government is foolish and greedy only allowing a new Waterpark for surf to be built when we literally have a surplus of beaches around us. Opportunity for affordable housing is possible but every chance there is Hawaii would rather build something that is meaningless. I'm starting to realize something. Hawaii is a place I use to love. It's a fake kine version of what it once was.
During sign waving, if u slow down, u trying to be niele to see who else is standing there. 😂 On the Big Island, they sign wave and u toot the horn or Shaka out of Aloha or for support. In Hilo rain, we can always tell who is local vs the elderly or tourists, because they are moving like turtles when the roads are wet. 😆 🤙🏽
I started dying laughing when you said the reverse parking thing I’m from Kauai but my gf is from the mainland and one of the first thing she asked is why does everybody reverse park in the stalls( I don’t do it that often) and I never really noticed but then I was like oh yeah hahah
Chris….Hawaii time is SO UPFRONT…..when looking at the Lahaina fires!!!!!! When the hell are you people going to start rebuilding????? Where do those poor people live????????? Your family closeness deprives you of a backbone!!! Out here……there’s no god damned way two WOMEN WOULD EVER SHARE A KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!
#2. The music blasting thing was common for me in California growing up. It was always rap or hip hip or sometimes even Mexican music blasting. Wpuldnt say thats uniquely from Hawaii. #3 Southern California is awful in the rain. Personally for me in the heartland I have to drive slow with hydroplaning warnings so I'm in the right lane
as someone who taught crash avoidance years ago, and who's testified in car accident cases, I can assure you, there were studies done many years ago showing that backing into spaces absolutely reduces accidents in parking lots. So you "may not believe it" but it's true.
Hi! Thank you and I enjoy your videos! I’m Okinawan (born and raised there), and I lived in Oahu for about 5 years during my 20s. One theory on reverse parking: in Japan we pretty much reverse park, everywhere. And in Hawaii there are lots of Japanese immigrants and students. So this might be why and the locals started the same thing? Idk. But good or bad I love Hawaii and our beautiful relationship(Hawaii and Okinawa)!
Sir, might I bring up: high beam drivers. Comes in two flavors: 1) normal height vehicles with their high beams on, or 2) lifted trucks on low beam lights. Either way, it's a nuisance, and downright dangerous. It's made worse by the ultra white headlights used on modded trucks.
Reverse parking in Hawaii? That's what we noticed here in WA state (Federal Way) over a year ago, like people were following a fad all of a sudden. Driving slow in the rain? Not here in WA state drivers will speed carelessly. We got sign wavers here too. Your story of opponents was funny. My husband complains of the traffic weavers, like rushing for what? They end up behind the red light anyway 😅.
Reverse parking is a thing here due to generally poor civil engineering: very few parking lots are the much safer diagonal-in model. Not sure why civil engineers are so afraid of the diagonal-in design. When you have to park at a 90 degree angle as in most Hawaii parking lots, reverse in IS much safer upon departure. Bad reverse-in parking skills is another ball of wax! 😆
it is good to back in, especially when one car pulled in straight but stay hugging one side so if you would've went straight in you wouldn't be able to get out of your car, so back in hug their car so you get plenty room on your driver side and they get plenty room for their driver side. only thing the passenger gotta wait till you pull out. But small kine inconvenience, that's all. luv the videos!!!
I lived in Japan for a few years and everyone backed into parking spots. You could always tell an American drove if they just pulled into a spot without backing in
I like my music loud because I like to feel it. I like the windows down because there’s more air for the speakers to move around and it gives the bass a richer sound. Although with my car you don’t hear anything rattling and I’m assuming that because of the way the speakers are setup / tuned, there’s significantly less sound leakage compared with most people who put in aftermarket subs
The first to wave signs was Charles Campbell in perhaps 1968. I wanna say he waved signs next to Like Like hwy near the Kam Shopping Center. He was a high school teacher, I wanna say Campbell HS, but maybe Leilehua. He was African American and the sign waving was his way of breaking the barrier and get noticed. It worked so others followed.
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Come to OKC if you think Hawaii has the market cornered on loud music and mufflers. And they think everyone else wants to hear their 💩 music while they run into a convenience store or have their ear blasted when they "wrap" their pipes, etc. 🤬🤬 especially when passing under the overhead train bridges that are very echo-y.
Not only HAWAII get these problems, I now live in Holland and and it's 100 time worse straight across the board over here, so to say enjoy the island life. BTW: I'm Cali boy born and raised, mom and pops are from the islands, but I stay missing the islands BIG TIME, MAHALO.
- Reverse parking isn't practical when you need to load stuff into your trunk. So if traffic is low enough, go in front first. - The loud Mopeds issue has to do with them being so under powered, people try to get ever ounce of horsepower out of them by installing low restriction muffler systems; sad to say, they make a lot of noise, in spite of minimally improving performance. - The loud music issue is a personality problem; by lacking acknowledgement in life, they crave any attention they can get. The boomy stereos are a cry for attention. - Driving slow in the rain is "Hawaiian snow". I think one of the largest problem is the design of the roads. They are so twisty and turn-filled, rain just complicates navigating them. - Sign-waving is cost effective and safe. As much time as Hawaii residents spend in their vehicles, it's a cheap way to get attention and someone's name out there to the public. Plus Hawaii is a fairly safe place to do this type of campaigning. - Rushing when driving is attributed to the conflicting personality issues with being laid back (on Hawaiian-time), yet having to face the reality of being on-time. Opposing viewpoints, although island residents duel against these two factors everyday. GREAT OBSERVATIONS!
So irraz the loud vehicles revving their engines. I live in an apartment that's in the corner of an intersection and it took us about a month when we first moved here to not wake up in the night from the sound. Thats why I have my slingshot ready at my lanai.
The time/distance thing is not unique to Hawaii. The sign waving thing is done in other places but maybe not as much as in Hawaii. I first saw it there. Driving slow in the rain not a bad thing. Lucky you live Hawaii!
Hello In my opinion, the volume should be moderate so that you can hear the melody as well as the booming base notes. If the volume is too loud, all you hear is the percussion part containing the base notes
Do you have any recommendations for any weird places here? Like restaurants with weird themes or decor or weird festival. Like a restaurant completely covered in marionettes. Or like a vintage arcade that still has penny games. Or like something similar to the coffin races.
The reverse parking thing is so funny. I drive an older car (no back up camera) and still reverse park on the mainland when I can. People are always so amused/impressed here.
The loud muffler can fade away. It's amazing that these young adults/teens think they're so smart, smarter than an automobile engineer to think that if they put a less restrictive muffler, they'll go faster. The engineers go to school for a very long time to figure out all what goes into an engine and the computer that regulates everything in that engine. Our young people think they're pure geniuses by tinkering with these highly computerized engines to get maybe 5 more horsepower but in the long term ruining the engine. That's why I never buy a used car in "souped up" condition bc you know that engine has been raced and abused. All stock for me. Don't get me started on cold air in takes...
Maybe the reason for the reverse park is because Hawaii parking spaces are pretty tight, and parking garages / lanes are pretty tight as well. Trying to back out of parking stalls can be challenging because of this.
The biggest issue is people dont use their blinker because locals think its uncool to use the blinker when turning right or left. In acual reality it's a great way for better communication for people/cars to flow better and make decisions more efficiently and also it's much safer to use your blinker so the other people/cars know what you are gonna do. It would cause less accidents. It's no wonder Hawaii has a problem with communication and car accidents and killing people lately.
I like Hawaii, great weather, nice people_People very polite, but restaurants very expensive and tips_even you go to small shops you still have to pay tips_I live in Sydney we do not have to pay tips hahaha 😇
bruh I work at the Lowes here in Maui and people reverse into spots even when they need to be parked the opposite way to load stuff into their trunk of their car that they’re getting at the store, so when they get their stuff they have to pull out and park the other way before loading up.
Brah, the loud mopeds are those who are over-compensating for not being motorcycles 😂 Also, I think the reverse parking is an asian thing. I live in Japan and it's super common here too.
I was leaving Costco once and a woman was backing out of a stall. I stopped to let her out and never forgot her. She rolled down her window, a manual by the way, and gave me a shaka!! She has no idea how she inspired me that day. I use to just shaka from inside my car. But now I roll down my window. If no can cause raining, I just hope they see it. But yah, I always thank ppl that let me cut in. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 And unless get one car behind me, I always back into a stall. Cause ppl walking by don’t stop when they see you backing up to get out and I don’t want anybody suing me!! I get that problem at Windward mall, and it’s slanted parking. Of course it only gets busy when I’m backing out…lol
They really don't like flashy people in Hawaii or those that show openly macho bravado even though Hawaii is a very Macho state, people who draw the wrong type of attention tend to get into tussles with the locals as they sometimes and often call them out
Moved to Oahu from SoCal about two years ago. The sign waiving completely threw me off, but I found it charming after a while - another one of those "only in Hawaii" moments my wife and I laugh about.
Mahalo for all the great comments. Been busy this weekend so I haven't had a chance to respond back, but appreciate the discussion 🤙
As a New Yorker, when I went to Hawaii geesh did not know how loud cars and motorcycles were. But at night sitting on the hotel all I could hear was loud mufflers. In NY we have that too but it is illegal. But just heard a lot more louder mufflers in Honolulu. But still love Hawaii and Hawaiian people.
My mom told me that Hawai’i has the most Reverse parked cars. Not sure what study she saw but it made me laugh to think someone tracked that and we won😂
Japan over 95% of the time backs into a stall when parking. Maybe that is where that comes from. As for loud music and cars, that is pretty universal to a younger population and not just Hawaii. As for driving slow or fast, if you do the math on a drive of 10 to 15 miles, a 5 mph to 10 speed difference is not even a minute of time. As a Hawaii local since the 50's what I find funny about what we do, is think driving from Kailua to town is a long distance. People act like it is an incredible distance to go from the windward side to town a grand total of about 13 to 15 miles.
I don't remember seeing the reversing in Japan. I guess because we took the train a lot.
😂 reverse into stalls ... Mexico still wins loudest music 24/7 ... yeah annoying look-at-me insane mufflers ... slow driving in the rain fast lane is universal ... sign waving, no idea is unique to here ... that one car weaving fast is universal ... and yes, I wonder why too! Love your channel!
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I reverse park to use the rear camera for easy parking!
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Mahalo Chris, you had me laughing so hard because I do the reverse parking but I hella make sure that I can get it in 1 chance, hehehehe. All your discussions is spot on and I truly enjoyed this video. IKR, why rush, we on an island, it get's me that they take over your car and cut off right in front of you I don't get the logic to that. Thank you again.
Yeah, I don't understand the rush. Again, we'll all be stopped at the next stoplight.
Chris, you'll be proud of me; at work, in the employee parking lot I started backing into the parking spot because, well, you can take the boy out of HI, but you can't take the HI out of the boy. Well, before long, I start noticing all these other cars and trucks are backing into their parking stalls as well, lol. So there ya go, spreading aloha one parking stall at a time. 🤙
Loud Music: "I get it I was 16 once" that cracked me up. Unfortunately loud music is a problem in a lot of places, both from cars and also because portable speakers have become so much better. People everywhere assume everyone wants to hear their music. We don't, especially when the lyrics are inappropriate and there is children around.
In Nalo, you gotta remember to drive aloha. Slow down, let people in. Everyone is watching out for drivers and kids out there. ❤ it!
And only one road too.
I lived in New York City for ten years, Hawaii people are super slow at everything and that’s ok, but it’s something I noticed… lol.
Aloha Chris! As frequent visitors to the island, we have definitely noticed the reverse parking, the loud music, and loud mufflers. We haven’t noticed too many people rushing. Usually more laid back which is great because then we end up remembering to take our time and enjoy the nice pace of things. Mahalo for sharing your experiences and perspective all the time. It’s good to know other’s experiences. Happy Aloha Friday!! 🤙🏽
Mahalo for the comment. Glad you also noticed some of those things too. Just part of the local culture. 🤙
Oh, we go to the Islands to relax, take it slow. It's therapy for our souls
On behalf of the loud music drivers I'd like to say - it's a great feeling to be rocking out to music as the wind is hitting you. Some people do it to look cool, I do it in the hope that the ppl who hear my music can enjoy it alongside me (but I'll lower it some as I approach a stoplight). When it rattles the car plastic though, that is truly when it has gone too far
just understand a lot of people find it annoying
I enjoy it. Plus the bass hits harder and feels better listened to it with the windows down.
You got a good point at the end of the video where you basically said at the end of the day we get along because we're stuck on the island. I think it's all because our immigrant forefathers needed to get along not only among themselves but the with Hawaiians and the haoles who came before them. That attitude and their individual cultures became assimilated with the Hawaiian culture and that is what we have today. I don't live there anymore but Hawaii is still my home state, and Molokai is still my home island. 😂
Mahalo for the comment. Those early immigrants laid a strong foundation for Hawaii's local culture where they were forced to get along. I'm sure it was tough at times.
I agree, as they were interacting amongst themselves I believe the Hawaiian culture of calm and tolerance or aloha became the template in how to interact. Remember back in the day the Chinese, Japanese, Haole, Puerto Rican and Portuguese all spoke Hawaiian.
Interesting thoughts, as always. I have always suspected that loud music is a territorial claim - ‘cause we have that here in the 48, too.
I also love noticing language differences. You reverse park into a stall; where I live, we back into a space. And it’s a statement of ability, who can back better.
yea playing loud music i def. do take that as a territorial claim and my experience when i lived in hawaii was there was very little of that even amongst the locals i suspect bc it probably would start a fight in Hawaii esp if it is the wrong music in the wrong area and probvably those who do blast their music aren't really local to begin with they come from some wher e else
I’m a long haul trucker, most of us truckers gets used to reverse backings because we back our trucks most of the time. So when we drive our personal cars and small trucks we usually backing in to the stalls.
Loud Music is also done by some elderly! I once saw one parking in Safeway playing an 80's love song with max volume which actually brought a smile in my face!
haha funny you should mention the reverse parking thing. I do it only because I figure do all the hard work now vs later when I have to leave LOL especially when you have a larger car or truck. I used to drive a dodge ram truck and it's hard and sometimes dangerous to reverse out because I can't see people walking behind me or if a car is coming. But yea your insights kinda on point and makes me laugh.
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I am laughing and it brings to mind how I have never understood “people making so much noise”? Thank you for a good video.
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Reverse parking is a Japanese thing too
And Latin
Really? I didn't see that too much in Japan.
Chris! For a young guy, you have an old soul! LOL! I subscribed because I love hearing about...us! You're like the old time Hawaii comedians that make fun/note of Hawaii stuff, but it's kind of true! A couple of things personally....I ALWAYS reverse park because to me, it's harder to reverse out because sometimes it looks clear, but people behind driving by just whiz past, then you have to jam your brakes, and they honk at YOU! Or, people who walk behind your car, seeing you are reversing, but walk anyway. Most newer cars since 2015 have reverse cameras that make it easy to reverse perfectly and quickly into a stall. Nowadays, I only look back briefly, then use the camera to finish. As for the loud music/mufflers....WHY? Because for the younger generation, it's all about, "LOOK AT ME!" That's why they also love tik-tok and Instagram. Look at ME! LIKE me! Look at what I had for dinner! Who the f___ cares? Agree with sign-wavers. Think about it for a second. Their GOAL is to take your eyes off the road and look at the sign! Dangerous! And yes, the lane weavers? I love it when they cut me off, then we get stuck at the same light and I'm right behind! Sometimes, I stick my hand out and wave!
Yes yes yes…..those pple that keep walking while you’re trying to back out of the stall…ugh! I look both ways, don’t see anyone, then WHAH-LAH!! Where the heck do they come from? If only hey realised that it really hurts when a car hits you🙄🤨😂. And for that reason, I rarely park head first. And I like parking far from the entrances, less traffic 👍🏼.
@@urs- Haha! Hey, I USED to park further away when my car was newer, not because the back-out issue but simply to "protect" my car! But....there could be 3-4 empty stalls on either side of my car and when I come back, there's a vehicle parked right next to me. And it's usually a BIG truck!
@@spang9782 ….True!!! I saw a RUclips video like that. She parked away from everyone. But when she returned, she took a pic of the van parked right next to her. Lots of empty stalls along that side. She went back into the store and asked if someone could escort her. The employee walked towards the drivers side of that van, but they drove away before he could see the face. Be safe out there my friend 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Mahalo for the comment. Yeah, I miss the local comedy we used to have in the 90s when we could look at ourselves and laugh. As for the mufflers, I believe there are state laws about that, but doesn't seem like it's dissuading anyone from installing them.
Agreed! the ME ME ME attitude gets frustrating to deal with, especially when kids are blasting music with extremely inappropriate lyrics
Having lived in more than a few major US cities, I can tell you that the loud muffler/"music for all mankind" thing is pretty nationwide. We were raised with Aloha Spirit driving and I worry that there might be too much mainland/malahini influence on our roads. (Too Fast & Too Furious?) Always happy when I get a shaka for letting someone over or just to show that Spirit. 🤙🏼The saddest thing when candidates are sign waving is when they are all by themselves on the corner. 😕And yes, kama‘aina who try to rush are just really bad at it and endangering others. Keep up the great work! Love your videos!
Here on Maui it's all like that, the rule on the road seems to be you go as fast as you can between two points. Like seriously people racing and accelerating up to a red light. On city roads where SL is 35, if it's clear people doing 50 plus. 😢 I used to live in Oahu and felt much more Aloha driving there.
Yeah, it's sad when the candidates are alone, but I give them a lot of credit. No shame.
This video was spot on!!!👍🏼🤙🏼
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1) Always back in (faster for pau hana, also see #5 )
2) Always have sounds in the truck (self explanitory)
3) Always straight pipe the civic (bumbai the VTEC hit and it sound like one fut)
4) Always honk at the sign waivers (no need vote, already honked but)
5) Always gotta rush (always late), even if have to pass one slow tourist just to end up with them waiting for the light
Guy: What?
VTEC: Fut. Smell it and shut up.
😆 Appreciate #4
Man I love reverse parking! But I will admit if there are other cars around I will refrain from doing it.. No need to inconvenience others. However something about it is so satisfying when you get it perfect on the first try
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Motorcyclist's started reverse parking because no reverse on motorcycles and using the back and legs to move 700+ lbs aint easy!
Some people are just obsessed with competition and winning. If they can get two cars ahead of you and arrive 30 seconds before you, then THEY WON
My attitude is Relax, [ not everything is a competition ].
Leave in LA and you appreciate Hawaii!
Just an FYI, some of the loud mufflers on mopeds and motorcycles are for safety reasons. Cars do not pay attention to the mopeds or motorcycles unless they make noise. I had a stock motorcycle and I would have to dodge a lot of cars because they don't know you are next to them.
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"Drive slow WHEN IT RAINS"?? Drive slow when = ALWAYS!
OMG... I hear you. I can totally relate. Keep it real in Hawaii. Love your videos. Keep on doing what you love and share with aloha. ❤
Thank you for being a nice person😊 and expressing yourself 😊. Have a nice day. 😁
Reverse parking, 'ae, peopo like get out fast, Hawai'i drivers 🙃
I went to elementary school in Hawaii. Kids wear slippas to school is cool but in the mainland you gotta wear shoes.
These 5 things are actually, in my experience, universal, multicultural.
Thank you for sharing you thoughts. Hawaii is still for me paradise since I live in cold Chicago, Illinois. The saving grace about be here is that during the warmer summer I only have 4 blocks over yo the Lake Michigan beach area.
Loud mopeds are usually because people put cheap gas instead of Premium. You can tell the difference
I was born in Hawaii but have lived in Georgia a long time. Everything you mentioned is all too common here as well. Well, except for the tolerant friendliness. Irritable intolerance is far too easy to find here.
bless your heart. 🤣
Slowing down to check if "Wait, is that my Auntie?" was SO ACCURATE, you got me wheezing with laughter!! OMG, if you got more "strange things" Hawaii locals do, bring it on! Thanks for the upload!
I let people pass me all the time. If the speed demons are in front of me, then they can't rear end me.
I just got home from a week’s vacation in Kailua. I lived there a little more than 20 years ago and try to visit often. However, this was my first trip since 2018 and I really noticed the loud music and the mufflers, even very late at night! I was surprised as I just didn’t remember that as happening so often in the past.
Yeah, getting loud sometimes.
Reverse parking is wildly popular in NW Pennsylvania also. All of the lined parking spaces in my city's downtown area are set up to force reverse parking so everyone downtown gets to sit and watch while someone takes 3 or 4 attempts to get it right 😂😂😂
lol 😆
Having a big SUV (or any vehicle in HI) makes more sense to reverse park especially since Hawai’i parking stalls are hella small. It’s harder trying to get out of small parking spaces with a big vehicle and our small parking spaces.
Agree. The small stalls, plus bigger vehicles, makes it challenging. Those stalls at Ala Moana on the third floor by Target are tight.
I don’t live in Hawaii and I reverse park.
people that smoke should roll up their windows too, irritating when people smoking and everybody around them cannot enjoy the fresh air. I have no problem with people smoking, but if they like smoke, they should roll up their windows and enjoy their smoke.
I see the people with the e-cigs and the huge puffs of smoke coming out the car window. 😆
no be so sensitive, 99% of the time I reverse parking, moa bettah, no mattah what people say. at the age of 42, I still bump my music. keeps me awake. everyone is different...cant expect everyone to have the same likes and interests
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Aloha Chris. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great work. I've only lived here for about six months, but I've noticed all of your observations in my short time here. Whether it's reverse parkers, loud music players, cars with noisy mufflers, traffic weavers, or slow drivers in the rain..., It's a beautiful day, ruclips.net/video/anjTd9mraeA/видео.html
Trucker's adage: "Back in. drive out." But of course truckers know how to back up.
Stripping out the guts of a moped muffler apparently gives a marginal power boost. I had a GI tenant in Haleiwa who did it so that he could get up the hill to Schofield.
Sign waving was started by Sen. Joe Kuroda in the early 1970's
Japanese are famous for reverse park but it might be East Asian thing. Im Asian and reverse park all time b/c i’m so short so I have a ton of blind spots. So much safer and yes quicker than forward park
have lived on maui for 22 years and have learned to just accept that many people prefer to reverse park ... annoying to me ... but, whatevuh
Im learning more and more about Hawaii also currently saving so that I can move there.😌
loud cars/motorcycles/music ... perhaps not just a hawai'i t'ing? yes, certainly annoying
I love Hawai'ian music.
I find it soothing.
Not a fan of hip hop, though.
The lyrics can be super misogynistic and offensive,with the curse words, too.
I used to be able to understand the words when I was younger, but my hearing is getting worse, I guess 😆
@@HelloFromHawaii I love hearing Pidgin, any day. Rap, and the rougher "songs" of Hip Hop, I can do without.
I have the same grievances about noise pollution and driving. It’s gotten worse. I don’t mind Hawaiian music or good music. But this hip hop base sounds like the same frickin song being blasted. Hate when the base is so loud it makes the building shake. Lol! Just getting older I guess. We’re going to have whole bunch people who need hearing aides. In Japan everyone reverse parks. When you go to the shopping center all the cars are reversed parked.
I really didn't notice the reverse parking in Japan. I guess I gotta pay more attention the next time we're there.
Disagree Chris. Just got into my first car incident in a few decades. A lady backing up in a parking lot didn't see me and hit my car. If she were coming out of her parking spot going forward, she would have seen me and stopped
Mahalo for sharing. I guess I'm more pointing out the awareness of not forcing a lot of cars around you while backing up. First try and then wait for everyone to drive by, then readjust.
@@HelloFromHawaii thanks for clarifying. I can see how that can be very annoying for others
Can relate to everything you said especially sign waving. I burst out laughing - I do look to see who is waving and holding signs to see if I know them.
😅 So not just me
this video is the first to make me jealous my family and I were priced out of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian government is foolish and greedy only allowing a new Waterpark for surf to be built when we literally have a surplus of beaches around us.
Opportunity for affordable housing is possible but every chance there is Hawaii would rather build something that is meaningless.
I'm starting to realize something.
Hawaii is a place I use to love.
It's a fake kine version of what it once was.
It's a place you can still love and continue to love, albeit in a different way.
During sign waving, if u slow down, u trying to be niele to see who else is standing there. 😂 On the Big Island, they sign wave and u toot the horn or Shaka out of Aloha or for support. In Hilo rain, we can always tell who is local vs the elderly or tourists, because they are moving like turtles when the roads are wet. 😆 🤙🏽
I started dying laughing when you said the reverse parking thing I’m from Kauai but my gf is from the mainland and one of the first thing she asked is why does everybody reverse park in the stalls( I don’t do it that often) and I never really noticed but then I was like oh yeah hahah
Yeah, we can't help ourselves.
Chris….Hawaii time is SO UPFRONT…..when looking at the Lahaina fires!!!!!! When the hell are you people going to start rebuilding????? Where do those poor people live????????? Your family closeness deprives you of a backbone!!! Out here……there’s no god damned way two WOMEN WOULD EVER SHARE A KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!
#2. The music blasting thing was common for me in California growing up. It was always rap or hip hip or sometimes even Mexican music blasting. Wpuldnt say thats uniquely from Hawaii.
#3 Southern California is awful in the rain. Personally for me in the heartland I have to drive slow with hydroplaning warnings so I'm in the right lane
as someone who taught crash avoidance years ago, and who's testified in car accident cases, I can assure you, there were studies done many years ago showing that backing into spaces absolutely reduces accidents in parking lots. So you "may not believe it" but it's true.
Do you mind people asking you how old you are, Chris? If you care to share ...
Late 30s 😅 Getting old.
@@HelloFromHawaii Mid 60s 😱 I am old.
Hi! Thank you and I enjoy your videos! I’m Okinawan (born and raised there), and I lived in Oahu for about 5 years during my 20s. One theory on reverse parking: in Japan we pretty much reverse park, everywhere. And in Hawaii there are lots of Japanese immigrants and students. So this might be why and the locals started the same thing? Idk. But good or bad I love Hawaii and our beautiful relationship(Hawaii and Okinawa)!
Sir, might I bring up: high beam drivers. Comes in two flavors: 1) normal height vehicles with their high beams on, or 2) lifted trucks on low beam lights. Either way, it's a nuisance, and downright dangerous. It's made worse by the ultra white headlights used on modded trucks.
Reverse parking in Hawaii? That's what we noticed here in WA state (Federal Way) over a year ago, like people were following a fad all of a sudden.
Driving slow in the rain? Not here in WA state drivers will speed carelessly.
We got sign wavers here too. Your story of opponents was funny.
My husband complains of the traffic weavers, like rushing for what? They end up behind the red light anyway 😅.
Reverse parking is a thing here due to generally poor civil engineering: very few parking lots are the much safer diagonal-in model. Not sure why civil engineers are so afraid of the diagonal-in design. When you have to park at a 90 degree angle as in most Hawaii parking lots, reverse in IS much safer upon departure. Bad reverse-in parking skills is another ball of wax! 😆
And it's harder now that the vehicles are bigger.
@@HelloFromHawaii Exactly.
it is good to back in, especially when one car pulled in straight but stay hugging one side so if you would've went straight in you wouldn't be able to get out of your car, so back in hug their car so you get plenty room on your driver side and they get plenty room for their driver side. only thing the passenger gotta wait till you pull out. But small kine inconvenience, that's all. luv the videos!!!
Hawai'i drivers dont use blinker
Yes! It is very irritating!
I lived in Japan for a few years and everyone backed into parking spots. You could always tell an American drove if they just pulled into a spot without backing in
You forgot - why do local guys FEEL UP THEMSELVES in public by sticking their hand up their shirts?! CREEPY!
I like my music loud because I like to feel it. I like the windows down because there’s more air for the speakers to move around and it gives the bass a richer sound. Although with my car you don’t hear anything rattling and I’m assuming that because of the way the speakers are setup / tuned, there’s significantly less sound leakage compared with most people who put in aftermarket subs
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just understand that it can be really annoying to those around you
you're annoying the rest of us! okay, now you know
I’ve been here 34 years from California…I just don’t get “reverse parking.”
LOL thank you for putting reverse parking in here.. especially as #1!
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The first to wave signs was Charles Campbell in perhaps 1968. I wanna say he waved signs next to Like Like hwy near the Kam Shopping Center. He was a high school teacher, I wanna say Campbell HS, but maybe Leilehua. He was African American and the sign waving was his way of breaking the barrier and get noticed. It worked so others followed.
For the loud mopeds, I always grew up thinking that was for other drivers to hear you better if they can't see.
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Come to OKC if you think Hawaii has the market cornered on loud music and mufflers. And they think everyone else wants to hear their 💩 music while they run into a convenience store or have their ear blasted when they "wrap" their pipes, etc. 🤬🤬 especially when passing under the overhead train bridges that are very echo-y.
Not only HAWAII get these problems, I now live in Holland and and it's 100 time worse straight across the board over here, so to say enjoy the island life. BTW: I'm Cali boy born and raised, mom and pops are from the islands, but I stay missing the islands BIG TIME, MAHALO.
- Reverse parking isn't practical when you need to load stuff into your trunk. So if traffic is low enough, go in front first.
- The loud Mopeds issue has to do with them being so under powered, people try to get ever ounce of horsepower out of them by installing low restriction muffler systems; sad to say, they make a lot of noise, in spite of minimally improving performance.
- The loud music issue is a personality problem; by lacking acknowledgement in life, they crave any attention they can get. The boomy stereos are a cry for attention.
- Driving slow in the rain is "Hawaiian snow". I think one of the largest problem is the design of the roads. They are so twisty and turn-filled, rain just complicates navigating them.
- Sign-waving is cost effective and safe. As much time as Hawaii residents spend in their vehicles, it's a cheap way to get attention and someone's name out there to the public. Plus Hawaii is a fairly safe place to do this type of campaigning.
- Rushing when driving is attributed to the conflicting personality issues with being laid back (on Hawaiian-time), yet having to face the reality of being on-time. Opposing viewpoints, although island residents duel against these two factors everyday.
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So irraz the loud vehicles revving their engines. I live in an apartment that's in the corner of an intersection and it took us about a month when we first moved here to not wake up in the night from the sound. Thats why I have my slingshot ready at my lanai.
The time/distance thing is not unique to Hawaii. The sign waving thing is done in other places but maybe not as much as in Hawaii. I first saw it there. Driving slow in the rain not a bad thing. Lucky you live Hawaii!
Hello In my opinion, the volume should be moderate so that you can hear the melody as well as the booming base notes.
If the volume is too loud, all you hear is the percussion part containing the base notes
#1, #3 and #4 could apply to Seattle. Loud music and loud cars is a pretty persistent thing on Ali'i Drive through downtown Kona.
Do you have any recommendations for any weird places here? Like restaurants with weird themes or decor or weird festival. Like a restaurant completely covered in marionettes. Or like a vintage arcade that still has penny games. Or like something similar to the coffin races.
The reverse parking thing is so funny. I drive an older car (no back up camera) and still reverse park on the mainland when I can. People are always so amused/impressed here.
in Asia, mophead bike mufflers are loud so other traffic...aka cars. .. can hear you because many car drivers aren't looking out for mophead bikes.
The loud muffler can fade away. It's amazing that these young adults/teens think they're so smart, smarter than an automobile engineer to think that if they put a less restrictive muffler, they'll go faster. The engineers go to school for a very long time to figure out all what goes into an engine and the computer that regulates everything in that engine. Our young people think they're pure geniuses by tinkering with these highly computerized engines to get maybe 5 more horsepower but in the long term ruining the engine. That's why I never buy a used car in "souped up" condition bc you know that engine has been raced and abused. All stock for me. Don't get me started on cold air in takes...
Maybe the reason for the reverse park is because Hawaii parking spaces are pretty tight, and parking garages / lanes are pretty tight as well. Trying to back out of parking stalls can be challenging because of this.
The biggest issue is people dont use their blinker because locals think its uncool to use the blinker when turning right or left. In acual reality it's a great way for better communication for people/cars to flow better and make decisions more efficiently and also it's much safer to use your blinker so the other people/cars know what you are gonna do. It would cause less accidents. It's no wonder Hawaii has a problem with communication and car accidents and killing people lately.
I like Hawaii, great weather, nice people_People very polite, but restaurants very expensive and tips_even you go to small shops you still have to pay tips_I live in Sydney we do not have to pay tips hahaha 😇
2:30 I get anxiety from this and now only attempt spots I for know I fit in
bruh I work at the Lowes here in Maui and people reverse into spots even when they need to be parked the opposite way to load stuff into their trunk of their car that they’re getting at the store, so when they get their stuff they have to pull out and park the other way before loading up.
Never mind the rain, just overcast and people drive slow. 😆
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In LA a bunch of places won't let you reverse Park you can get a ticket. They love giving tickets there lol
Brah, the loud mopeds are those who are over-compensating for not being motorcycles 😂
Also, I think the reverse parking is an asian thing. I live in Japan and it's super common here too.
I was leaving Costco once and a woman was backing out of a stall. I stopped to let her out and never forgot her. She rolled down her window, a manual by the way, and gave me a shaka!! She has no idea how she inspired me that day. I use to just shaka from inside my car. But now I roll down my window. If no can cause raining, I just hope they see it.
But yah, I always thank ppl that let me cut in. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
And unless get one car behind me, I always back into a stall. Cause ppl walking by don’t stop when they see you backing up to get out and I don’t want anybody suing me!! I get that problem at Windward mall, and it’s slanted parking. Of course it only gets busy when I’m backing out…lol
Great to hear that the shaka is still used. I try to use it when I remember.
They really don't like flashy people in Hawaii or those that show openly macho bravado even though Hawaii is a very Macho state, people who draw the wrong type of attention tend to get into tussles with the locals as they sometimes and often call them out
Moved to Oahu from SoCal about two years ago. The sign waiving completely threw me off, but I found it charming after a while - another one of those "only in Hawaii" moments my wife and I laugh about.
Yeah, I didn't know other states didn't do it until I was in CO. I was wondering why the signs were just on the fences and lawns.
No reversing for babooze. Nah brah no need, no need share music. Yeah, in a rush how come you be nevah wake up early.