Today was another lazy morning of sleeping in and a great brunch at Haleiwa Cafe with Mary and Meg. After a yummy Ahi eggs benedict, we shopped Haleiwa.
Mary was excited to try some dresses at one of her favorite stores. While she found dresses, Meg and I picked out colorful braided rugs. Not sure yet how I will get mine home, but I am excited for the splash this vibrant orange rug will add to my future living room. (RAs don't have big enough living rooms for this bold rug!)
After a nice afternoon in Haleiwa, Meg and I met up with a fellow Wheeler teacher, Ben, and cooled off at Army's beach. I saw my first sea turtle, but had a tough time taking pictures of him as he bobbed up and down in the waves.
On the way home we stopped at a local BBQ where I personally started to feel the cultural difference of Hawaii. The people here are so passionate about their culture and their heritage as a people. I have often been referred to as Meg's friend from "the mainland", and discovered that "white mainlanders" are often referred to as "howlies".
Urban Dictionary defines Howley as - Term used by locals in the state of Hawaii (usually not with a scrap of Hawaiian ancestry, usually Fillipino or darker-skinned) to refer to white people who moved to the state/island from the mainland. It may or may not be meant as an insult. Depends on how it's used, by who, and to who. Most 'natives' or locals say howlie to make white people feel bad or guilty or intimidated to be on 'their' land.
HULO - Hooray!
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