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The Price of Paradise

To anyone thinking of moving out here, I have some advice: DON'T. But then, I ought to qualify this a bit. If you are rich or retired, and don't want to do much more than hang out at the beach, okay, this place is fine for you. If you are a young student who is physically active, and loves to party, okay, this is fine for you too. If you are a middle class commuter-type with a mortgage and a family, then disabuse yourself of the notion of ever living here. Living here requires a certain amount of nonchallantness about things like: Racism - It is everywhere, and it's all anti-white. (Mainland Haoles need not apply.) Intelligence - logic does not exist here, nor would they want such mainland ideology. Efficiency - It's true what they say about island life, infuriatingly true. Politeness - common courtesy does not exist in the land of "aloha"; try making your way through Pearl City Sam's Club, and you'll see what I mean. Professionalism - This was tosse