A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette in Hawaii
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Brent Massey is a Marshall Cavendish author.
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Cultureshock! Hawai'i: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Cultureshock Hawaii: A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette) (Paperback)
This is a great book to learn about Hawaiian culture, if you live on O'ahu. We moved to the Big Island from Colorado and we noticed that there is a big difference between the islands as to how you are treated by the locals. Probably due to the fact that Hawaii is a bigger island and doesn't have the high concentration of tourists so the local population is a bit more friendly and really has the Aloha Spirit. It would be nice to have a book written just about the Big Island. All in all it is a good resource to get you started if you plan on living or visiting here.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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good info, weak presentation,
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This review is from: Culture Shock! Hawaii: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Paperback)
There is a great deal of excellent information in this book. The author illustrates ideas with anecdotes, then backs them up with statistics, an interesting and informative approach. As a 10-year resident of Hawai`i, I appreciate the author's interest and agree with almost all of his perspectives.
Unfortunately, his writing leaves much to be desired. He could have benefited by submitting his manuscript to any high school English teacher for editing. His sentence structure and usage are "pretty average poor." On balance, though, the advice for someone wanting to really understand Hawai`ian culture and society is solid. If you're seriously thinking of living in Hawai`i, this book will offer some very good advice.
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Clearly biased view,
This review is from: Culture Shock! Hawaii: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette (Paperback)
I liked the inclusion of things like getting your drivers license changed and he gave good info on what to expect from the multitude of cultures coexisting on Oahu. I also liked that, unlike guidebooks, there were no wasted space reviewing places to eat or stay. However, the few bright points in this book were overshadowed by the clear disdain that the author has to main-lander Americans. The author included comments like "the Berlin wall" when referring to the fence on the Mexican-American line. (What does that have to do with Hawai'i?) As well as other comments throughout the narrative that were political in nature and added nothing of value to the book.
I was also bothered by the grammar and structure of this book. There were paragraphs that contained unrelated sentences, and just generally poor word choices throughout. I feel as though this was a rough draft that forgot to be proofread. I could not recommend this book, as the poor grammar and political musing ruined the author's credibility for me.
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United States, University of Hawaii, Native Hawaiians, Pearl City, Pearl Harbour, New Year, The Honolulu Advertiser, Big Island, Queen Lili'uokalani, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Captain Cook, Green Card, Mark Twain, Schofield Barracks, Letters From Hawaii, Bishop Museum, Department of Education, Eastern Asians, World War, Bon Odori, Mäkaha Valley, Punahou School, Frederick Samuels, Americans of Japanese Ancestry, Polynesian Cultural Center New!
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United States, University of Hawaii, Native Hawaiians, Pearl City, Pearl Harbour, New Year, The Honolulu Advertiser, Big Island, Queen Lili'uokalani, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Captain Cook, Green Card, Mark Twain, Schofield Barracks, Letters From Hawaii, Bishop Museum, Department of Education, Eastern Asians, World War, Bon Odori, Mäkaha Valley, Punahou School, Frederick Samuels, Americans of Japanese Ancestry, Polynesian Cultural Center New!
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