Live Aloha
'Live Aloha,' you hear around here. It's a statement against fast paced life, it says that we should live and let live. Hawaiians live by this statement. They won't honk if you take a few seconds to fold your map when the light turns green. They take time to savor life and avoid stress.
Some people think it's because of the climate but it's actually because of the footware. The vast majority of Hawaiians wear flip flop sandals. You can't run with those. What good would it do to honk when a pedestrian is crossing the street? He can't rush it, even if he wanted to. The live and let live part is embedded in the Hawaiian legal system. Motorcycle helmets are not mandatory in here; your life, your choices. Your choices might be stupid but you have the right to be stupid.
I thought I understood Live Aloha, but now I know that the true meaning is only revealed after you cross the Pali highway in the back of a pickup truck.
