Big Island under siege
Posted: August 14th, 2007 | Author: Lori | Filed under: Hawaii | 2 Comments »I was eager to see the video of the “Hawaiians” clearing the store shelves, so I could compare it to my experience, except that their video feed is not working for me, for whatever reason. (Although someone does need to remind CNN that “Hawaiian” is a race designation, not an indication of state residency. Some Hawaii residents are Hawaiian, but not all Hawaiians are Hawaii residents.) In the six years I lived on Oahu, I saw serious stockpile buying only once, right after 9/11. It was really weird to go into the store and see no bottled water, no toilet paper, no rice, no beer. I imagine it is pretty much the same in this instance.
Hang in there, Amy-san.
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The only other time I can recall where I saw stockpiling going on was during Hurricane Iniki back in the 90′s (I’m Hawaiian). I’m so glad that this hurricane passed. Do you have family in Hawaii, Lori?
Anyway, I was just stopping by to welcome you to the etsyBEAD Blog Ring. Thanks so much for joining!
Thanks for stopping by, Brandi. I lived there for six years and still have many friends there.