Hawaii Stink Eye (travel, work, move)

[gokctx]

I've heard lots of references to "Stink Eye" and in the travel brochures. Anyone have interesting stories about their encounter with stink eye? Also for anyone contemplating a move to Hawaii, how big of an issue is the stink eye. Are there certain areas you should avoid as a mainlander?

[Jungjohann]

Sure you don't mean "pink eye"? I can't imagine any travel brochure that would highlight stink eye. I get it on occaision, normally from haole tourists. If you're coming over here paranoid, you may as well stay put.

Aloha and okolemaluna

[leilaniguy]

Stinkeye is just a dirty look. I got a lot more of them in my life on the mainland than I do here.

[DDane]

Stinkeye is why Haole's get beat up so much.

If you want to get into a fight, you give um da stinkeye.

Originally Posted by leilaniguy

Stinkeye is just a dirty look. I got a lot more of them in my life on the mainland than I do here.

For good reason..............

[lazy1]

Originally Posted by DDane

Stinkeye is why Haole's get beat up so much.

If you want to get into a fight, you give um da stinkeye.



For good reason..............

It's not just da haoles, locals give each other the stinkeye too!

[Jonah K]

Originally Posted by lazy1

It's not just da haoles, locals give each other the stinkeye too!

My wahine gives me da stinkeye whenever I look at other attractive women.

[lazy1]

Originally Posted by Jonah K

My wahine gives me da stinkeye whenever I look at other attractive women.

Mine does too!

[cynmkolohe]

Originally Posted by Jonah K

My wahine gives me da stinkeye whenever I look at other attractive women.

And my very tall, very handsome haole SO gives me when I get caught taking a peek at a cute local boy... Works both ways, gentlemen!

(He gets when I catch him looking at blonds--he should know by now that an Irish girl isn't going to stand for that!!)

All in good fun, of course.

[Jungjohann]

Hey guys,
You're lucky that all you get from your wahines is just stink eye and not ele ele maka, black eye!!

Aloha and okolemaluna

[timjoe48]

i've seen this referred to before but don't know what it is...the evil eye maybe?...a glowering look cast toward a stranger?...something else?

Originally Posted by Mar0

you definitely get stink eye at times.