Locals rejecting outsiders (transplants, public school, law)
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I have read a lot about mainlanders being rejected and ostracized by the local people when they move to one of the islands. What if you are a public school teacher? Would you get a warmer response from locals if you were giving back to the islands? From what I understand, Hawaii is in need of good teachers. My wife and I are both National Board Certified teachers and are thinking about relocating our family to wherever the need is greatest.
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From my experience in the rural area of the Big Island, teachers are pretty well respected and accepted into the community. Particularly those individuals that make the effort to connect with the community outside of the school as well.
Same advice I would give anyone; you want to be accepted? Then be involved in the community. Hawai'i' isn't a great place for loners.
It isn't so much that mainlanders are rejected and ostracized as much as they aren't fully welcomed into the community and ohana until they've been here for awhile. Most everyone is gonna be nice to you, but it will be with reservations. After all, more than likely you're gonna move back to the mainland within a year or two so they don't want to get too invested into a relationship that is going to be of a short duration.
The other thing is that most likely you won't even notice the non-full welcome or the reservations until later when you become an actual part of the community and understand the depth of it.
As teachers, you'll be quickly accepted and assimilated into the community and if you stick around for a few years, you'll see the difference between a fresh from the mainland and a been here awhile reception.
Both my husband and I are transplants and yes, there can be some push back from locals in certain situations. DH used to see it a lot on the North Shore catching waves (This is our spot!!), and such. But a great deal of it has to do with your attitude. If you come and complain that things aren't like on the mainland, then you will offend. If you come with respectful curiosity, people will be happy to teach you.
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