Working and language in Hawaii

[hawaiian by heart]

Originally Posted by Jonah K

Keeping in mind that this forum is not a "chat room," we should try to keep our posts "on-topic." Some folks in workplaces in Hawaiʻi that have excellent bandwidth "goof off" by surfing the internet and watching assorted YouTube videos. Some workplaces in Hawaiʻi don't have wired internet connections and folks there often access the internet using limited cellular data plans on devices like iPads and iPhones. When folks click on a topic entitled "Working and Language in Hawaii," they don't expect to find tons of YouTube music video links that are more appropriate for a thread devoted to Hawaiian music. Whatever spirit the YouTube videos links are intended to convey is lost because folks are unlikely to play the videos in low or limited bandwidth situations.

Well thats pretty simple to solve most workplaces have wifi, switch your phone from data to wifi and you solved your limited data issue. that also should solve the limited bandwith etc issue too. But i understand.

[Jonah K]

Originally Posted by hawaiian by heart

Well thats pretty simple to solve most workplaces have wifi, switch your phone from data to wifi and you solved your limited data issue. that also should solve the limited bandwith etc issue too. But i understand.

That may be the case in Oregon, but it's not necessarily the case in Hawaiʻi. Some employers here are so behind the times that their office computers access the internet via dial-up modems. When most of the work can be accomplished with a word processor, spreadsheet, photocopier, laser printer, and fax machine, an investment in high-speed internet access and wifi is a needless expense.

Moreover, some employers here have found that the availability of high-speed internet and wifi lowers employee productivity, instead of increasing it. Think about how much time folks waste surfing the web, checking Facebook, and posting messages in various internet forums (like the ones here at City-Data), etc. during normal business hours. There are several studies on the phenomenon of "cyberloafing" within the workplace. Here's a link to one of them…
http://bschool.nus.edu/departments/M...kplace-BIT.pdf

[hawaiian by heart]

@Jonah K

Again you made another good valid point, my experience in Hawai'i is its just a difficult place period for employees. Something simple as a open window to tropical weather can be a distraction. As prob alot of Hawaii school age Keiki could attest when weather is great and surf is good the traditional Hawaii holiday of hookie hookie day is practiced more often.

[Mikala43]

I am closing this thread for completely derailing. It would take way too long to delete 10 pages worth of posts.