Reading the Midweek newspaper one day, I laughed after I read this article about the Superferry. Below is the excerpt (Source: Midweek):
“Here’s what Braddah Bash (as in Cala-) has to say to residents of Kauai who protested the arrival of the Superferry:
Mahalo for da aloha, li’ dat, when us Oahu guys try come Kauai on da Supahferry.
Not!
OK, OK, so we know you special, eh – Kauai is da one island Kamahemaha da Greates’ nevah wen’ conquer. Jus’ one leetle remindah, tho: Your chief joined da kingdom, and now you part of da state. Fo’ real! E komo mai!
And da folks you protesting against an’t’rowing rocks at is us Oahu peoples – local kine folks like you, yeah?
From what I saw in da paper an’ on top da TV, you t’ink we make less traffics if we fly ovah on one airplane and rent one car, ‘stead of taking da ferry wit’ our own vehicles. You know, ‘as kinda like my auntie – to make her coat less heavy, she cut off da buttons and put’ em in da pockets …
Speaking of pockets, I kinda wonder who’s slipping some kala in your pockets fo’make you ac’ so lolo …
‘An what, you want us protest when you try come Oahu fo’shop Ala Moana? Better watch it, we get plenny more peoples den you. So you like see one protest, ho, we show you one protest…
‘Kay den…”
Now that speaks the truth doesn’t it? It makes sense on all points when we talk about how the Kauai people have been reacting to the Superferry. I agree with Dr. J with his article when he said it was ridiculous that they were hitting the cars of the people who were arriving to Kauai. And they were also letting out the air in the tires. What are you doing? Do you think those antics will keep people away from your island? Most of those people visiting are all LOCAL, with some Kauai people visiting their relatives. Really, how mature are you?
And I also do agree with the protest with what Bruddah Bash mentioned. Do you want us to block you from Ala Moana Shopping Center? Do we even remotely try and keep you from living or playing on our island? So what’s the big deal in keeping us off your island? And he does make a good point…we do have many more people than you.
I also agree with Bash about the car issue. What’s the difference with renting a car and bringing our car over to Kauai? We aren’t leaving it there. We’re gonna take it back with us. And you have to bank on people visiting your island for the island to survive economically.
Please don’t make it big deal when it only seems that you are all protesting just to protest.