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BootyMcSqueak t1_jebq6kr wrote

Reply to comment by LoveArguingPolitics in Miami Beach Restaurateurs Say Spring Break Is Killing Business by JAlbert653

That’s disappointing. I was planning a trip to Hawaii next year. But we’re not disrespectful asshats, so I hope it’ll be ok to visit?

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BubbaTee t1_jebrq1h wrote

You'll be fine. If you're self-aware enough to be worried about being an asshole tourist, you're probably not one.

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BootyMcSqueak t1_jec241c wrote

Absolutely not! I know about reef safe sunscreen, we ALWAYS clean up after ourselves (and sometimes clean extra trash that isn’t ours), are always kind and respectful to everyone. I’m proud to teach my daughter about taking care of the earth and being respectful and polite. She even saw some trash that fell out of a trashcan on trash day and insisted that we go pick it up! I was a proud mama that day.

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a_corsair t1_jec92vp wrote

Dude, go and eat, travel, and enjoy the beauty that is Hawaii. Just leave everything as you found it. They're wonderful people and the nature is gorgeous

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BootyMcSqueak t1_jeci5vb wrote

Thank you! We are very conscious of our footprint when going places. Even when we’re kayaking, we pick up floating trash, never stack rocks, respect wild life, etc. And that’s also what I foster in my daughter. I went to Hawaii when I was 6 and remember it being a magical place (except for the Portuguese Man-o-War stings I got). I can’t wait to finally go back 40 years later.

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Peakswashere t1_jebxs6e wrote

Yes absolutely. Hawaii is an awesome place. Just be respectful.

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LoveArguingPolitics t1_jebrr4v wrote

There's lots of reasons, im not Hawaiian so I'm not going to say what is and isn't okay to do on their ancestral land but i think people all just reevaluating things, like do we really need tourist dollars? Especially when the money just goes to some nameless faceless international corporation.

If my money stayed in Phoenix A+ idea, but it doesn't, and it gets tiring watching Midwest Becky come down here and get stupid for a week and tax the fuck out of the infrastructure and pretend like the damage she did is outweighed by the 45$ of taxes we got off of her

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BootyMcSqueak t1_jec2c81 wrote

That’s so funny as I’m in the east Valley - we’re transplants from FL and only been here in AZ for 2 years. Haven’t had an experience with AZ tourists, but as a FL native, I am all too familiar with the breed of tourist you speak of.

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a_corsair t1_jec9131 wrote

Dude, go and eat, travel, and enjoy the beauty that is Hawaii. Just leave everything as you found it. They're wonderful people and the nature is gorgeous

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