Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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We are beginning a much needed discussion.
If the issues we're discussing here make you feel confused, uncomfortable, guilty, confused, ashamed, angry, confused, unimportant, confused, or confused... YES. That's a normal part of expanding your paradigm!

If you feel that it's hypocritical for two white girls living in Hawaii to tell other white people not to move to Hawaii: You've purposefully or otherwise misheard what was said in this video. We are not telling anyone not to move to Hawaii, we're telling any outsider who visits or moves to Hawaii to do so with humility, reflection, and a deep respect for the host culture. Try to understand the distinction before commenting, please.

And please be brave enough to acknowledge that we DO NOT live in a world without race or racism. We live in a world where POC/Indigenous people have been/are systemically oppressed and suffer because of it. IF WE, AS WHITE PEOPLE, PURPOSEFULLY CHOOSE NOT TO SEE THAT, WE ARE RETREATING INTO OUR WHITE PRIVILEGE and are perpetuating trauma.

Since I personally know and understand how deeply confusing this can all feel, here are some resources where you can start. Most are about systemic racism in general, some are Hawaii specific. Thank you beyond words for taking the time to open your mind and your heart to the experiences and perspectives of others, it brings us closer to the day when we CAN all be one.

Resource Guide to learn about race and racism as a white person: citizenshipandsocialjustice.com/curriculum-for-white-americans-to-educate-themselves-on-race-and-racism

Deconstructing White Privilege: youtube.com/watch?v=DwIx3KQer54

Race is Meaningless: youtube.com/watch?v=_A-pZH-S4jk

White Fragility: youtube.com/watch?v=ktVaZVVgJyc&t=68s

Putting Racism on the Table: youtube.com/watch?v=Dv-pkNXcKsw&t=28s

Hawaiian Kingdom information and history: hawaiiankingdom.org/us-occupation.shtml