If driver licenses were currency, Hawaii’s would be the colorful Swiss Franc that people would want to frame and hang on their wall.
Where else do you get perks simply by being a resident? “You live in paradise too? Here, have a discount.”
Because lunch hour, happy hour, and any hour can very easily be spend at the beach.
Try as you might, we all know that “Hawaii” scented air-freshener will never come close to the real thing.
After seeing countless green flashes when the sun sets over the ocean, it’s always a little disappointing to watch it set even on the west coast, when the sun leaves without an emerald trace.
Sure, our mercury levels might be through the roof, but fresh poke and sashimi are well worth it.
There’s nothing quite like two uncles bantering about a new Zippy’s location or a car dealer announcing they have “choke” cars and their styles are “cherry.” It’s pidgin at its best.
Don’t ask why, but essentially beer from a green bottle will always be a go-to in Hawaii.
When meeting people, you always look forward to the “where are you from?” question, just to blow everyone else out of the water.
No wetsuit, no fending off swarms of seaweed, and for the most part, you don’t need inoculations to be in the water. Sometimes there’s crowds, but if you know where to go and when, it’s the best place to be in the world.
It’s called aloha time for a reason. 