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'Doreen Hall is among the thousands of native Hawaiians who decided to leave
the state with her family because of rising prices in the area. Each year,
15,000 native Hawaiians leave the state for the mainland, which now boasts a
larger Hawaiian population than Hawaii itself. There are fears that rebuilding
from the wildfires that ravaged Maui over the summer will lead to even more
displacement.
Hall was born and raised in Pearl City, Oahu moved to Las Vegas. Hall can
return to the state for short vacations, but she said it's not the same. "This
is where my heart is, you know?... This is where my mom and dad are laid to
rest," Hall said.
Unlike city dwellers priced out to the suburbs, native Hawaiians aren't just
leaving their homes. They are also leaving their home land as rampant
development, an influx of mainlanders moving to the state, and growing tourism
price them out of the islands.'
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
