> I remember having to help my 13 year old step son when we moved > to Oahu back > in 85. We were just outside of Waikiki but he had a tough time and not > nearly as many fights as you had. >
It was Oahu we lived on, Schofield Barracks. The schools were in Wahiawa, but a lot of the gang members were from Whitmore. The kids from Whitmore seemed to really enjoy beating on the military kids. It may have been a race issue with local vs non local races. But I think it was more socially based. Who knows? I could not wait to leave, although I knew I would miss the reefs where skin diving was so great. I went back 2 times as an adult "non-tourist". Both times I managed to not get into any scraps, I stayed away from the troubled areas of the islands (Maui, Big Island as well as Oahu). Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Russell > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:10 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] Contract not renewed. I'm mad as hell and I'm not > gonna takeit any more! > > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > flies respond better to > > > honey than vinegar. > > > > > > This past weekend I actually did some reflecting on where the > root was in > > my > > attitude re: those who are abusive. Then it struck me. Back in > > 1967-1968, > > after my father came back from Viet Nam (Battalion Surgeon, 1st > Cavalry), > > we > > went to Hawaii for his last duty station for 2 years. My > younger brother > > and I looked forward to the adventure, and wanted to learn to surf, > > snorkel > > and high dive. Just about 3 months before we moved my father received a > > letter from the person who was going to be our "sponsor". He > told of how > > the local Hawaiian boys would roam in gangs in school looking for "fresh > > prey" (kids from the various military bases), and beat them up, > > mercilessly. > > > -------------------------------------- > > I remember having to help my 13 year old step son when we moved > to Oahu back > in 85. We were just outside of Waikiki but he had a tough time and not > nearly as many fights as you had. > > > -- > Stephen Russell > Sr. Production Systems Programmer > Mimeo.com > Memphis TN > > 901.246-0159 > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
