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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

"Just like Family..." James "Kimo" Rosen

People know things about you before you do, just like family...This blog also appeared as an opinion article in the Kauai Garden Island news on 11-13-11; http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_1abee5c8-0dd3-11e1-a711-001cc4c03286.html  

Just like family
The beauty of living on an isolated island and small town is everyone treats you like family, or ‘ohana.
Many of my friends have either quit talking to me and give me the silent treatment and stink eye or spread vicious rumors that are hard to defend because everyone loves to gossip, just like family.
Living in a sleepy town where most don’t accept phone calls after 9 p.m. and if you dare call someone at 9:05 p.m. they will answer and go off on you on why you called so late, just like family.
The other great thing about an isolated island and small town is people know things about you before you do, just like family.
I use to take offense at the lack of aloha I experienced in Hawai‘i until I realized most people were treating me just like family.
Welcome to paradise where everyone is treated just like family, or should I say ‘ohana?

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