My personal experience is that Kauai still has an abundance of the “Aloha Spirit.” This tendency to treat people kindly and take everything in stride, without getting overly upset, was particularly evident during preparations for what was expected to be back-to-back hurricanes in early August.
As Iselle and Julio were bearing down on the Hawaiian islands, Kauai residents took precautions, stocking up on food, water and gasoline. Lines were long, but tempers didn’t seem to flare at any of the grocery stores, hardware stores, or gas stations where I stocked up on supplies.
Emergency SuppliesIn fact, some people went out of their way to make sure everything went smoothly. I even saw a local resident at the Shell station in Kapa’a get out of his car and become the unofficial traffic director. He calmly guided cars to the pumps in an orderly manner and politely directed a lady who was blocking a motorist’s exit to back-up and get in line with the rest of the very patient motorists.
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