<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone could tell what the student life is like at the University of Hawaii: Manoa, especially in the dorms during the summer? </p>
<p>Furthermore, does the same tension exist between the locals and those from the mainland? I've heard that, in the past, some of the locals could be pretty hostile to non-locals due to cultural differences. </p>
<p>Any feedback/advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>There’s definitely tension, but there a lot of locals who don’t particularly care about the color of your skin. You’ll raise some ire if you use a lot of mainland slang though- you would want to adopt their way of speaking fairly quickly or stand out like a sore thumb. Some of these are flip flops = slippers; snow cones = shave ice, etc. </p>
<p>I’ve heard of racial incidents with some professors, but I think that’s mostly confined to UH Hilo. If you’re friendly, welcoming, and (this one’s important) HIGHLY adaptable, you should do fine.</p>
<p>(I don’t know anything about the dorms since I never lived in them, sorry. I did, however, live in a non-UH dorm with lots of UH students and things were fine.)</p>
<p>If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your help!</p>
<p>I think I’ll take you up on your offer since I still have quite a few questions, haha. :)</p>