Fat ass
On the recent “Hawaii” episode of Man v. Food, there was a segment where host Adam Richman is introduced to lau lau and how to prepare it. After the ti leaf was wrapped, he grabbed the lau lau by the stem, slung it over his shoulder (which was disrespectful in itself) then compares the lau lau to a “hobo pack.” It takes a certain amount of nerve to come to Hawaii, feature a dish invented by Hawaiians and then crack hobo jokes in a place where Kanaka Maoli compose 37 percent of the homeless population. Not funny. We are homeless in our own home. Why should a man who is famous for gorging himself on sickening amounts of food be allowed to ridicule people who are starving? If we consent to this kind of talk through our silence, then we will be just as guilty if slurs against Hawaiians become socially acceptable in the American mainstream. If he wants to talk like Don Imus then perhaps Richman should join him, off the air.
Puaena Ahn
Pearl City
