Hawaiianology

Stuck at home with the breezy winds of Hawaii, Amanda spent her days stuck at home virtually looking around at food posts in a time of furlough and the pandemic. Eating was a passion and nothing better to fuel a passion project then delicious eats that were carved by some of the old school first wave Hawaii Vloggers such as Food Fiend, Sean Kaleponi "Hawaiian Traveler", and Authentically Charles that was practically all the foodie places on Hawaii You Tube.  "During the pandemic when Amanda was furloughed, she wanted to try making YouTube videos because she felt like an artistic person without an outlet. With the decline of tourism and our economy affected we found ourselves supporting local businesses and wanting to encourage our friends and family to do the same.  In an attempt to combine our love for food, art and our home, we put ourselves out there and started filming videos for YouTube." -Felix Amanda Yee is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Sch...

Threats and Challenges Despite its influence and significance, online communities like Hawaii Tube face a myriad of threats that can undermine their ability to foster unity and activism. These threats, often rooted in systemic biases and external manipulation, pose a direct challenge to the resilience and solidarity that such communities embody. One insidious threat is the co-optation and manipulation of community voices by external actors, including corporate interests or those seeking to control narratives. These entities may infiltrate digital spaces, spread disinformation, amplify divisive rhetoric, or promote harmful stereotypes, thereby undermining the sense of community and trust that Hawaii Tube has worked tirelessly to cultivate. Furthermore, these communities can be disproportionately targeted by algorithms and moderation policies that can inadvertently or intentionally silence their voices and perpetuate existing biases. This can lead to censorship, harassment, and discrimin...

Terminology: When people hear the expression "Hawaii Tube" some people think its a separate application, a separate website, but it's part of the overall YouTube. Its a social media space that is for Hawaii conversations, Hawaii stories, Hawaii voices, and powered by Hawaii jokes. Its not an organized group, its not a place to go and it's just YouTube, but its used to ignore or sometimes use the algorithm to find your people. There is the smaller part of the bigger YouTube World and its people who have a connection to Hawaii or passion for it, using the internet in a very specific way. Seeing it as a cohesive thing is a perception that misses the essence of what Hawaii Tube truly is. It isn't about something that takes back "the organic" instead of the search engines and recommendations, a sub-ecosystem of YouTube itself to the "Hawaii Culture Online".  Part of YouTube: It represents the smaller, more intimate corner of the vastness that the Yo...

Can't Stop Catching Sun on the Beach Fan-Project, the Story follows Nathan Adams who goes on a trip to the fictitious Hawaiian Islands city of Surfrider, and Kimo Kahiki, a layed-back musician who talks with yo-kai in Two Lagoon Town. Another character is Malia Aumakua who always swims as her hobby has different aesthetics and a home in which there is a special Butsudan which has her grandmothers watch. The story is based off of "Obake" of Hawaii folklore or ghosts or spirits and are seen as a type of Yokai.

Being Otaku in the modern time of the Internet as a fully developed thing is drastically different the way previous Otaku have had it. There was a time where people would gate keep anime series and give people a hard time for getting into anime as those individuals were treated as weird. The years go by and things go towards the opposite where people are weird if they aren't into a certain type of anime that is well spread out amongst other peoples tastes. Exploring those who may still not find it acceptable may still need to hear some of the experiences or lessons from Otaku that had come before them in the age of CDs, Laser Discs, Video Cassettes, Anime Art Books, and Garage Kits.  Because there a lot of people who just simply accepted these days and having some compassion for those that are still having a hard time accepting themselves are who this is for. You could say they are the anime romantics who keep to themselves and are isolated as lurkers online or as some might self i...

The Definition of Otaku: Otaku takes influences from various cultures including Japan, America, China, and Korea. In Japanese slang the word Otaku stands for a person who specializes in a hobby. Many times Otaku also stands for someone who has an obsessive interest or stays indoors often without socializing. Many do not admit to being Otaku in Japan, because the term Otaku seems to hold negative connotations. ​The Term: ​The term Otaku comes from the word “taku” which means inside the house or house. The word Otaku started in Japan. In Japanese, it means obsessed or liking something to excess. However, internationally, Otaku is known as someone who is highly interested in Japanese Traditional Culture, and Anime/Manga. The term Otaku became popularized from Akio Nakamori in 1983 from Otaku no Kenkyu, however the character Lynn Minmay from Macross TV series first brought the word up in 1982.​ In English, the term is more of a loanword with no negative connotations. Even though it has its...

Definition of Otaku: In the West, Otaku is a culture of interest that has its interest primarily in Japanese style drawings and animation, characterized by large eyes, stylistic art, some Japan themes, youth-oriented stories, and colorful designs. Otaku culture has served as a cultural ambassador of Japan and social movements leading subcultures including Fujoshi, Rekijo, Japanophiles, and Cosplayers. It is also an intangible feeling, philosophy, belief, and/or identity relating to Japan animation and has been associated with awareness towards: artists, animators, musicians, vtubers, and Japan business practices. It can also be pop culture slang for someone specializing in interest in Japan and an expression of youth interest in storytelling and creativity, while pointing out accusations of “franchise milking” with lackluster filler. In Japan, Geeks who have something they are really passionate about are called “Otaku”, but in many places around the world being absorbed into any sort o...