Hawaii has ALWAYS been known as THE ALOHA STATE - PERIOD. Muslims, as most all immigrants (citizens or not) to Hawaii come because they WANT to get away from the horrors of their previous homes. They come o Hawaii for it's tolerance and ability to blend in to our culture. They welcome & EMBRACE the variety of culture, but most of all, the respect we show each other. I was born in Germany, lived in Taiwan, Africa, Japan, as well as the Mainland, but grew up in Hawaii !!! My mother is Japanese from Tokyo and when we arrived in 1967, I was shocked that nobody made nasty comments about our "slant" eyes or about preferring rice to potatoes, but I EMBRACED the aloha. The aloha spirit shaped me into a respectful, tolerant, welcoming young man. Lately, there has been a growing element of intolerance that makes me so sad. What has happened in Hawaii to make people hate immigrants to our home ?? People make negative remarks about Micronesians. whom the USA set NUCLEAR BOMBS off in the home !!!!