Ifa Le-Mega-Sexual likaJack Law

Ngokungangabazeki uyisitabane esiphezulu e-Hawaii. Umnikazi we-Hula's Bar & Lei Stand yodumo ube yilungu elisebenzayo lomphakathi cishe iminyaka engu-42 futhi unesibopho se-Rainbow Film Festival, kanye nokuba ngomunye wabameli abanethonya elikhulu kusikompilo lwezitabane e-Honolulu. Ngokushona kwelanga okuhle kwe-Diamond Head njengesizinda esihle ngokumangalisayo, ingemuva elimangalisayo ekhaya lakhe e-Kaimuki phezulu ezintabeni, u-Law wahlala phansi ne-Weekly ukuze axoxe ngendima yakhe ekulolongeni isiko lendawo lezitabane.

I-Hula yaqala kanjani?

I-Hula isineminyaka engama-35 ikhona. Ngangingazi lutho ngebhizinisi lezindawo zokucima ukoma, kodwa sathatha le ndlu eyayisizowa, sayibiyela ngothango, uthango oluyisithayela kanye negceke ngaphansi kwalesi sihlahla esikhulu esisakazekayo se-banyan, saqala indawo yokucima ukoma.

Ingabe ubuhlose ukuqala ibha yezitabane njalo?

Kwakuyinhloso yethu ukuba yi-gay bar, kodwa sasihlale sifuna ukuba yi-bar engaphezu kwe-gay. Empeleni siqambe igama elithi “Mega-Sexual.” Noma ngabe kusho ukuthini isihogo-sasisikhulu kunocansi. Wonke umuntu wayejwayele ukuya kwaHula. Uma kukhona obengusaziwayo wayekhona kwaHula ngesinye isikhathi kulesi sigaba. Kwakuyindawo yokubukwa, ukuhlanya. Kwakungaphambi kwengculaza, ngakho konke kwahamba. Abantu babezama kakhudlwana, uguquko lobulili lwalusebenza ngokugcwele. Kwakuhloselwe ukuba gay, kodwa kwakungahloselwe ukuba gay kuphela.

Ngabe impilo yasebusuku yezitabane ishintshile kanjani, ibe ngcono noma imbi?

Ngisho ngempela ukuthi i-inthanethi yenze umehluko omkhulu kubantu abaphuma futhi baxhumane. Kwakuvamile ukuthi abantu baye ku-Hula noma i-Wave ukuze baxhumane futhi manje sekunenye indlela yokwenza futhi yi-inthanethi. Futhi kufanele ngithi, umphakathi wezitabane cishe unolwazi lwekhompyutha kunomuntu ojwayelekile, futhi bangadlala leyo khompyutha njengopiyano.

Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi i-inthanethi isidlile ebhizinisini le-gay nightlife?

Ngicabanga ukuthi kunjalo ngempela. I-Waikiki ngaleso sikhathi yayiyindawo eyinhloko yokuvakasha yezitabane. Bekuyingxenye ye-loop: San Francisco, Manhattan, Hollywood…esishintshile ngokuhamba kweminyaka. Asikho emaphakathi njengoba sasijwayele ukuba yingxenye yemakethe yomphakathi wezitabane. Sisabalulekile, kodwa hhayi njengoba sasinjalo ngaleso sikhathi.

Kungani?

Ikakhulukazi ngoba ukuncintisana kwamanye amadolobha. Amanye amadolobha asephumile futhi adayiswa ngempela emphakathini wezitabane. I-Hula's, simaketha ezweni elikhulu kanye nezincwadi ezishicilelwe ezitabane, futhi senze abantu bacabange ngeHawaii ne-Waikiki, kodwa lawa amanye amadolobha afana nePalm Springs, Key West, Provincetown, Montreal, Vancouver… .

Asiqhudelani ngedola lezitabane. Ngangiye ngaya ku-Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau nabanye abantu futhi ngathi kufanele ngempela usebenzise leli thuba lemakethe, futhi bawushaye indiva umqondo ngokuphelele. Ngicabanga ukuthi ziyafudumala manje njengoba sehlile itourism yezitabane. Empeleni kufanele basho ngokungananazi ukuthi yilokhu abazokwenza futhi kuze kube manje abakakwenzi lokho. Bafanele ukungena emdlalweni. Kunesisho sakudala sokuthi awukwazi ukuwina ilotho uma ungalithengi ithikithi.

I-Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival esiyenzayo iyimoto enhle yokufinyelela ezweni elikhulu futhi ize e-Waikiki nase-Honolulu, ngoba lona omunye umcimbi ogxile kwezitabane.

Phela, ngazisa wonke umuntu ukuthi lo nyaka umkhosi wami wokugcina wefilimu, unyaka wokugcina nginguMongameli we-Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, okuyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo efaka ifestiveli yamafilimu. Ngikwenzelani lokho? Kungenxa yokuthi ngizizwa sengathi ngemva kweminyaka engu-20 futhi ngizwa sengathi sekuyisikhathi sokuletha igazi elisha. Ngifuna ukuzinika isikhathi esengeziwe sokuphumula ukuze ngibone ukuthi yini enye engingene kuyona engisele ukuthi ngiyenze.

Ucabanga ukuthi i-Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau iyalazi “idola lezitabane”?

Into mayelana nemakethe yama-gay ukuthi abantu abaningi abayizitabane bafundile. Uma ubheka i-demographics yomuntu oyisitabane ojwayelekile uvame ukuba neminyaka emibili yasekolishi noma ngaphezulu. Ngokuvamile benza imali eningi kunomuntu ovamile. Ngokujwayelekile abanazo izingane ngakho-ke akudingekile ukuthi babeke eceleni imali yezindleko izingane ezinazo. Abanankinga futhi bahamba kakhulu. Imakethe ikhombisa ukuthi isilinganiso sesitabane sithatha uhambo olubili ngonyaka.

Ngenkathi u-9/11 kwenzeka, wonke umuntu wayekhononda ngokwehla kwezokuvakasha, kodwa empeleni abakwaHula bakhuphuka futhi isizathu yingoba izindiza bezikhipha zonke lezi zindleko zokugibela ezisezingeni eliphansi ukuze indize ziye eHawaii. Futhi yilokho okwenzekayo manje, ngingase ngengeze.

Kunamaketanga amahhotela asebenza kakhulu emakethe yezitabane. I-Aqua Hotels and Resorts imatasa kakhulu ekukhangiseni imakethe yezitabane. U-Aston kancane, futhi, ngisho nokumangala, u-Outrigger uyakwenza kancane.

Abanye abantu bacabanga ukuthi uma umakethe emakethe yezitabane, ukhipha amakhasimende angewona ama-gay, futhi akulona iqiniso nhlobo. Ukube bekunjalo, ngabe abekho abantu abangebona izitabane abaya eSan Francisco. Izitabane nama-straights-sixuba kahle kakhulu. Phela iningi lethu likhule linabazali abaqondile. Siyazi ukuthi sizwana kanjani.

Ungena kuphi umphakathi wezitabane waseHawaii uma uqhathaniswa neWest Hollywood, San Francisco, Provincetown?

Ngihlale ngimangala uma ngiya ezweni elikhulu futhi ngizoya e-Iowa, noma indawo engathathwa njengendawo yokuya, futhi ungamangala ukuthi zingaki izitabane ezikhona. Ngihlale ngimangele, idolobha elilingana ne-Honolulu, ukuthi zimbalwa kangakanani izindawo zokuphuza utshwala esinazo lapha. Sine-Hula's, Angles, Fusion, In-Between futhi ayikho enkulu kakhulu. Uya kwamanye ala madolobha futhi anezinhlobo zamakilabhu e-warehouse. Angiyiqondi ngempela, kodwa isho okuningi ngesimo sezulu sethu. Abantu bavame ukwenza okuningi kokuzivuselela kwabo ngaphandle.

Yini ozigqaja ngayo ngomphakathi wendawo?

Ngiyaziqhenya kakhulu ngabantu. Isiko laseHawaii lihlala lamukela kakhulu; bekulokhu kuyingxenye yalelo siko. AmaKristu ake akuphambanisa lokho, kodwa uma ungena esikweni le-hula…Bengisemiklomelweni ye-Hoku ngobunye ubusuku futhi kwakukhona ubungqingili obukhulu, kodwa kwakungafani “nobungqingili,” kwakuyingxenye nje. wendwangu yalokho okwakwenzeka.

Kodwa-ke engingaziqhenyi ngakho, yile mpi yokubambisana kwasekhaya eyayisesiShayamthetho. I-House Bill 444. Ngicabanga ukuthi ikhiphe izingcaphuno ezimbi kakhulu ezikhulume izinto ezimbi ngempela. Ngizwe ezinye izinto ezishiwo yiZishayamthetho phansi kweSenethi neNdlu, zikhuluma nje izinto ezinenzondo kakhulu ngabantu abathandana nezitabane ezivele zingenze ngibe namahloni—izinto okungathi uma uvele wakhipha igama elithi “gay” bese ufaka igama lanoma iyiphi idlanzana phakathi lapho, babezokhishwa ehhovisi labo. Laba bantu benkolo bayafika baphakamise iBhayibheli futhi basho lezi zinto ezimbi, ezinenzondo. Lokho akungenzi ngiziqhenye.

Ngicabanga ukuthi iHawaii inenkululeko njengoba sicabanga ukuthi injalo, futhi mhlawumbe nangaphezulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi singaphambi kwesiShayamthetho. Ukuthi nje lezi zinhlangano zezenkolo zixhaswa kahle kakhulu, ngemali yangaphandle engingase ngiyengeze, futhi zihleleke kahle. Babenesikhwama esingenasiphelo futhi abantu bangaqagela ukuthi leyo mali ivelaphi, kodwa namanje...Ungakulwa kanjani lokho? Bonke abashayamthetho—iningi labo—bebefuna nje ukukhethwa kabusha. Nalaba bantu bazokhankasa labo abangahambi ngendlela yabo.

Pho ungakulwa kanjani lokho?

UVictor Hugo uthe ayikho into enamandla ukwedlula umbono osekuyisikhathi sawo. Futhi lokhu kuwumbono isikhathi sawo sesifikile. Bangakwazi ukusebenzisa yonke imali abayifunayo, futhi bangakwazi ukuhlela konke abakufunayo, futhi bayonqoba izimpi eziningi, kodwa ngeke banqobe indawo ephakeme yokuziphatha. Ukulunga kunamandla futhi kuzoba nesikhathi esikhathini esizayo esingekude kakhulu, sizobheka emuva kulokhu futhi sithi besingakwenza kanjani lokhu? Ngibona sengathi kuzoba nesikhathi lapho laba bantu behembe elibomvu beyoba namahloni ngabakwenzile. Futhi izingane zabo zizoba namahloni ngokuthi zibenze babamba lezo zimpawu.

Uma ubheka emuva, lapho ungazange uvumele izinhlanga ukuba zishade? Sinomongameli ongumkhiqizo wokuganana. Kuyihlazo ukuthi izwe libheke emuva kulezo zikhathi.

I-Hawaii ayinjalo. Ngihlale e-Honolulu cishe iminyaka engama-42 futhi angitholanga lutho ngaphandle kokuningi aloha. Futhi ngibe yisitabane esivelele kakhulu e-Honolulu ngenxa yokuxhumana kwami ​​ne-Hula. Angikaze ngithole noma yiluphi uhlobo lokucwasa kunoma ubani, ngokwami ​​noma ngebhizinisi lami. Kusukela kuKhomishana Yotshwala, Umnyango Wezomlilo, Umnyango Wezempilo, insizwa ediliva ubhiya…Lutho. Yilokho iqiniso. Laba bantu abangena emphethweni, lokho akulona iqiniso.

Eminyakeni engu-42, ingabe usuzibonile izinguquko eziphawulekayo emphakathini?

Lapho ingculaza ihlasela, lokho kwakumangalisa kakhulu. Kunesikhathi ngangiya emngcwabeni inyanga. Abantu babezwana ngempela ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa lapho kwenzeka into yengculazi, wawukwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwabo. Abantu babesaba. Babengazi nokuthi kudalwa yini. Ubungazi noma insizwa ekujulukela edanyini, ngabe uzoyithola yini kuye.

Kuthiwani manje?

Abantu abasha, bakhule ngesikhathi se-Will & Grace. Lapho ngiseyingane, angikaze ngizwe ngomuntu ongqingili, ngisho nokumbona kumabonakude. Ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi yilokho okubalulekile, abantu bayazi nje ukuthi kulungile. Akuyona into enkulu ukuba izitabane futhi akuyona into enkulu nabangani babo ukuba izitabane. Ayisacwaswa, ikakhulukazi lapha lapho wonke umuntu eyidlanzana.

Uma uya eziqhingini ezingaphandle, zithe ukudlula thina ngokwesifundazwe. Singabantu abaningi e-Honolulu. Siyidolobha elikhulu, abantu baphushwa ndawonye futhi kufanele sihlale ndawonye. Kuye ngesiqhingi, akukhululekile futhi kuvulekile. Ngiyazi abantu abaningi abeza bevela eziqhingini ezingaphandle, bangena ehhotela, ukuze babe yibo futhi babe izitabane esidlangalaleni. Woza e-Honolulu futhi ube gay!

Ingabe uyalikhumbula i-Wave?

Ngiyikhumbula kakhulu i-The Wave njengekhasimende kunokuba ngingumnikazi. Igagasi laliyidlanzana. Ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanele ubhukhe amabhendi nama-DJ. Futhi i-Wave yayiyindawo ephephe kakhulu. Ngatshela abasebenzi bami kaningi, inhloso yethu kwakuwukwakha indawo ephephile ukuze abantu bazijabulise. Kodwa kunezinto ezavunguza ngalezo zingcingo zehora lesithathu ekuseni engangizozithola ezazingenza izinwele zami ziqine. Ukuthi angikuphuthi.

Mangikubeke ngale ndlela, ngezimpelasonto sizoba nabaqaphi abakhulu baseSamoa abayisikhombisa noma abayisishiyagalombili eThe Wave futhi ngababiza ngokuthi isikhali sami senuzi. Ngangifuna wonke umuntu azi ukuthi nginazo, kodwa angizange ngifune ukuzisebenzisa. Nge-Hula's, sine-Lionnel.

Wenzani ukuze ujabule?

Ngiyakuthanda ukubhukuda olwandle, ngiyakuthanda ukuqwala izintaba. Ngiyakuthanda ukuhamba. Ngiyakuthanda ukufunda, ukuya ethiyetha.

Uyaya kwezinye izindawo ngaphandle kwezikaHula?

Akukho kuningi. Uma ngingasebenzi, angifuni ukuya e-nightclub. Kunebhawa eyodwa yezitabane engiyaziyo e-Kona, futhi ngiya e-Kona kaningi. Ibizwa ngokuthi I-Mask futhi iqhutshwa ngabangane abathile. Ngiyabheja ukuthi sengike ngaya eKona mhlawumbe izikhathi ezingama-50, kodwa angikaze ngiye kuMask ngoba angizwani nokuya endaweni yokucima ukoma.

Ngabe ukhona ombonayo manje?

Cha. Sekuyisikhathi eside ngingashadile, kodwa nginendilinga enhle yabangane abasondelene ngempela. Ngenyanga ezayo, ngihamba ngomkhumbi wama-gay, i-Atlantis cruise, ngisuka e-Copenhagen ngiya eJalimane, e-Estonia, eSt. Petersburg, e-Stockholm futhi ngibuyela eCopenhagen. Owayeyisoka lami uzoba umlingani wami ekhabetheni. Sinesivumelwano. Uthola amaphesenti angama-90 esikhala sekhabethe, ngithola amaphesenti ayi-10.

Uyayibuka i-American Idol?

Yebo.

Ucabangani ngo-Adam Lambert?

Ngicabanga ukuthi unekhono elimangalisayo. Ngicabanga ukuthi bekufanele awine.

Awumthandi uKris Allen?

Akukhona ukuthi angimthandi uKris Allen, ngicabanga ukuthi bobabili banekhono elihle.

Akakumemezeli kakhulu [u-Adam Lambert]?

Cha…Uyisitabane, akunjalo?

Manje yini eza nge-Hula's?

Sinomkhosi wethu waminyaka yonke wama-35 ngoJulayi 9. Itimu ibizwa ngokuthi “Hula = Dance = Hula’s.” I-Hula imayelana nomdanso futhi sizoba nabadlali abaningi bendawo kanye namaqembu omdanso ngendlela esingase sihlangane ngayo ngosuku olulodwa futhi sizoba nenombolo yomdanso ngemva kwenombolo yomdanso.

Ufuna ukuqhubeka nokwenza lokhu kuze kube nini?

Hhayi-ke, anginayo enye into engingayenza. Inqobo nje uma ngingakwenza, ngiyacabanga. Ngefestivali yamafilimu ngifuna ukushiya ifa, nakuba ngingasakwenzi. Ngethemba ukuthi i-Hula iyaqhubeka nokuba yifa lami.

Sengike ngadlala nomqondo wokuyithengisa izikhathi ezimbalwa kodwa umqondo wokuthi...Empeleni ngiphethe indawo u-Hula akuyo ngakho ngezwa ukuthi, hawu, angifuni omunye umuntu abe umnikazi waleso sikhala. Lokhu kuzozwakala njengokuzikhukhumeza, kodwa angicabangi ukuthi kukhona umuntu ongasebenzisa i-Hula's Bar & Lei Stand njengebhizinisi elingcono kunami. Ngakho ngawuyeka ngokushesha lowo mbono. Isungulwe njengamanje ukuthi nginezisebenzi eziphethe kahle ngempela kanye nabasebenzi abakhushulwayo engicabanga ukuthi bazokwazi ukuqhubeka bakwazi ukwenza lokhu abakwenzayo ngaphandle kokuthi ngifake iminwe yami kuwo wonke amabhodwe nophaya.

Kunento eyodwa ngokukhula. Awuboni ukuthi usukhulile, ikakhulukazi uma uhlezi nabantu abasha ngaso sonke isikhathi. Kunjalo-ke. Ngizicabangela njengontanga yabo bese besho okuthile okunjengokuthi “Angobani amaBeatles?” futhi ngifana, yini? Futhi ukuze kuzuze ibhizinisi, kungcono ukuthi ungabi khona lapho usukhulile ngoba awufuni abantu bacabange ukuthi iHula igcwele abantu abadala. Nakuba kufanele ngisho, wonke umuntu wamukelekile njalo. Inani labantu bethu lingama-21