I-Starbucks akusiyo yodwa okumele igxekwe lapho isithunzi somuntu eMelika sihlaselwa. I-Pearlridge Mall esiqhingini sase-Oahu iyindawo yesibili ngobukhulu eSifundazweni saseHawaii. Kude ngokwanele kumahhotela okungcebeleka, ngakho-ke izivakashi ezigibela ibhasi noma eziqasha imoto ukuze zihlole yonke indawo yase-Oahu azisitholi ngempela isifiso esikhulu sokuvakashela i-Pearlridge Mall. Lesi sikhungo samabhizinisi sihlala siyindawo ethandwa kakhulu abantu bendawo yokuthenga, ukudla kanye nokuzijabulisa.
Ababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha bathanda abantu abangenamakhaya ukuthi bahlale kule ngxenye yesiqhingi. Phela, abantu abalambile, abangcolile, nabanezinselele zomqondo abalungile ku-Waikiki, ababi emabhishi anesihlabathi esimhlophe, futhi babi kakhulu ebhizinisini lezokuvakasha.
I-Starbucks iyindawo edumile hhayi e-Waikiki kuphela kodwa nasePearlridge.
Namuhla ntambama, intokazi elungiswe kahle futhi egqoke kahle ihlezi esihlalweni esingaphandle nangasemnyango we-Pearlridge Starbucks icela wonke umuntu odlulayo ngedola. Unesizotha kakhulu, uzithobile futhi kusobala ukuthi uphelelwe yithemba.
Phambi komnyango we-Starbucks kukhona indoda yasendaweni engagqoke kahle engenakhaya ephenya emgqonyeni kadoti amakhasimende e-Starbucks agcwalisa yona. Ngemva kokuhlola izinkomishi ezilahlwayo ezi-3 noma ezi-4, uba nenhlanhla futhi athole ikhofi elisele ukuze aliphuze kanye nesiphuzo esimnandi se-frappuccino esisele nokhilimu ophehliwe. Ikhofi lingase libe sivivi, kodwa akukho zikhalazo lapha.
Yihora lesi-3 ntambama manje, futhi indoda okusobala ukuthi ilambile ingenakhaya ithole isitsha esinesidlo sasekuseni esisele omunye umuntu akulahle amahora amaningi ngaphambili. Kubonakala sengathi i-hash browns namaqanda. Indoda yazama ukuyidla kodwa kwadingeka ukuthi isikhafule. Ngokusobala, kwase kubi kakade.
Siyakwamukela ku-State of Hawaii, wamukelekile lapho iMelika idinga ukuba ibe yinhle futhi ngokuphuthumayo. Lokhu kuyingxenye ye- Aloha Yisho namuhla phakathi kwesimo esiphuthumayo sabantu abangenamakhaya.
Inqobo nje uma abantu abangenamakhaya behlala kude ne-Waikiki namabhishi ezivakashi, umhlaba ulungile. Ivumela amahhotela nezindawo zokungcebeleka ukuthi zikhokhise u-$500 - $1000 ngobusuku bekamelo, zikhokhele abasebenzi okungenani amaholo, futhi kamuva zithumele yonke inzuzo ekomkhulu lazo ezinze ezweni.
Imithetho nemithetho yedolobha inika amaphoyisa amandla okwenza kube semthethweni ukuhlala emabhishi ebusuku, ukulala ezimotweni noma emhlabeni womphakathi. Abangenakhaya baphenduka abazulazulayo okufanele bahambise izimpahla zabo zenqola yokuthenga njalo. Abanabo abangani, banomuzwa wokuthi cha Aloha.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ibhizinisi lezokuvakasha lihle.
Ngeshwa, umholo omncane awuwona umholo ophilayo futhi awukwazi ukuthenga uphahla phezu kwekhanda lomuntu eHawaii.
Ngezinye izikhathi amahhotela anikela ebhange lokudla noma kwezinye izinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi, kodwa isimo sengqondo sihlala siwukuthi, “Akuyona inkinga yemboni yezokuvakasha yaseHawaii ukunakekela abangenamakhaya nabasebenzisa izidakamizwa.”
Umbuso umosha izigidigidi ngohlelo lukaloliwe osekuyiminyaka lusebenza. Ayikho imali yokulungisa izinkulungwane zemigodi emigwaqweni yonke indawo esiqhingini, futhi ayikho imali yokulungisa inkinga yabantu abangenamakhaya.
Ngo-2015, abantu abangenamakhaya babe nesixazululo: Khumula!
AKULUNGILE, inkinga yawo wonke umuntu. Kuhlanganisa i-Starbucks, kunjalo.
Ezokuvakasha kuyibhizinisi lawo wonke umuntu endaweni efana ne-Hawaii lapho lena kuyinombolo yokuqala yabahola imali nebhizinisi. Iphi i Aloha ukuthi iHawaii idume ngakho?
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Hotels sometimes donate to the food bank or to other charity, but overall the attitude remains, “It’s not the problem of the Hawaii tourist industry to take care of the homeless and drug users.
- This afternoon, a well-groomed and well-dressed lady is sitting on a chair outside and by the entrance of Pearlridge Starbucks asking everyone walking by for a dollar.
- There is no money to fix the thousands of potholes everywhere on the island, and there certainly is no money to seriously address the homeless problem.
