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Maui Real Estate News and Maui Lifestyle News | Take Off Your Shoes Before Entering a Home
Buyer's Tips
March 30, 2008 | Take Off Your Shoes
It is customary in Hawai’i to remove your shoes before entering a home. If you are going to view several homes, wear slippers or a loafer (slip-on). Do not wear tennis shoes or shoes that need to be untied. This gets to be burdensome and time consuming. Even if you are not accustomed to taking off your shoes before entering someone else's home, it is best to do when viewing so that you do not track mud and dirt into the house.
The custom of removing shoes before entering a home is a Japanese tradition. Around 1850 plantation owners contracted laborers from China, then Japan, Korea, Portugal and later the Philippines to work either the pineapple or sugar cane fields. Each nationality brought to Hawai’i their rich traditions. Currently, labor has come from Mexico, the Marshall Islands and Thailand. | Posted in categories: [Buyer's Tips] [Maui Lifestyles] |
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