After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government was worried Japan would invade Hawaii and seize all the U.S. currency there. As a precaution, the U.S. burned $200 million in cash circulating on the islands, and replaced them with freshly printed bills with “Hawaii” stamped on them.
Hawaii Used to Greet Vistors With a Lei. What Would Other States Give Visitors?
The best thing about a Hawaiian vacation is the chance to get lei’d.
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Ok, I know. That was a TERRIBLE joke, and I sincerely ope the great state of Hawaii will still allow me to vacation there (some day).
That joke actually comes from the fact that Hawaii used to give people these flower leis when they arrived in the state. That tradition has since faded away, but you can still buy them!
But what would other states give their visitors?
Some wise, wise people on reddit answered and the results are hilarious…
Idaho
Free tater for every out-of-stater!
North Carolina
A Cheerwine and a Cajun filet biscuit. Enjoy.
Maryland
You land and we hand you a can of Old Bay before you even get off the plane.
New Mexico
Hatch Green Chili
Arkansas
Would give you pecans and quartz crystals
Pennsylvania
Welcome to Pennsylvania here’s your flat tire!
South Carolina
A bag of boiled peanuts.
Vermont
Keys to a Subaru
Rhode Island
Coffee milk, Del’s lemonade and some quahogs
West Virginia
We’d give you a pepperoni roll and some meth.
Louisiana
Mardi gras beads and a drink.
Virginia
A speeding ticket
Utah
We’d give you the Book of Mormon
Michigan
Asphalt! Enjoy our roads (what’s left of them)!
Maryland
Crabs, but they don’t tell you what kind
Alabama
A glass of sweet tea. If you survive the diabetic coma-enjoy your trip!
Washington
Starbucks and a Windows update.
New Jersey
We’d give you the finger.
Which pretty much already happens when you drive out of the airport.
Iowa
We’re gonna hand you a corn cob.
Arizona
We’d hand you a gun and some free high school credits.
Maine
Either a pine tree pillow or delicious, succulent lobster.
Wisconsin
A Packers’ jersey & some cheese curds.
Kentucky
A glass of bourbon.
Massachusetts
Gives you a Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee regardless of what season it is.
Georgia
You get a Chick-fil-A sandwich and an STD
New York
We’d hand you a dollar slice, folded in half.
Texas
We’d give you barbecue brisket and a shotgun
Florida
A vaccine cocktail, Life Alert button, and handcuffs
Montana
We’d give you a gun and a grass fed beef steak
Oregon
A dog, tattoo and a 1998 Subaru outback with a side of craft beer
The many Californias
Southern California: A reusable Whole Foods bag
Northern California: A bag of weed and some Tofurkey
Central California: A cowboy hat and a CCW permit
Minnesota
An absurdly polite personal tour around the entire state
Ohio
Here’s your MAGA hat, OSU Jersey, and syringe full of narcan.
Colorado
A blunt and a craft beer of sorts.
Then immediately fuck you with intense wage vs. rent inequality.
Oklahoma
Obligatory bible and meth pipe
Tennessee
Whiskey. Duh.
Nebraska
A 16 ounce ribeye.
Connecticut
A tax bill
Illinois
An orange barrel, some concrete crumbles, and a tax bill for both.
Mississippi
6 baby daddies and a can of snuff
New Hampshire
Heroin & fireworks (live free or die, I guess)
Missouri
One unit of meth.
And no, I don’t know how meth is measured or whatever.
Also, KC-style BBQ and toasted ravioli
Wyoming
A steak and a card that says, “yes, we do exist.”
Indiana
We will give you a complimentary piece of Garfield merchandise, because that’s pretty much all we have.
Kansas
We’d give you a free TSA strip search for pot and a bud light.
If you flew first class, you also get a fake chuckle when you (and you know you will) make a wizard of Oz joke.
Yeah, we didn’t get to all the states because some people just didn’t answer.
Sorry North and South Dakota! And Nevada… for some reason?
Speak up next time!
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This Hawaiian Cat Sanctuary is Home to Over 600 Kitties
If you’re a cat lover, then boy have I got a vacation destination for you! This place is absolutely teeming with kitties, and it also happens to be on the island paradise of Hawaii!
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On the Hawaiian island of Lanai, the Lanai Cat Sanctuary is home to more than 600 stray kitties.
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And yes, you can visit the sanctuary, play with all the cats, and even adopt some of them if you are so inclined.
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The cats live in a fenced-in area about half the size of a football field, complete with all kinds of enclosures and holes to play in, on, and around.
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Executive Director Keoni Vaughn says, “The average person who’s not a crazy cat person thinks, ‘Oh my God, [the sanctuary] has got to be gross and stink’—but it’s the absolute opposite. The two compliments we get the most are: A) It doesn’t smell, and B) It doesn’t feel like 600 cats.”
Photo Credit: Facebook, Lanai Cat Sanctuary
The sanctuary is currently being expanded and the goal is to have room for 1,200 cats at some point.
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The sanctuary receives about 12,000 visitors each year. Lanai has a large feral cat problem, which is why the sanctuary was established.
Photo Credit: Facebook, Lanai Cat Sanctuary
Vaughn said about 40% of the sanctuary’s cats become socialized due to visitors, despite coming to the facility as feral animals.
Photo Credit: Facebook, Lanai Cat Sanctuary
If you can’t make it all the way to Hawaii, you can still make a donation and sponsor a kitty at the sanctuary and you’ll receive monthly updates and photos.
I’m currently looking into plane tickets to Hawaii…
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