Owing to cultural differences, the Chinese immigrants were not easily understood by the people of other races. To adapt, they learned to "like the new without rejecting the old" and to mix as much as possible with other cultures, no longer playing an outsider role.
由於文化差距，夏威夷華人不易被其他種族瞭解；為了適應新的社會，他們只好「喜新不厭舊」，不再扮演「邊緣人」的角色。