Great article.  Thanks again, Ms Lee.  Don't know about everybody else, but I was allowed to speak pidgin when I was w/ my friends or when family members were at parties and speaking pidgin.  My dad didn't like it but he tolerated it because it at least was a communication tool.  Working in the hotel industry in Waikiki also made interacting w/ the local guests a better experience for them and their families.  No moa jus all da da kine folks, das why, yah.  Dey tell you and you get 'em.  No need go, "Hanh?" And then switch to "normal" English for everyone else.