Hawaii is a lot more socially conservative than people realize.
Hawai'i is peak "socially right, culturally left" as far as US states are concerned.Yeah, I think this is an important distinction. While "cultural" and "social" conservatism have blended a lot more now than in the past due to our polarized climate, I would argue that they're still separate distinctions ... at least to me. New York City is obviously extremely socially liberal overall, but I actually felt like a lot of the people gave off a decently "culturally conservative" vibe, and I have heard people say the same thing after visiting Boston and Philadelphia. And that makes sense, they're all old, historic, storied cities, and you're going to pick up at least SOMEWHAT of a "traditional outlook" on some things. I don't even know how I would distinguish the two terms specifically, but they are definitely different. For example, I feel a lot of Black people in Chicago are fairly culturally conservative (religious, view their neighborhoods/communities in a more traditional manner, etc.) but actually aren't really that "socially conservative" as it pertains to adhering to the GOP platform's stance on "social issues" ... which is pretty much what this term means today.