Growing up in Hawaii, first language HCE. what to do?

Test Preparation
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<p>if someone grew up in HI and they spoke Hawaiian Creole English, would they qualify for special ESL language testing or would they take the SAT/ACT like anyone who grew up with english?</p>

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<p>Same question applies for Jamaican and other creole dialects of English.</p>

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<p>^ my friend grew up in jamaica and spoke in patwa/patois.</p>

<p>she had to take the SATs.</p>

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<p>Hawaiian Creole English, as in, “ho ba, i neva know so i wen go on college confidential”?</p>

<p>If so, I sure hope that doesn’t count as ESL lol</p>

<p>(I live in Hawaii)</p>