Who's Hawaiian? - General Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Wed, Jul 27, 2005 6:08 PM On 2005-07-24 04:06, nuimaleko wrote: After all if you were Polynesian , Tiki would not be exotic, nor would it be pop. It would be boring everyday life. Maybe, but not necessarily. Most Polynesians live urban areas, like Honolulu, Oahu, or Carson, California. They also may have forgotten native tounges, pre-contact stories of the gods and the true meaings of tiki. A visit to the Marquesas, for example, to see tiki in its original area, may be equally exotic for them as it would be for most of us. As far as Pop, I am sure the son of the Polynesian auntie selling leis at Tiki's on Waikiki realizes he is walking into a neuvo or pop tiki establishment, as opposed to the Place of Refuge on the Big Island.

On 2005-07-24 04:06, nuimaleko wrote:
After all if you were Polynesian , Tiki would not be exotic, nor would it be pop. It would be boring everyday life.

Maybe, but not necessarily.

Most Polynesians live urban areas, like Honolulu, Oahu, or Carson, California. They also may have forgotten native tounges, pre-contact stories of the gods and the true meaings of tiki.

A visit to the Marquesas, for example, to see tiki in its original area, may be equally exotic for them as it would be for most of us.

As far as Pop, I am sure the son of the Polynesian auntie selling leis at Tiki's on Waikiki realizes he is walking into a neuvo or pop tiki establishment, as opposed to the Place of Refuge on the Big Island.

Post #175213 by christiki295 on Wed, Jul 27, 2005 6:08 PM