Woodcarving On Oahu's North Shore - General Tiki

L lanikai Member Hawaii Joined: May 15, 2004 Posts: 490	L lanikai Posted posted on Fri, Mar 10, 2006 1:00 PM On 2006-03-10 07:46, ookoo lady wrote: I remember seeing it on Oahu. It is very large, and well carved, but at the time I thought it was oddly out of place. It just seemed to be in the wrong context to have this huge carving of a Native American at the beach in Hawaii. If... it is perceived by some as a carving of a Native American, it may not be considered out of context or out of place for many Hawaiians, as the plight of the American Indian is echoed in the way Hawaiians have been treated. There is a kinship among many Native Indians and factions of the local Hawaiian sovereignty movement and they are often mutually supportive. In this instance, no feathers were carved at the top. Instead, a sort of topknot can be seen, as a large lava rock was placed on his head. [ Edited by: lanikai 2006-03-10 13:30 ]

On 2006-03-10 07:46, ookoo lady wrote:
I remember seeing it on Oahu. It is very large, and well carved, but at the time I thought it was oddly out of place. It just seemed to be in the wrong context to have this huge carving of a Native American at the beach in Hawaii.

If... it is perceived by some as a carving of a Native American, it may not be considered out of context or out of place for many Hawaiians, as the plight of the American Indian is echoed in the way Hawaiians have been treated. There is a kinship among many Native Indians and factions of the local Hawaiian sovereignty movement and they are often mutually supportive.
In this instance, no feathers were carved at the top. Instead, a sort of topknot can be seen, as a large lava rock was placed on his head.

[ Edited by: lanikai 2006-03-10 13:30 ]

Post #219959 by lanikai on Fri, Mar 10, 2006 1:00 PM