Post #2573 by Cuisson on Fri, Jun 21, 2002 5:10 PM

Hi Orangeaide,

Good advice from the above poster about being too enthusiastic about Tiki trinkets from the fifties with Native Hawaiians. Many of them think the whole thing was an insult to their culture and the result was a horde of foreigners moving to Hawaii, raising the land prices so they couldn't afford them, and a portrayal of their men and women that was negative. It's a paradox that westerners absolutely adore the Tiki scene and the fake Hawaii music while many of the real Hawaiians figure they were sold down the river.

All the Best on your move,

Rosemary