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Post #654282 by christiki295 on Wed, Oct 3, 2012 12:48 PM

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On 2012-09-10 05:37, LoungeShark wrote:
Didn't see this article get posted yet. Kinda interesting. Any fact to it?

http://news.yahoo.com/hawaii-tourism-goes-authentic-whats-not-hawaiian-130704760.html

The article acknowledges the irony in that even though grass skirts and coconut bras may not be indigenous to Hawaii, they certainly are now ingrained in its culture.

For example, Smith's Luau on Kaua'i, emphasizes coconut-bra clad dancers in its show and in its advertising: