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  • #16
    Re: theft of hawaiian culture?

    Thanks all for your thoughts. 'Timkona' and 'deep thought', you make some good points, Kia Ora for that. Just as it is in Hawaii, in Aotearoa we consider our traditional art, culture and language as Taonga(treasures) so while we are more than happy to share them with the world there is also a feeling of wanting to preserve and protect the original integrity of it. Often our designs and arts are copied and mass produced in overseas sweat shops for a quick dollar. In the process, the original meaning, spirit and history of the art is distorted or lost, it becomes just another fashionable souvenir or commodity on the mass market, and our local artists and economy suffers. Just a little hard to cast things into a positive light when you see stuff like that going on. I guess its as you said, a matter of doing it better and more meaningful and appreciating the fact that at least people show an interest in the culture at all.
    Kia ora koutou

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    • #17
      Re: theft of hawaiian culture?

      It's also interesting that your concept of "ripping off" culture involves money. Capitalism being such a Western concept and all...
      Burl Burlingame
      "Art is never finished, only abandoned." -- Leonardo Da Vinci
      honoluluagonizer.com

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