10-08-2014, 07:55 AM
I think of it similar to jazz music. Many purists want jazz to be what is was in the 1930s or 40s. they want to put it in a little box and hold it and cherish it. But that's not what jazz is. Jazz is a form of music that is cutting edge for its time, presenting new ideas and ways to present it. not looking back but always looking forward. playing songs in the style of jazz music in the 1930s or 40s is not jazz, but a cover band.
i feel like the hawaiian culture of today is one of nostalgia - grass skirts, ancient hula, adoration of liliuokalani. if the hawaiians would allow the culture to move forward, i think it would stand a much better chance of surviving and thriving.
i feel like the hawaiian culture of today is one of nostalgia - grass skirts, ancient hula, adoration of liliuokalani. if the hawaiians would allow the culture to move forward, i think it would stand a much better chance of surviving and thriving.