08-25-2017, 06:05 AM
Think I'll opine on something I have noticed regarding the link between native Hawaiians and their connecting back to the land--an idea sometimes touted as a reaffirmative of native culture.
Seems the dominant folks who really connect with the land are to so-called hippie types (pardon the stereotype) who live in small cabins and spend much time doing their self-sufficiency trips with their small gardens. And wearing mostly old clothes. And having a low level of material culture. Often no TV. Sometimes not even a car.
Have gotten to observe quite a few of these folks over the years. Theirs is essentially a voluntary simplicity philosophy.
Native Hawaiians, I've observed, prefer not to live without cars. And they like trucks. Big trucks. Sometimes used for hunting and fishing, to be sure, but they also seem to prefer houses in standard subdivisions with standard material culture.
When it comes to seeing who is not just talking about connecting with the land, but walking the walk, the native Hawaiians, generally speaking, are not on top of the list, IMO.
Seems the dominant folks who really connect with the land are to so-called hippie types (pardon the stereotype) who live in small cabins and spend much time doing their self-sufficiency trips with their small gardens. And wearing mostly old clothes. And having a low level of material culture. Often no TV. Sometimes not even a car.
Have gotten to observe quite a few of these folks over the years. Theirs is essentially a voluntary simplicity philosophy.
Native Hawaiians, I've observed, prefer not to live without cars. And they like trucks. Big trucks. Sometimes used for hunting and fishing, to be sure, but they also seem to prefer houses in standard subdivisions with standard material culture.
When it comes to seeing who is not just talking about connecting with the land, but walking the walk, the native Hawaiians, generally speaking, are not on top of the list, IMO.