HAWAIIAN CULTURE

With a DEEP connection to land, CULTURE and sea, there's more to Hawai‘i than meets the EYE.

Modern-day Hawai‘i is a vast melting pot of cultures that can be traced back to the original Polynesian wayfinders, the Japanese immigrants of the late 1800s and mainland Americans who discovered the beauty of the islands during the 1960s tourism boom. The result is a history that's rich with a cornucopia of cultural treasures. Here are six ways travellers can immerse themselves in these mesmerising islands. 1 MODERN CULTURE ART HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTEGRAL TO HAWAIIAN SELF-EXPRESSION, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON DANCING, SINGING, CARVING, PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING. WHILE THESE ARE ALL STILL PROMINENT ACROSS THE ISLANDS, CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE ART IS ANOTHER WAY TO TELL THE HAWAIIAN STORY. THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS IS ‘AUANA, THE STATE'S FIRST CIRQUE DU SOLEIL RESIDENT SHOW. IT PAYS HOMAGE TO HAWAI‘I'S CULTURE AND RESIDENTS’…

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International Traveller (Digital) - 1 Issue, March - May 2025

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