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[Opinions] Re: Kalani
I like it, but as a light-skinned "whitino" jewish man I would never use a Hawaiian name due to cultural appropriation.
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But how is that cultural appropriation? Do you think people should not use na my wa that originated in countries other than their own?
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Typos!!
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it depends. When white americans are the ones who colonised Hawai'i, using the names of the natives seems in poor taste.
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