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ties. The most status, however, was accorded to anyone who had at least £0 percent Hawaiian blood.
But I adapted quickly. At 14 years old l was excited to be wearing sandals and 'hnuumuus" (waistless, flowered dresses) to class. On special occasions we wore leis (necklaces of flowers), and twice a year we were allowed to attend class barefoot.
What really resonated with me and has shaped my adult life is the melting put of ethnic groups that thrived on that small island As teenagers we did not worry about the color of our friends' skin or the heritage of their parents. We took them for who they were as individuals.
I had crushes on boys who l thought were cute, but I could not identify their race. They might be Polynesian and Chinese and Portuguese with a little Caucasian thrown into the mix. Who knew, and
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