I find this interesting because a lot of these same people will then turn around and say they're praying for Pahoa, etc... how can you pray to a Christian God from the people that overthrew your kingdom and asks that you don't worship another God, then turn around and pay homage to your native Goddess? I think people are just looking for explanations and comfort and find it with Pele.
Do you think it has something to do with how much Hawaiian culture was destroyed by the missionaries? I'm not Hawaiian, but I grew up in Hawaii, and it seems like so much of the culture (religion, language, etc) has been lost that they can't go back to the old ways, but they still cling to what they can remember because it's all they have. I had a professor at UH who worked on rediscovering the language from old newspapers that were printed after the missionaries created a written Hawaiian language but before the push for everyone to speak English. It's sad how much of the culture has been lost forever.
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Do you think it has something to do with how much Hawaiian culture was destroyed by the missionaries? I'm not Hawaiian, but I grew up in Hawaii, and it seems like so much of the culture (religion, language, etc) has been lost that they can't go back to the old ways, but they still cling to what they can remember because it's all they have. I had a professor at UH who worked on rediscovering the language from old newspapers that were printed after the missionaries created a written Hawaiian language but before the push for everyone to speak English. It's sad how much of the culture has been lost forever.
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