Oh honey, that blue spiral is thought to symbolize the vastness and beauty of the ocean in Hawaiian culture. It represents connections between all living things and the infinite cycle of life. So yeah, it's kind of a big deal in their cultural and artistic heritage.
Hawaii is multi cultural or even very multi cultured. The Asians alone provide several different cultural communities.
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whales
Nene
move
it was the 50th state
Hawai'i Pono'i.
Honolulu and Hilo.
The Pacific Ocean
Sugar cane
migration in Hawaii
sealevel (pacific ocean)