Caucasian surfers who give their kids polynesian names.
damn rj, putting a stake through my heart here, have to comment on this one.
im haole and not afraid to claim it. my father was born and raised in hawaii, but no hawaiian blood. i was born and raised too. my middle name is my fathers name, in hawaiian. i've always been proud of that. in fact my bro and sis also have hawaiian middle names. its not a trend or a statement, its just our culture and heritage. whether or not we have hawaiian blood, i have always considered myself 'local' due to my association with the 'waterman' culture and my upbringing. i dont define a local as a hawaiian, but a person from the islands who embodies the hawaiian culture. i can see ur point, definitely lame in certain senses, but i'll claim my name till i die. sorry for the rant, may sound lame to some and people will probably talk smack, but that doesnt affect me.
stay strong to your roots.
turn em. burn em. drop in.