Tag: travel

• Ceramic Voyage: How Lapita Pottery Maps Polynesian Identity

  by, Kathleen Saito Image from Maui Hands Ceramic Voyage             Among the ways archeologists trace migration, pottery gives a solid trace due to the clay and minerals being from a certain area. The archeologists can then see patterns in migration as well as a look into clay designs from the spread of culture. This paper…

  Kathleen Saito

  April 11, 2025

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  fiji, geneology, history, lapita, lapitapeople, lapitapottery, migration, polynesia, polynesian, polynesianhistory, pottery, tracingmigration, travel, writing

• Visiting the Mai Kai in South Florida

  It’s hard to believe it’s been 12 years since I last stepped off the Mai Kai stage. Walking back through those doors felt like stepping into a time capsule, where the memories of my past performances came rushing back, but the magic of the place had remained untouched. I was thrilled to see that the…

  Kathleen Saito

  February 20, 2025

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  Dance, FortLauderdale, historicalrestaurant, history, Hukilau, hula, MaiKai, restaurant, SouthFlorida, Tahiti, Tahitiandance, tiki, Tikibar, Tikilife, travel

• Perspectives on Colonialism in Hawai’i: Tiki Culture Phenomenon

  In the picture above I am wearing a lampshade costume. During the 50’s and 60’s lampshade hula girls (not real girls…lol) were mostly put in hotel rooms for the tourists. More recently big companies that have their corporate events in Hawai’i sometimes hire human décor like hula girl lampshades to fulfill their nostalgic themes. Most…

  Kathleen Saito

  December 20, 2024

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  books, colonialism, hawaii, hula, inspiration, lampshadehulagirl, oahu, plasticparadise, postcolonialism, tiki, tikiculture, travel, writing