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A kahili is a Hawaiian symbol of royalty. It is a feathered standard used on ceremonial occasions.
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Lilo And Stitch is a Disney animated film and animated television series for children about a lonely young Hawaiian girl who lives with her older sister, but has no parents, who adopts what she believes to be a puppy, but which is actually an escaped, four-armed 'evil experiment'. Through the girl's love and patience she alters the experiment 626's (the alien's) programming to be good, and between them, aided by two other aliens, they search for all the other escaped alien experiments and find appropriate homes for them, closely pursued by unpleasant alien Captain Gantu. Lilo and Stitch is a highly original, amusing comedy that appeals both to children and sentimental adults.
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The ne-ne or Hawaiian goose is a species of goose, genus Branta sandvicensis of the order Anseriformes, related to the Canada goose but with shorter wings and reduced webs on the feet. About 100 years ago, around 25,000 ne-nes lived on Hawaii, but the introduction of pigs, cats, dogs, rats, and mongooses has almost led to the extinction of this ground-nesting bird.
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The nene (Branta sandvicensis) is a rare black-and-grey short-winged Hawaiian goose. They have partly webbed feet.
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A Kahuna is a Hawaiian priest, minister or sorcerer.
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Carrie Ann Inaba is a Hawaiian actress, dancer and choreographer. She was born in 1968 at Honolulu. She is best known as a judge in the 2009 edition of 'Dancing With The Stars', and also plays dancers in many television shows and choreographs the dancing in many more.
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Jennifer Gareis is an American actress and former beauty queen. She was born in 1974. She has been both Miss New York and Miss Hawaiian Tropic, and was 2nd place runner-up to Miss Pennsylvania USA in 1992.
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In Hawaiian mythology, Haumea is the goddess of procreation and childbirth.
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In Hawaiian mythology, Kapo is a fertility god.
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In Hawaiian mythology, Kumu-Honua was the first man. He and his wife Lalo- Honua were given a fine garden in which to live by Kane.
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