Hawaiian, Half Black: The Hawaiian Culture

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I am half Hawaiian, half black. But, in my household, the Hawaiian culture is upheld very proudly. My family’s history has shaped me through this because I became a very respectful, and polite young woman. In Hawaii, parents teach their children to respect everything and everyone. In my family, everyone respects one another. The younger children and adults always respect the elders which are where I learned to respect people who are above me. Also, in my family, the children are always pushed to be well-mannered and ask for things, or to share with others without being asked, resulting in my increasing hospitality for others In Hawaii we are taught to treat with that everyone is family, so we literally treat everyone as family we even go as

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