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"Warrior Chief" a painting by Herb Kawainui Kane.

My impression is that the practice of fashion conformity unraveled around 40 years ago. While it's possible to identify characteristics that peaked in usage at various times (bold patterns on men's sport jackets in the early 1970s, padded shoulders on women's garments about ten years later), these styles weren't nearly as dominant as those of previous decades. A good example is women's skirt lengths -- short in the mid-1920s, long in the mid-30s, knee-length in the early 40s, mid-calf during…

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Fish Drive, painting by Herb Kawainui Kāne.

Kāne is considered the highest of the four major Hawaiian deities, along with Kanaloa, Kū, and Lono, though he is most closely associated with Kanaloa. He represented the god of procreation and was worshipped as ancestor of chiefs and commoners. Kāne is the creator and gives life associated with dawn, sun and sky. No human sacrifice or laborious ritual was needed in the worship of Kāne. In the beginning, there was nothing but Po; the endless black chaos. Then Kāne, sensing that he was…

Builder by Herb Kawainui Kāne.

Taro Planter by Herb 'Kawainui' Kane Taro is the common ancestor of all Hawaiians

Herbert " Herb " Kawainui Kāne