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HONOLULU — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti's king who had healed the sick. They were "mahu," which in Hawaiian language and culture refers to someone with dual male and female spirit and a mixture of gender traits.
More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honour visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “Māhū,” which in Hawaiian language and culture refers to someone with dual mal
HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “mahu,” which in Hawaiian language and culture refers to someone with dual male and female spirit and a mixture of gender traits.
HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki...
Hawaii’s mahu healers were known to express both male and female traits but were suppressed by Christian missionaries in the 1800s. A Hawaiian museum is honoring their legacy with an exhibit that highlights the long history of gender fluidity in Indigenous cultures.