Would I be considered Hawaiian or not?
I got my DNA results a few months bath and was surprised to see I was some small part Hawaiian. I’m part Māori and my family is very ‘Islander/Pacifica Mixed’ so I suppose it’s not too far of a reach.
But for context, I live in Australia and here; anyone with a single percentage of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander blood in their body, they’re considered indigenous. This might just be because of the ‘Stolen Generation’ and those specific cultural/historical influences but from what I can tell, it’s not the same with Hawaiians and you have to be at least 50% to be considered ‘native’.
But with just about 16% of Hawaiian DNA, would I even be considered part Hawaiian anyhow, or is it such a small section that I would be mainly considered a (for lack of a better word) outsider? Learning that I once had Hawaiian ancestors has really encouraged me to look into the culture and I’d love to reconnect with that part of my identity, but I’d only do so if this was welcomed appropriately! I’d hate to appropriate a culture that didn’t belong to me, and I’d love to get dome insight from people with more knowledge than me.
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