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The sulu masi, or shorter skirt, is layered over the masi kesa. For special occasions, chiefs wear masi armbands like Damunis. The length of the band denotes the position of the chief. White cowry shells are also symbols of royalty.
Eugene Tanner The Honolulu Advertiser
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Island Style
Down the aisle, Fijian style
At the Hawai'i Bridal Expo Fashion Show on Friday, traditional Western and Island style bridal models will be joined by a model in wedding attire seldom seen in Hawai'i: the Fijian masi ceremonial dress.
Fashion Calendar
Stage Review
'Pidg Latin' plot puts pidgin into a college Latin class
Eh, brah, just because you speak da kine pidgin, dat no mean you stupid. That's the premise of "Pidg Latin," an original comedy by Islander Yokanaan Kearns.
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Tip-Off
Jade Stice is featured in 'Chess' musical
Jade Stice, a Castle High School alumna and a veteran of Broadway's "Miss Saigon," will portray Florence in Diamond Head Theatre's Hawai'i premiere of "Chess," the Tim Rice-ABBA musical playing Feb. 16 through March 4. |
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Actress Vicki Lewis enjoys her role as TV sister
Vicki Lewis, starring in the NBC sitcom "Three Sisters," knows a thing or two about sisters. She has a real-life, younger sister of her own. |
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Inventor tries to quell wild speculation over 'It'
"It" the unknown invention that's the subject of a proposed book from Harvard Business School Press in 2002 has spurred wild speculation, from the Net to national talk shows, in recent days. |
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CNN cancels newsmagazine, may cut Internet staffing
CNN has canceled "NewsStand," the newsmagazine that former CNN chief Rick Kaplan hoped would become a bedrock of the network's prime-time lineup. |
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