Modern Mechanix
Issue: Feb, 1937
Posted in: General
Posted: 05/21/2008
3 Comments on Hawaii Changes Road Signs (Feb, 1937)

Hawaii Changes Road Signs (Feb, 1937)

Hawaii Changes Road Signs
BECAUSE Hawaiian societies and historians objected to metal roadside signs depicting Hawaiian warriors pointing to local attractions, on the grounds that a warrior would never assume such an undignified pose, authorities have replaced the signs with new ones in which the warriors merely stand with folded arms. They are the only type of outdoor sign allowed in Hawaii.

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3 comments
  1. Cleanser says: May 22, 20085:49 am

    Seems like Hawaii was slightly missing the point!

  2. katey says: May 22, 20086:25 am

    Hawaiian Warriers are badass motherfuckers!

    At least they’re still looking in the direction of whatever they were pointing out.

  3. Fred says: May 23, 20084:38 am

    Early example of political correctness

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