Thank you for the thoughtful response. Its a tricky issue to me in general. I like when cultures are open to people with different ethnic backgrounds and they share. but I also understand why native Hawaiians, and other indigenous people, are guarded about their culture. However, most native Hawaiians do nor worship Lono so is your contention that a native Hawaiian would get a pass from the 'faith' test? Or that only if a non native believed in Lono could he or she faithfully produce the art?