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AFAR: What Can We Learn From the Hawaiian Concept of Kuleana?

October 4, 2024 By Jill Robinson


This article for AFAR taps into Hawaiian culture’s idea of kuleana in travel and life. The word itself means “responsibility,” but in a deeper sense that covers a reciprocal relationship between the person who is responsible and the thing that they are responsible for.

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Filed Under: Highlights Tagged With: afar, cultural travel, kauai, kuleana, travel writing, united states

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