Hawaii's 'Cursed' Lava Rocks Are Driving National Park Staff Insane

Sarah Emerson (2016). Hawaii's 'Cursed' Lava Rocks Are Driving National Park Staff Insane. Motherboard. 16 December.

Title Hawaii's 'Cursed' Lava Rocks Are Driving National Park Staff Insane
Publication Date 16th Dec 2016
Author
Source Motherboard
Country United States of America
Region Americas
Art type Fossils & Rocks
Subject Theft, Return
Comments "While the cautionary tale might seem harmless—even staving off klepto behavior (I grew up in Hawaiʻi and remember being warned about Pele's intolerance for thieves)—some residents loathe the myth for being culturally appropriative—an "ethnic" story that fits with outsiders' desires to test the will of gods with whom they have no connection."
Link https://motherboard.vice.com/en_uk/read/hawaiis-cursed-lava-rocks-are-driving-national-park-staff-insane
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