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The kapu ili is a kapu on sharing malo and pāū. Hawaiians believed that your mana was in the clothes, so sharing was not allowed. The modern tie in for this is for hygiene. Different designs on their pāū and malo would help Hawaiians differentiate which one was theirs.

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By Gabrielle Constantino, editor
October 22, 2016
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