There are still people, who are not of Polynesian descent, who correlate one or two things of South Pacific Islanders: loyal servitude and warrior aggression (luckily, we’ll not dive into the larger topic of their stolen sovereignty).
Both characteristics ring loud and true among a few other key traits underlying San Jose State and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors who face-off as rival football teams this Saturday.
But limiting two characteristics onto a multi-dimensional people with its own cultural diversity is way too broad a generalization.
“My Hawaiian culture means everything to me,” said standout Spartan quarterback Chevan Cordeiro and former Rainbow Warrior.