Growing up in Hawaii meant exposure to many different cultures and their traditions. Other than Hawaiian, by far the most predominant cultural influences are Asian in origin. I grew up following the adventures of Japanese super heroes. While most of you were playing Superman, Batman, or Spider Man, my friends and I were posing as Kikaida (pictured below), Kamen Rider V3, and Rainbow Man (a lot less gayer than it sounds, though come to think of it he did cry a lot. What the hell did I know? I was 8). Japanese heroes, before all of this freaky manga crap the kids are in to now, were what kids in Hawaii aspired to be, regardless of ethnic origin.