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Christian Protestant Missionaries

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The muumuu is actually a powerful symbol of freedom from oppression in Hawaiian culture. The story of muumuus begins in the 1820s – when Christian Protestant missionaries arrived on the island. 

At the time, native South Pacific women wore scanty clothes to stay cool in the heat. However, the missionaries had a big problem with that. 

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