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Na Mea Hawai’i Scale (Hawaiian Ways)

Rezentes III, W. C. (1993). Na Mea Hawai’i: A Hawaiian acculturation scale. Psychological Reports, 73, 383-393.

An acculturation scale for Native Hawaiians entitled “Na Mea Hawai’i Scale” or “Hawaiian Ways” was developed in 2 phases. In Phase 1, 15 Hawaiian leaders and residents were asked for their definitions and examples of Hawaiian culture. Responses were worded as survey items measuring Hawaiian culture. In Phase 2, the 34-item scale was administered to 50 Hawaiian, 50 Japanese and 50 Caucasian respondents. Analysis indicates that Hawaiian Ss responded significantly differently from the Japanese and Caucasian Ss on 20 of the 34 items. The scale may serve heuristically as a tool yielding a functional definition of Hawaiian ethnicity in cross-cultural investigations.


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