Did Hawaiian dancers traditionally wear grass skirts? Illustration by Salina Perera Did Hawaiian dancers traditionally wear grass skirts? Christopher Maurer | Lacey, Washington Pacific Islanders ...

Matthew Schofield, an investment banker with finance house Merrill Lynch, was found guilty of manslaughter after setting fire to the grass skirt costume at an office Christmas party, the banker's ...

From that point on, the grass skirt became a stereotypical representation of Hawai‘i, the Pacific, and the hypersexualization of Pacific Islander women by sailors and the media.