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Article: Carving out his roots. (profile of Gordon Umi Kai, businessman turned martial arts expert)
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- Hawaii Business
- Article date:
- August 1, 1998
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Rental car executive Gordon Kai is learning about his Hawaii roots through the use of his hands and heart. He's become an accomplished carver of Hawaiian artifacts. And he's becoming proficient in an ancient Hawaiian martial art.
There are some in these Islands who believe ancient Hawaiian practices have no practical use in today's world. Don't count rental car executive Gordon Kai among that group. In fact, learning the old ways has become Kai's method of dealing with modern society.
He learns the lessons of the past through the ancient Hawaiian martial art of lua. It's Hawaii's traditional version of kung fu or karate. Used in precontact Hawaii, lua involved ...