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.

Grass skirt fire prank proves fatal. WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A New Zealand man who set fire to his colleague's fancy dress costume and killed him has been jailed for two years.

A stag party, dressed in Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts, became unlikely heroes after they spotted a car blocking the road and decided to step in. Despite their skimpy outfits they went on to ...

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.