Outside View

Working on the problem has made me wonder how people living in Hawaii view disease and medicine. I know there is a lot of influence from the mainland and modern medicine is quite common here, however I would imagine that in more rural parts of the islands people have other views. I would be curious to see what some of the older, more authentic Hawaiien medicinal practices are. Do people in some parts of the island view disease in a different way? Do people treat disease in a different way? Do people in rural areas use more natural plant medicine as opposed to synthesized medicine? Are the current trends pushing these practices away? Are people losing information on older techniques that prevent disease? These are some questions I have pondered during my work on this weeks problem.