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Polynesian paralysis is a term describing the relaxed lifestyle in the Hawaiian islands and the spirit of aloha reflecting the love of the Hawaiian people. Far away from the haste, anxiety, and impatience that makes the rest of the world stressed and frantic, people in Hawaii live life a little slower and believe that they will get to where they need to go and do what needs to be done in good time. Visitors to the Hawaiian islands can fall in love with this more relaxed state of life and feel the effects of "Polynesian paralysis".
Time magazine published an article in 1966 that describes Polynesian paralysis as a "pleasant affliction" because "everything in Hawaii seems to be soft and warm—the air, the ocean, the sand, the music and the people."[1] Polynesian paralysis involves the ability to simply be still and listen to your heartbeat, to stop and observe a beautiful rainbow or to watch the whales dance with the ocean. Polynesian paralysis results in making observation, appreciation and relaxation a priority instead of getting to a destination on time.
Fashion model Marie Helvin was raised in Hawaii and she experienced Polynesian paralysis in the 1960s as feeling isolated on an island in the middle of the Pacific. She and others often wondered "When are we going to get off this rock?"[2] The Honolulu Weekly published an article in 1991 by journalist Derek Davies which describes Polynesian paralysis as equivalent to falling beneath the spell of aloha or suffused with general bonhomie toward others.[3]
^"Travel: On to the Outer Islands". Time. December 16, 1966. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^Bennett, Interview by Jon (November 2, 2008). "Me and my travels". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^Davies, Derek (November 13, 1991). Carlson, Laurie (ed.). "Hiding Behind the Aloha Spirit" (PDF). Honolulu Weekly. Vol. 1 (18 ed.). pp. 1–2. ISSN 1057-414X. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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