Well, by some bizarre stroke of luck, one of the first people I met on LJ is from Hawaii, and she's just offered to be my research resource, for which I'm more grateful than I can say -- but if/when she points me towards stuff, I'll let you know! My biggest issue is with the language -- because language is kind of a kink of mine, in that its proper use can make me all hot and melty, so I want to be as accurate as possible in my writing.