There are some interesting comparisons indeed.

When I was a ranger at Kipahulu, Maui, in the early 70s, we had a rather
free-form campground, shared with the cows.  Haoles (anglos) routinely
camped there, but for Hawaiians (in the broadest sense, including not only
Native Hawaiians, but Filipinos, Japanese, Portuguese, etc.) didn't really
view "camping" as a recreation option.

On the other hand, the whole family went fishing all night (or weekend)
with all the tents, stoves, coolers, and other paraphernalia that looked
for all the world like a campsite.  If you had asked them if they were
camping, however, they would have been unanimous in saying "No, we're
fishing."

Tom Vaughan

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