Putting a Honu sticker on your car is fairly popular among people who live in Hawaii. Kukui nut leis and gourd helmets on the rear view mirror are also popular. There are a lot of little cultural trends that are unique to folks from the islands.
Since moving to California 7 years ago, I’ve seen a steady rise in the number of transplanted kama’aina. L&L Plate lunch places are springing up like mushrooms. I’ve seen more Hawaii related decals and decorations. The hula halaus I know of have had increasing numbers of students. One on occasion, I heard someone speak actual pigin!
I think the honu stickers are a subconscious way of having car solidarity and bringing a little slice of home to California. I think the numbers of kama’aina finally got high enough that non-kama’aina saw the honu design, liked it, and started immitating it.
Pretty awesome, really.