Drag queens showcase Hawaiian gender-fluid heritage in Las Vegas
A drag show called “Mahu Magic” reminds the world of the respected place gender-fluidity has held in Hawaiian culture for hundreds of years.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, left, gets dressed before the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas. Wong-Kalu is mahu and a master teacher of hula and chanting.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kiana Jacobs applies makeup before performing in the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las VegasASSOCIATED PRESS
Jasmine Lobitos-Cartwright, left, applies makeup to Leikia Williams as Kaimi Ehia, second from right, helps prepare Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu before the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brozlyn Lechelle, center, greets other performers backstage before the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leikia Williams prepares backstage before performing in the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas. Williams, the show's producer and one of its performers, said mahu was a derogatory word when she was growing up in Honolulu in the 1980s.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chevis Regal applies eyelashes before the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Performers, including Chevis Regal, center, hold hands before performing in the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Selena D'Angelo prepares backstage before performing in the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Leikia Williams blows a kiss backstage at the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sasha Colby performs during the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Selena D'Angelo performs in the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sasha Colby performs during the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kiana Jacobs waves to the crowd after performing in the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sasha Colby performs during the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Performers celebrate at the finish of the Mahu Magic drag show at the Western Regional Native Hawaiian Convention, Tuesday, June 20, in Las Vegas.