1 - Hawaiians have an advantage in playing in the US, but there are very few "pure" Hawaiians left, so it's hard to judge how they match up physiologically.

2 - I try to find out who is T, S & H. Sometimes I can tell by the name - I know alot of Tongan names & Samoans have some distinctive spellings, like Tufaga (Too-fung-uh).

3 - Tongans & Samoans are pretty even, IMO. Hawaiians can be excellent, too, but they're typically mixed with Haole, Filipino, Chinese, etc.

4 - N/A for me. I'd prefer there were no Polys at the Y.

5 - lump them all together? Ofcourse not. There are many similarites, especially with the languages of all three groups, but they're all distinct.

6 - I know who is what group for the Utes, definitely.

7 - I care, absolutely. If I go up to a guy and start speaking Tongan, I want to know he's Tongan.

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Great Basin Ute / Ma'ake

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