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I'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians.

My look is 'Poly'n'Asian' - part Polynesian native, part Asian warrior.

Polynesian women are known for their long hair, glowing skin, and thick nails. And that comes from the local diet, which is mostly plant based with a little bit of fish and a lot of natural fats and oils.

I've just got a new house in Pacific Palisades. It's really cute.

I'm proud of being from Hawaii, and I'm proud of being Hawaiian, but I'm more than that, too.

I had never been to Hawaii, and now I say that my body is from L.A. but my heart is from Hawaii, because I'm in love with it and it's home on every level, from a spiritual, soulful place.

No place is perfect, but I admire Oahu for its offering of the tropical and the urban, and then its Asian-inflected culture and cuisines.

All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture - community, hard work, perseverance, respect - contribute directly to our success.

I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

I can't speak for all Hawaiians, but the reality is that we depend on tourism. Locals might not want to go to the spots like Waikiki, but we do want tourists to experience more of the islands.