Drag queens donning the white, red and blue of the Hawaiian flag shimmied across the stage to a throbbing techno remix of “Aloha Oe,” a song composed by Hawaii's last reigning monarch. Spectators roared as a performer shook her hips in a Tahitian-style dance.
All the dancers were “mahu” — a Hawaiian term for people with dual male and female spirit and a mixture of gender traits.
