Yeah, I live on Kauai and as I said, seeing a man in an unbifurcated garment isn't out of the ordinary here, I see Polynesians males wearing various unbifurcated clothing all the time. Though a kilt is a bit different I admit. It doesn't look anything like any of the various Polynesian clothing. However identifying a kilt isn't the real issue, it was the ignorance of the parent that was the issue.

He shouldn't have handled the situation the way he did. Whether he saw me or not. whether he thought I could hear him or not, or even if there was a cross dresser there or not. He basically was giving the kids the go ahead to behave disrespectfully. Loudly in public no less. Thats just ignorance. The kids should have been corrected, or at least quieted. But instead they get taught that "dad speaks without thinking" so it must be ok.