Nation, Get Ready for Kanani

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Meet a doll who sells shave ice. Her name is Kanani and she’s American Girl’s new doll. If we have to tell you about American Girl’s dolls, forget about it. Just trust us: They’re huge. Kanani has a hula outfit, surfboard and a muumuu. She’s from Kauai. She wants to protect the endangered monk seal. She’s described as looking hapa. Wonder whether the Obama girls will get one. And whether more little girls will be urging their parents to take them to Hawaii to see where Kanani lives.

Read it at SFGate.

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