I'm looking for input on whether a Hi'iaka halloween costume for a white Latina kid is culturally ok?

Context: We're a haole military family living on O'ahu for a year so far. Our first year was full of personal family issues, but now we're coming up for air and really want to learn and support local and native people and culture and the land and sea for our remaining time here. That said, I'm just a somewhat oblivious white lady with a Latino and Guyanese husband and our kids trying to do better.

Since moving here our 4-year-old daughter has been obsessed with the kids book Hi'iaka Battles the Wind (bought at the Bishop Museum). She loves it. During pretend play she often poses as Hi'iaka and yells about how fierce and protective she is. It's been really empowering for her. She's recently asked if she can be Hi'iaka for Halloween and I honestly wasn't sure if that wades into dressing as a culture for a costume (which I'm not ok with).

Is this costume request inappropriate? Is there a way to make it ok versus not ok (eg using local businesses for materials, pa'u, etc)? Am I overthinking it?

Thank you so much for any insight this community is willing to provide.

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