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Kirituhi on the other hand can be performed by any registered tattoo artists. Kirituhi is considered an aesthetic concept that uses Moko style designs. It is usually produced using modern inking techniques. In the Oan Isles there are symbols reserved exclusively for Moko. People of non-Oan descent are forbidden from getting Moko by law. However, in ''Smith v Department of Cultural Heritage'', the Supreme Court of the Oan Isles ruled that ethnicity testing was discriminatory and arbitrarily prohibited people with real but unverified claims to Oan ethnicity from accessing their cultural heritage. This was an issue especially for descendants of Oans who migrated to foreign nations over several generations. Thus, Moko procedures are performed without inspecting the ethnic heritage of a person. However designs which make use of totemic symbols reserved for tribes, clans or families of which they individual has no claim are forbidden and surgeons must verify the claims beforehand. A system called the National Online Totem Registry was developed by [[Cafe Net]] to assist in this verification process.
==Etiquette and manners==
In the Oan Isles, manners and etiquette have developed governing a range of activities from greeting people to visiting friends. Please be mindful that not all people take these etiquette rules and manners seriously, but nevertheless they remain part of the Oan culture.
===Styles of address===
In Oan media and conversation people do not address the [[Rangitanga-a-te-Moana]] by name. They are referred to by their title or by His, Her or Their Serene Majesty ([[Oan language|Oan]]: ''Tona Kororia Rangamarie''). However, once they pass away. They can be referred to by their regnal name. Other member of the [[Oan royal family]] are usually addressed by their title or their style even in informal situations out of reverance to Ahua the Great and the monarchy.
Elected members of government, and judges are usually addressed by name in informal situations. In formal situations they are addressed by their title, or style (which is usually The Esteemed). Similarly, [[Peerage of the Oan Isles|peers of the Realm]] also known as nobles are addressed by their title and style depending on their rank. When the style or rank is unknown people will conventionally use the term '' Ariki'' meaning Lord (also used by females and gender non-conforming or non-binary nobles). Although it is not taboo to refer to nobles by name in informal situations, people prefer not to.
Other than that, people in the Oan Isles address each other by various terms to show respect for one another. These terms are similar to honorifics used in other countries such as Mr, Mrs or Mx. Gender neutral honorifics exist depending on the person's relationship with you such as Teacher for a superior at work, or an educator or any other person who commands similar respect and significance in a person's life. People also refer to each other as peer if they are strangers or equal social status, colleague of they work together, comrade if they belong to the same political party, trade union or ideological movement. Oan people usually use given names for reference or if they are familiar with one another. Members of the military have entire convoluted systems of rank, salutations and honorifics that are listed in the article on the [[Oan Defence Forces]].
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