Like anything, it polarizes. There are some thriving lodges, expiring ones, and not a lot in the middle.

Personally, I think they are due for the pendulum to swing back in their favor as generations of men start asking themselves hard questions about what it means to be a good man. The quality of the answers provided by the internet, media, self help, whatever life coaches do, and even churches is limited, and yet the popularity of the topic shows how prevalent the need is. A resurgence could help repair the civil fabric.

I didn't know about the Hawaiian Kings, that's some peculiar trivia, but it makes sense, and I understand has a lot of precedents.

Can say that the new documentary on Netflix is hilariously accurate.