text:  It's unclear when and why companies in Pakistan started making the skirts. The Federated States of Micronesia has already made it illegal within its country to sell foreign-made skirts. Implementing the law is currently underway. But that still doesn't stop Pakistani manufacturers selling to Micronesians in the diaspora, whether they're in the continental U.S. or Hawaii. Some of the copycat designs are similar to the authentic Uros.