Eat Tahiti!

by | Jun 26, 2014 | Cultures of Polynesia, Eat Polynesia!, Tahiti

If anybody asked anybody what their favorite things to do in life are, chances are “eat,” would be one of the first few things they would say in response. Everyone likes to eat, and everyone has favorite foods. I, myself, am partial to various Japanese dishes like...

Act Like A Local

by | Jun 19, 2014 | Cultures of Polynesia, Hawai'i

My Samoan dad raised us on old recordings of Hawai’ian comedians, like Rap Reiplinger, Don Ho and other Hawaiian artists. By the time I visited Hawai’i, I knew basic Hawai’ian Pidgin, and the proper ways and times to wear an ie lavalava, or “sarong” . I didn’t realize...