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Jonah Kuhio: Prince of the People
Who was Prince Kuhio? He was a fascinating, internationally educated, charming, passionate man who spent the majority of his life serving his people – who he loved deeply. Born into Hawaiian royalty, he still prioritized the needs of the land he loved even past the loss of his throne.
The People of the Sea
My oldest grandson is a mix of a lot of ethnicities--he is, on one half--Maori, Tongan, Hawaiian, Chinese, Samoan with traces of Fijian and on the other half a European mix from Norway to the Netherlands. His name reflects this mixture, influenced by his Maori,...
Wallis and Futuna…A Polynesian Discovery
Discovery in that, I find I am woefully ignorant of what makes up Polynesia. Polynesian Triangle? Check. Six largest cultures? Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, Maori, Tahiti and Fiji. Check. And then there are the Cook Islands, Easter Island, Kiribas, Niue, Tuvalu and Pitcairn...
Afatasi
That's me - afatasi, a Samoan word describing someone who is part Samoan and part something else. It literally means half of one. My grandmother comes from the village of Nu'uuli on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. Here at the Polynesian Cultural Center there...
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