We Are Samoa 2023: Event Highlights, Cultural Performances & Traditions
The We Are Samoa Festival was established to perpetuate the values and traditions of Samoan culture through learning and performance, and to increase knowledge, harmony, and respect for one’s self and for others. We Are Samoa Festival 2023, held May 6,...
Faʻalifu Faʻi: Samoan Green Bananas in Coconut Milk
Fa’alifu Fa’i – Introduction Here on Oahu, there is no shortage of bananas. Not only do we have multiple banana plants, our friends and neighbors do also. This creates a situation similar to people who grow zucchini. You never know when someone is going to anonymously...
Māori Culture: Act 3 of HĀ: Breath of Life
“In the Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa, every breath is new life. Seasons change, the winds blow, and family’s love lets the child rise high, look far, dream big. Tomorrow is coming, Mana, and you must run to meet it. Soon you will be a man.” -Excerpt from HĀ:...
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