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Cultural Ambassador, Fasi Tovo “Graduates”

by Guest Blogger | Jan 20, 2015 | News at the Center

Tongan Cultural Ambassador “Graduates” from the Polynesian Cultural Center Former Tongan Village manager and Theater dance instructor Fakasiieiki “Fasi” Tovo, one of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s most senior employees, retired at the end of December 2014 after...

A Noble Heritage: Tonga

by Mikaele | Nov 19, 2014 | Cultures of Polynesia, Tonga

Mālō e Lelei, the Tongans say in greeting, as we focus on their village and activities in our November 2014 e-newsletter. Tongan culture is still very much alive, not only here at the Polynesian Cultural Center, but back home in the South Pacific and among our people...

A Tongan Wedding: Courtship and Marriage on the Isle of Tonga

by Guest Blogger | Nov 10, 2014 | Cultures of Polynesia, Tonga

By Polynesian Cultural Blogger Bobby Akoi, Jr. One of my favorite times of the year is celebrating a wedding of a couple. I’ve been to almost every ethnic wedding you can think of and had the awesome privilege of marrying some of them. But I can honestly say that...

Tongan Father’s Day Tradition in Hawaii

by Guest Blogger | Jun 5, 2014 | Cultures of Polynesia, Tonga

It’s early in the month of June, and families are already looking forward to celebrate Father’s Day. Like entering into the new millennium, my island Kingdom of Tonga has to beat the world in celebrating Father’s Day. In Tonga, Father’s Day is celebrated on the Sunday...

Wallis and Futuna…A Polynesian Discovery

by Guest Blogger | Nov 1, 2013 | Cultures of Polynesia

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...

Cultural Ambassador, Fasi Tovo “Graduates”

A Noble Heritage: Tonga

A Tongan Wedding: Courtship and Marriage on the Isle of Tonga

Tongan Father’s Day Tradition in Hawaii

Wallis and Futuna…A Polynesian Discovery

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