Monthly Archives: April 2023

Have you ever wondered how bananas came to Fiji? Then you are in the right place today. The legend comes to us from the book, Myths and Legends of Fiji and Rotuma,  by A.W. Reed and Inez Hames. Enjoy the … Continue reading →

Journalist, Melina Etches, wrote an article for Cook Islands News about how the whale artwork on the starboard hull of Vaka Paikea was now complete and artist Tuiane “Katu” Teiti has started working on the port hull. Master navigator Peia … Continue reading →

Aloha! This post is a reminder that the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders is set to return in 2024 at the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture, or FestPAC, in Hawaii. FestPAC is held every four years, but … Continue reading →

The Polynesian Voyaging Society is setting sail in June on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. The expedition is due to visit 36 countries and territories, and sail an estimated 43,000 nautical miles with about 400 crew members. On 15 … Continue reading →

Radio New Zealand Pacific Journalist, Susana Suisuiki, recently wrote a piece about how a Pasifika music artist is aiming to elevate the Samoan language into mainstream spaces. Aaron Pulemagafa who goes by the moniker, The Western Guide, said the lack … Continue reading →

The Matangi Tonga Online recently ran an article about an art exhibition that was held at Tanoa International Hotel. The exhibition featured four Tongan Artists to talk about their journey, their lives and the different variations of art that they … Continue reading →

Late last year journalist Sabrina Tabi of the Vanuatu Daily Post wrote a piece about how the President of the Malvatumauri Council of Chiefs, Chief Willy Grey Plasua, stressed the importance and role of custom in Vanuatu when he welcomed … Continue reading →