Noah Rehu, a student at Papakura High School, wore a traditional Tongan ta'ovala (mat) and kafa (rope). In the Tongan culture, wearing a ta'ovala is a gesture of respect for tradition.

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One of the most spectator-friendly events in the Miami-Key Biscayne area, the Black Belt Paddler Challenge, will be returning ...

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Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched ...

Democrats and Republicans united in April 2024 to pass a bill to ban TikTok in the United States. The bill, signed into law by President Joseph Biden, enacts a further clampdown on the reach of ...

(AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) Hokulea crew members and Hawaiian culture practitioners sing during Hokulea ... and Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, pose for photos before ...

This article was first published in the ChurchBeat newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. The new film “Sharing Aloha,” about the Polynesian Cultural Center ...

Auli’i Cravalho returns as the voice of Moana. Dwayne Johnson also reprises his role as Maui. Other cast members include Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, David Fane, ...