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3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Moana 2' movie review: Spectacular visuals elevate a generic yet charming story

Back in 2016, when 'Moana' hit theatres, it opened to a wave of positivity—not because of a redefining narrative. However, the film was considered enchanting for two main reasons: for portraying the Polynesian culture, with its ancient fables, and its portrayal of Moana as a female protagonist with a purpose beyond finding a prince. Eight years later, Moana and Maui …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jayden Maiava poised to become the first Polynesian starting quarterback at USC

LA Times

Before he played the position, Jayden Maiava had a sense of what a Samoan quarterback could mean to his community. The weight of that history — at a school known both for its wellspring of quarterbacks and lineage of Polynesian stars — hasn’t been lost on Maiava, who called it “a blessing and a privilege.” The fact that he’ll duel …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The Times of Troy: Examining the influence Carol Folt had on USC athletics

LA Times

I’m Ryan Kartje, the USC beat writer at the L.A. Times, and welcome to another week of the Times of Troy newsletter, where there’s no shortage of topics to discuss to fill your bye week void. But for this week’s newsletter, we’re talking about the other big news at USC this week: The impending retirement of USC President Carol Folt …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Easter Island study disproves popular theory about creation of its famous statues

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tahiti’s rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems — including near the Olympics surfing venue

Associated Press

TIAHURA, Tahiti — During their days on Tahiti’s turquoise ocean some years ago, fishers noticed their catches — and the fish inside — were getting smaller. The traditional conservation method of regulating human activity to help replenish and protect maritime ecosystems resources is being revived and showing results in Tahiti, including the area near the Paris Olympics surfing venue. There …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Paris Olympics surfing

Associated Press

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men’s surfing while Caroline Marks from the United States won the women’s surfing gold medal on Monday at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti. “I can’t be prouder to represent Tahiti and France at home.” The women’s gold medal match ended about thirty minutes later, with Marks beating Tatiana …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics

Associated Press

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was underway just off the shore. Partly driven by the lack of resources he had when starting out and then finding success in his own career, Bourez said he began …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture

Associated Press

PAPARA, Tahiti — Tahitian dancers in palm-leaf skirts mingled with Olympic surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Summer Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from the main ceremony in Paris. “The people of Tahiti, we are all enchanted to have these Olympics games here and to welcome all our friends …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

An ethical – and safe – place to swim with whales

BBC

An ethical – and safe – place to swim with whales Tahiti Tourisme French Polynesia has set the benchmark for ethical whale-swim tourism The Islands of Tahiti have long practiced the ancient conservation custom of rāhui to help preserve their maritime spaces and species, including a seasonal refuge for humpback whales. Tonga, Australia and the Dominican Republic also permit "free …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

'The Wide Wide Sea' revisits Capt. James Cook's fateful final voyage

NPR

'The Wide Wide Sea' revisits Capt. James Cook's fateful final voyage "A lot of things started going wrong from the very beginning," historian Hampton Sides says of Cook's last voyage, which ended in the British explorer's violent death on the island of Hawaii in 1779. And we're speaking with historian Hampton Sides, whose new book is a gripping account of …

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9 months ago

What became of Marlon Brando’s ecological wonderland on the sea? I visited to find out

LA Times

It wasn’t like Marlon Brando to go spilling his private beans to the world about the life he had spent his years protecting. … I’m a person who loves the desert, loves the emptiness, and loves the sky, loves lying on the beach and looking at a hemisphere of stars … “ Marlon Brando’s bungalow on Tetiaroa, circa 1979. The …

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9 months, 1 week ago

What Utah star Alissa Pili represents to the basketball fans who flock to see her

New York Times

SALT LAKE CITY — Admirers peppered throughout the arena, all of whom came to see No. “The thing about Polynesian and Indigenous people, when they see somebody of their kind winning, it means the whole community’s won,” Pili said. “It’s just crazy to see what you can achieve when you keep working and raising the expectations of yourself and not …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there’s a chance to restore them

Associated Press

LAHAINA, Hawaii — For people around the world, the green leaves that sprouted from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree in the heart of devastated Lahaina symbolized hope following Maui’s deadly wildfire this summer. But the fire also nearly wiped out another set of trees, one with a much longer history in Lahaina and a greater significance in Hawaiian culture: breadfruit, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Crab rangoon, anyone? What I learned making these forgotten tiki bar appetizers

LA Times

We all know tiki bars and their dozens of classic fruity drinks have provided an escape for generations of Californians. At a recent happy hour at Trader Vic’s in Emeryville — one of the country’s original tiki bars — I finally had such appetizers: crab rangoon, chicken satay, spring rolls and “Chinese bbq” ribs. On menus like this one for …

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1 year, 5 months ago

World Cup is a win for Maori, showcasing Indigenous New Zealand culture long suppressed

LA Times

Ceillhe Sperath’s ancestors arrived in New Zealand nearly two centuries before Christopher Columbus set off for the New World. So for Sperath, the most important moment of this summer’s Women’s World Cup, which kicks off early Thursday morning Pacific time, will come just before the first game when the Tino Rangatiratanga, the red and black Maori flag, is raised above …

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1 year, 7 months ago

How Israel Folau became the most controversial figure in Australian sport

ABC

The opening title shot of the Folau Documentary on Israel Folau. The year prior, Folau responded to a question from a member of the public about God's plan for gay people by saying: "HELL … unless they repent of their sins and turn to God." Folau said simply that Rugby Australia was devoting "significant resources to fight me in court" …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Poisson cru: A simple raw fish salad from French Polynesia

BBC

Poisson cru: A simple raw fish salad from French Polynesia EQRoy/Alamy Poisson cru is a simple raw fish salad from French Polynesia The raw fish salad, made with tuna and plenty of crisp vegetables, differentiates itself from poke or ceviche by way of fresh coconut milk. If not for French explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville claiming Tahiti in the name of …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Atonio Mafi NFL draft diary: My Tongan heritage means everything to me

LA Times

As offensive lineman Atonio Mafi transitions from UCLA to the NFL, he is sharing his journey with Times staff writer Ben Bolch through a weekly diary leading up to the April 27 draft. We even got left tackle Raiqwon O’Neal to do it, joking that he was the first Tongan from Conway, S.C. NFL draft prospect Atonio Mafi is joined …

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2 years ago

Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific

Associated Press

RAPA NUI, Chile — The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 500 kilometers across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a large canoe. It’s the Hoki Mai Challenge, which started Saturday in Rapa Nui, a territory in the Pacific that is part of Chile and is better known as Easter Island. “It won’t be easy,” said …

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2 years ago

Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Tonga and Samoa prepare for a call to war, a show of honour and a fight for Rugby League World Cup glory

ABC

The Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington is about as far from the Pacific Islands as a place can be, but it will soon feel like the centre of the Polynesian universe. On Monday at 12:30am, Tonga will play Samoa for a shot at the World Cup semi-finals and in doing so reignite the most exhilarating rivalry in international rugby league. …

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2 years, 3 months ago

TikToker Drew Afualo Knows Exactly How To Silence Misogynistic Bullies

Huff Post

“Heeeeeey,” Drew Afualo opens her TikTok videos. “For me, I’ve always found it odd when people are extremely misogynistic, because that’s not how I was raised.” Afualo said she has always been outspoken against bullies. That’s how I was raised.” Afualo said the fact that she gets to expose people to Samoan culture and its nuances is one of the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

The 'walking' statues of Easter Island

BBC

The 'walking' statues of Easter Island Marko Stavric Photography/Getty Images Living on a remote, barren isle bestowed with few resources, the Rapanui needed to combine ingenious design with flawless sculpting to move the massive moai without any machinery. There are 887 moai scattered across Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as the islanders call it, and these 15 were standing on …

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2 years, 4 months ago

The truth behind the Manti Te'o fake girlfriend saga was even weirder than you thought

The Independent

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'Moana 2' movie review: Spectacular visuals elevate a generic yet charming story

Jayden Maiava poised to become the first Polynesian starting quarterback at USC

The Times of Troy: Examining the influence Carol Folt had on USC athletics

Easter Island study disproves popular theory about creation of its famous statues

Tahiti’s rahui tradition has helped revive ecosystems — including near the Olympics surfing venue

French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Paris Olympics surfing

Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture

An ethical – and safe – place to swim with whales

'The Wide Wide Sea' revisits Capt. James Cook's fateful final voyage

What became of Marlon Brando’s ecological wonderland on the sea? I visited to find out

What Utah star Alissa Pili represents to the basketball fans who flock to see her

The trees arrived with Polynesian voyagers. After Maui wildfire, there’s a chance to restore them

Crab rangoon, anyone? What I learned making these forgotten tiki bar appetizers

World Cup is a win for Maori, showcasing Indigenous New Zealand culture long suppressed

How Israel Folau became the most controversial figure in Australian sport

Poisson cru: A simple raw fish salad from French Polynesia

Atonio Mafi NFL draft diary: My Tongan heritage means everything to me

Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific

Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific

Tonga and Samoa prepare for a call to war, a show of honour and a fight for Rugby League World Cup glory

TikToker Drew Afualo Knows Exactly How To Silence Misogynistic Bullies

The 'walking' statues of Easter Island

The truth behind the Manti Te'o fake girlfriend saga was even weirder than you thought