A true Polynesian performance creates a connection between dancers and audience members. So say members of Mana Polynesia, a traditional and contemporary South Pacific dance and musical ensemble on ...

A trip to Hawaii wasn't in my immediate plans due to the nature of all that locals endured over the past few years. Between inflation, a water crisis in O’ahu, and Maui’s heartbreaking fire, the idea ...

Samoan dancers from Portland State University's Pacific Islanders Club at PSU's Luau in May 2024. (Courtesy of Samoa Pacific Development Corporation) Motutama “Motu” Sipelii thought he would find more ...

Niue’s delegation performs a dance at FestPAC 2024. Credit: John Augé Pacific Island nations face significant threats of cultural erosion due to globalization, modernization, and external influences.

As a little girl watching those old, Hollywood musicals on television with her parents, Joyce Lien Kushner remembers running to find any dress or skirt that would unfurl when she twirled, and proceed ...

Five Points Lounge continues its monthlong series of frightening festivities with the Kreepy Luau on Saturday. The Polynesian Proud Productions troupe will bring the fire and the hula for a twisted ...

SALT LAKE CITY — With the passage of time, the connections of Utah's younger generations of Pacific Islanders to the region can start to slip. With that in mind, Haviar Hafoka, creative director of ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An East Valley Polynesian dance school is sharing the culture and music of the Pacific with Arizona. Tamāli’i Polynesian Entertainment opened in 2015 in Mesa by Dion and Gabrielle ...

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