PACIFIC SUPERHEROES

Ia ora na, and time to get our waka on PACIFIC SUPERHEROES check it out Hawaikinui II is working towards completion in Tahiti for its voyage to Peru. Another revitalization of pacific voyaging through our watery highways! Woohoo, awesome huh. Manuia whanau!!!

‘Tahitian navigator Francis Cowan and Maori master carver Matahi Brightwell are constructing an 83-foot-long waka hourua (traditional Polynesian double-hulled sailing canoe) that they will navigate by the stars from Tahiti to Peru, across 7500 kilometres of open ocean and against the prevailing wind Continue reading ‘Hawaikinui II’

Here’s an article found at tangatawhenua.com I thought y’all might find very interesting. Its fascinating to know how many, where, and the history of our wharenui around the world. So go hard PACIFIC SUPERHEROES and share the knowledge in our many journeys together. Maui ora whanau!!!

‘Hinemihi o te Ao Tawhito is the carved meeting house from Te Wairoa near Rotorua, which sheltered many Tuhourangi people during the deadly 1886 Tarawera eruption. Click here to watch TVNZ’s report on the anniversary of the eruption.

Soon after, Hinemihi was purchased by Lord Onslow, Governor of New Zealand, in 1892 for £50 and transported to Clandon Park in Surrey where she was left, forlorn and slowly falling into disrepair. Over the years she was used for various purposes (including a place to house goats…aue). In the early 20th century Hinemihi was cared for by recuperating Maori New Zealand WWI soldiers and over the last 15 years has begun attracting thousands of visitors.

Increasingly, Hinemihi has become a focal point for many Tangata Whenua who find themselves so very far from Aotearoa. She is considered a “beacon for whanau in Britain, including Ngati Ranana and Te Kohanga Reo o Ranana, who use Hinemihi Continue reading ‘Wharenui Around the World’

Stop the press!!! Okay PACIFIC SUPERHEROES, this is what happens when we are being represented by the OTHER and not ourselves!!!‘Its 2008 and we’re still getting thrown the ‘noble savage/barbarian’ title!!! Wat da #$@ they ignore us, our academics and our historians to fill their own pockets for capital gain. A story to tell, but at what price?

‘From its controversial titles to its non-Hawaiian star to its use of Iolani Palace, the $9 million Princess Ka’iulani film that’s being produced by Matador Pictures and Trailblazer Films and is currently shooting on Oahu is causing a big stir among Native Hawaiians, state senators, and others. (At present it is now currently in postproduction).

Let’s start with the title controversy: originally entitled “Barbarian Princess” (ironically so, since this was how the San Francisco Chronicle referred to the princess back in the day), the title was changed to “The Last Princess” to appease those who found the former title offensive (for obvious reasons). However, this new title is now an issue because Ka’iulani was not in fact the last princess–that designation, some say, belongs to the still-living Continue reading ‘Princess Ka’iulani – the film’