The beautiful idillyic isles of Palau manifest the beauty of our pacific ocean and region. But how is it that our Pacific Islands are always paid off by those greater powers to clean up their wrong doings. Our PACIFIC SUPERHEROES of Palau just doing good trying to create a win win situation for all peoples worldwide I believe, but on the other hand this is just the continued abuse of our good will as the majority of the western world steps back and says no to helping out. Hmmm all so quick to fire a bullet, but ever so slow to stop the bleeding aye. PACIFIC SUPERHEROES to the rescue 
hi5 Palau! I hope these men do find their way back to their familes and loved ones asap. Heres the story from the Washington Post.
‘The odyssey of 17 Muslims from China, allegedly captured by Pakistani bounty hunters eight years ago and shipped off to Guantánamo, is heading for the South Pacific after the Government of Palau agreed to provide the detainees with new homes. Continue reading ‘Palau to take in Guantanamo detainees’
Ahhh music to my ears and for many more asserting mana whenua rights. Pacific Superheroes wahhhttt!!! Heres the story from tahitipresse, waddaya think?
‘Politicians debate over change of name for French Polynesia
(Tahitipresse) - During the last Assembly session Thursday in Papeete, French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru and Opposition leader Edouard Fritch talked about a possible change of name for French Polynesia. A referendum on this issue could be organized, Temaru said.
Fritch, from Gaston Flosse’s pro-autonomy Tahoeraa huiraatira, claimed the name “Maohi Nui” Temaru has been using lately for French Polynesia is improper.
Maohi means Polynesians in reo maohi, the Tahitian language, some linguists say. But some other linguists think this word is not the correct one. Continue reading ‘Name Change for French Polynesia?’
Man of the motor racing hour Lewis Hamilton with our own, yes we can call her ‘ours’, hottest body on the pop music scene, lead singer of the Pussy Cat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger.
Know with a surname like Scherzinger your probably thinking what ever she aint one of ours! Ahhhuuummmm her mums native Hawaiian born and raised but then moved to the mainland when her mum remarried and she took on her stepdads surname!
Waaaaaat, yup yup, da lead singer with the hottest body and moves in the Pussycat Dolls is rooted and grown from the shores of Polynesia. Chaaaahhhhoouuu!!!
Check out more in this months article of Spasifik Magazine, she be fronting the cover, talking about her polynesian pride and love for Maori, without dat fast rich dude attached on her arm, dis carribean brother trying to love dis Maoli gurl … wait wait now bak it up boy, let me see your license and bank account lolz!
PACIFIC SUPERHEROES this is just another reason to celebrate being PACIFIC, being POLYNESIAN, being TALENTED!!! The following link is of her music video with the male model wearing a ta moko/kirituhi on his shoulder. Did I mention she be digging on things Maori waaaaahhhtt!!! U heard!!! Alooohaaaaa!!!
Nicole Scherzinger ‘Baby Luv’
Talofa lava PACIFIC SUPERHEROES, its been awhile since the last post, but I think Noho Hewa deserves the attention its getting with some heavy traffic coming through. But now to even more conquering CREATIVE MISCHIEFS out there who are PACIFIC SUPERHEROES in their own right.
Shigeyuki Kihara a performance and visual artists of Samoan and Japanese parentage, has allured the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art with tantalizing photographic colonial renditions with her dusky-geisha auspicious signature.
So I’m trying to sound like I know plenty about Yuki’s work from 24hrs , but aren’t you empowered and intrigued to see and hear this suga is in NYC town ripping the scene up on 5th Avenue!!! Waaattt!!! You heard!!! Yup, be proud PACIFIC SUPERHEROES be proud!!! Shigeyuki is in town!!! And a p.s to the editor of Vogue, just say yes!!!
‘In an outstanding career move, Auckland-based artist Shigeyuki Kihara will encounter one of the world’s foremost art institutions, The Metropolitan Museum of Art when her solo exhibition opens in October.
The exhibition ‘Shigeyuki Kihara: Living Photographs’ is an
Continue reading ‘Shigeyuki Kihara at the Met’
PACIFIC SUPERHEROES it has been one year since the illegal raids on Tuhoe by the NZ Police with unfounded charges of terrorism that could not be held up in court! With that in mind who are you gonna vote for in these upcoming elections? Something to keep in mind not for just tangata whenua, but all those who believe in keeping their civil liberties!
In Hawaiian the kanaka maoli (tangata whenua) have repeatedly had their rights and ‘civil liberties’ abused, challenged and extinguished from the U.S governments occupation of Hawaii Nei. Documentary maker, producer/director Anne Keala Kelly of Hawaii has researched and documented the U.S militaries occupation of the Hawaiian Islands in a documentary titled NOHO HEWA: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawaii.
Noho Hewa had its debut screening at the HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2008 this month and walked away with the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award for Best Documentary. The following article gives a little more insight into the documentary. This is a programme we need screened in Aotearoa!!! Fingers crossed we can get some funding for Noho Hewa to voyage to Aotearoa!!!
Also big ups to Sima Urale for her short film ‘Coffee & Allah’ which won best short film at the HIFF!!! Woohoo!!! Mauri ora PACIFIC SUPERHEROES!!!
This is a writeup from the Star Bulletin
Continue reading ‘NOHO HEWA: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawaii’
