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’
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’
PACIFIC SUPERHEROES waaatttt!!! U heard!!! The Hokule’a ocean voyaging waka from Hawaii that has sailed the pacific ocean many a times since its birth to reinvigorate our celestial navigational skills, history and culture, has put out a challenge in search of a crew for a 3year voyage around the world 100% old skool stlyles!!! Hokule’a (Arcturus) is the star that at its zenith passes directly over Hawaii - ancient Hawaiian navigators used the constellation to find their way home. Hence, “Hoku” - “Le’a” - the star of gladness, a fitting name for this wa’a. This is an historical and life changing event, so y’all better get ya waka on and support the Hokule’a to show the world wat its all about - PACIFIC SUPERHEROES waaatttttt!!!! U heard!!!
‘The voyaging canoe Hokule’a may embark on its most ambitious trip yet — a three-year passage around the world beginning in 2011.
Kathy Thompson, wife of master navigator Nainoa Thompson Continue reading ‘Hokule’a Worldwide Voyage’
It was a privilege to meet and interview an original member at the ‘Te Manahua’ kapa haka competition held in La’ie, Oahu this month. Whaea Esther Jessop (QSM) was as graceful as ever and a highlight of the event with her poise and mana held within the Ngati Ranana roopu.
As a original member who made the long journey by ship to London fifty years ago with a small group of young Maori traveling for the first time, PACIFIC SUPERHEROES wish u many more fabulous voyages abroad that continuously educate us young ones as we try to navigate our way through the world Continue reading ‘Happy 50th Birthday Ngati Ranana Originals’
NA MAMO O HALOA OF KAUA’I WIN 9th ANNUAL TE MANAHUA MAORI CULTURAL COMPETITION by Louisa Te’i
Laie, Hawaii (August 9, 2008) – It may be winter in Aotearoa, but the warm Hawaiian sun was welcoming today at the Polynesian Cultural Center’s (PCC) 9th Annual Te Manahua Maori Cultural Competition. From across the state and the world, Maori groups came together to share in the songs and dances of their ancestors at the PCC’s Pacific Theater with more than 100 performers participating. The sun shined especially bright for Na Mamo O Haloa of Hanapepe, Kaua’i who was named the overall winner of the competition.
“The raw emotion of the performers leaves a
Continue reading ‘Te Manahua 2008 results’
