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Thank you Jenny Fraser for inviting us all to get out and support whats happening in our pacific paradise. ‘The Others’ is an exhibition in Noumea, New Caledonia, showcasing indigenous/aboriginal artists from Australia with supporting artists from the asia-pacific region, who have a mutual respect and common place for ritual, ceremony, legend, politics and more. Check it out pplz!!!

‘the others’ or ‘les autres’ is the touring name of ‘the other APT‘, a multi-art form exhibition produced to coincide with and respond to the 5th Asia Pacific Triennial, with a similar focus – of art within the Asia-Pacific region. However, in the interest of protocol, best practice and inclusiveness, artworks were sought more locally, from Brisbane and beyond, to highlight the fact that Continue reading ‘The Others Art Exhibition in Noumea’

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 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’

Here we go Pacific Superheroes the PACIFIC ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL in Hawaii Nei, O for Orsum!!! Chur thanks Louisa for the heads up, 275 special .

‘The first annual Pacific Islands Film Festival at the Honolulu Design Center’s Cupola Theatre will showcase feature films, documentaries, and student short films from throughout the Pacific.

The Film Festival will take place from 6 – 9:15 p.m. nightly Friday, July 11th until Sunday, July 13th. The event is free and open to the public.

Throughout the three day festival, filmwork spanning the length and breadth of the Pacific will illustrate the diversity of Pacific island cultures. Organizers and filmmakers hope to engage audiences with thought-provoking films that offer insights into the lives of Pacific Islanders. Music, dance, and an after-film discussion are also part of the festival.

The Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona college, in association with the Center for Pacific Islands Studies and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the University of Hawai`i and Pacific Islanders in Communications, presents Re-Presenting the Pacific: First Pacific Islands Film Festival’

11-13 July 2008
Honolulu Design Center, Cupola Theatre
All screenings are FREE and open to the public.
Friday, July 11

6:00 – 6:45 p.m.

Performances of music and dance

Manoa Voices, University of Hawai`i

Hula dancer, Ku`ulei Hazelwood
7:00 – 9:45 p.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Merata Mita, filmmaker and assistant professor at the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawai`i

Followed by screening of:

Hawaiian Footage from the PBI archive

16mm color footage of Oahu in the late 1930s filmed by a U.S. Navy aviator. (8 mins)

FEATURE: Naming Number 2 (93 mins)
Saturday, July 12

9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

FEATURE: Morning Comes So Soon (85 mins)

followed by after-film discussion
noon–2:30 p.m.

DOCUMENTARY:

Le Afi Ua Mua: The Fire is Burning (57 mins)

Time and Tide (59 mins)
3:00-5:30 p.m.

DOCUMENTARY:

Tanim: A Tribal Struggle for Power (51 mins)

Breaking Bows and Arrows (52 mins)
6:00-7:45 p.m.

FEATURE: Samoan Wedding (97 mins)
8:15-9:30 p.m.

CELEBRITY NIGHT: Cliff Curtis (Once Were Warriors, Whale Rider), perhaps the bestknown actor from the Pacific: His life, his films . . . Cliff Curtis, in person
Sunday, July 13
12:30 -2:30 p.m.

DOCUMENTARY:

Made in Taiwan (45 mins)

Guarding the Family Silver (59 mins)
3:00-4:15 p.m.

DOCUMENTARY: The New Oceania: Albert

Wendt, writer (73 mins)
4:45-6:45 p.m.

STUDENTS’ SHORT FILMS:

These seven films from 2007 represent the rich and diverse range of Hawai`i based storytelling, from the students of the Academy for Creative Media,

University of Hawai`i. Followed by Q&A with filmmakers.
7:15-9:15 p.m.

DOCUMENTARY: Keepers of the Flame:

The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women (59 mins)

Preceded by music and introduction by Eddie Kamae, Hawai`i’s Living Treasure
For detailed film schedule, visit here