Malapo

Malapo is a small village in the eastern district of Tongatapu in the kingdom of Tonga. It is located in the fork of the road junction, where the main road to Nukuʻalofa splits into the road to Muʻa and beyond and the road to the airport near Fuaʻamotu. It is near to the neighbouring village of Holonga.

Vavaʻu Academy for Critical Inquiry and Research

Vavaʻu Academy for Critical Inquiry and Research [VACIAR] was established in Auckland, New Zealand in 2007 as a regional research and publication facility for Tongan scholarship. Its academic imprint has published seven titles on Tongan society and

Momo (Tonga)

Momo (meaning: crumb) was the 10th king in the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty of Tonga, who lived in the 11th or 12th century CE. He was named after one of the original gods of Tonga, a trio known as Kohai, Koau, mo Momo. The Tuʻi Tonga maritime empire began to

Hivinau

The hivinau is a dance from Tahiti where the dancers turn in pairs around the orchestra. It is often either the first or the last dance of a dance festival or used as a transition between two dances

Kohai, Koau, mo Momo

Kohai (who?), Koau, mo (and) Momo (crumb) were in the Tongan mythology the first human beings created on earth. They came forth from the uanga. Their being-first status has elevated them from mere mortals into the realm of divinity, and added mystical

Laufakana'a

In the Polynesian mythology of Tonga, Laufakanaʻa was a primordial creator god. his home was ʻAta

Talatama

Talatama is named as the oldest son of Tuʻitātui and succeeded him as the 12th Tuʻi Tonga (king of Tonga) somewhere in the middle of the 12th century AD

Māʻuluʻulu

The māʻuluʻulu is a traditional Tongan dance, performed by a group of seated men and women; stylistically, the dance form is a direct successor of the ancient Tongan ʻotuhaka having been synthesized with the Samoan Māuluulu which was imported during

Malaʻekula

Malaʻekula or Malaʻe Kula is the proper name of the royal burial grounds in central Nukuʻalofa in the Kingdom of Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean. The kings of Tonga and their very close relatives are buried there. Those who are a little farther

'Aparima

The ʻaparima or Kaparima (Rarotongan) is a dance from Tahiti and the Cook Islands where the mimicks (ʻapa) with the hands (rima) are central, and as such it is close to the hula or Tongan tauʻolunga. It is usually a dance for groups. There are two

Little Muddy Creek (New Zealand)

The Little Muddy Creek is a river of the Auckland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows south from its source in Titirangi, meets the tributaries Waituna Stream and Waiohua Creek which run through the suburbs of Waima and Woodlands Park, before