Gopi Adusumilli 
Dwayne Johnson honours grandfather’s legacy, Polynesian roots at ‘Moana’ launch in Hawaii #DwayneJohnson #Polynesian #Moana #Hawaii #socialnewsxyz
Dave J#AstridLundberg on #Moana and its odd parallel with actual #Polynesian #history: https://youtube.com/shorts/LT6Jrl0xAIc #anthropology #seafaring #movies #film #cinema
the true story behind "Moana" #anthropology #polynesian
Miss Kitty 🌈🌈🌈... #Polynesian peoples, particularly in #Hawaii. It is not a distant, #world-supporting deity but an active participant in human life—a navigator, a messenger, and a protector.
The Legend of #Kauila and the Aumakua
The #Honu is often regarded as an ‘aumakua, an ancestral guardian ...
This legend reinforces the #Honu's role as a "nurturing and watchful spirit". Beyond local legends, the Honu is credited with #guiding the first #Polynesian voyagers across thousands of miles of open ocean to the #Hawaiian Islands.
Zorion ¬𝕏Ia ora na
#BonDia
Idioma: #Polynesian
#BondDia
Charring Auh
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)
Ia ora na
#BonDia
Idioma: #Polynesian
#BondDia
bikejournoWhile I do not have any #tattoos myself, I do respect the #tradition behind it in #Polynesian and #Austronesian cultures. And it's great to see that the old art of tapping #ink under the skin outlawed as uncivilized in the Japanese era is still alive in #Taitung thanks to indigenous #Paiwan tattoo artist Cudjuy Padjidres (does that name sound Chinese to you?). #Pacific #Taiwan #TaiwanisnotChina
Three systems of #medicine-#French, #Chinese and #Polynesian-operate side by side in Tahiti today.
In #Papeete, local clinics and three major hospitals provide medical service at little or no cost to all islanders
