TULSI GABBARD, AVA DUVERNAY & AOC SHARE SUPPORT FOR MAUNA KEA PROTECTORS
Hawaiʻi Congresswoman and Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard issued a video statement on Friday, urging Governor Ige to delay construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea and withdraw his emergency declaration.
Acclaimed award winning Director Ava Duvernay and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Congresswoman for NY - The Bronx and Queens) also tweeted their support with a link to the Hawaii Community Bail Fund for the 30+ elders and other protesters who have been arrested.
Read Tulsi's full statement below
"While the legal process has determined that TMT may proceed, there are spiritual and cultural issues that have not been addressed. This is about something much greater than the TMT project — it has to do with longstanding history on Mauna Kea, broken promises, desecration of sacred land and disrespect for native culture.
To many Native Hawaiians, kamaʻāina, and malihini alike, Mauna Kea is so much more than a mountain.…more
Pacific Music Awards 2019 Highlights
We catch up with your fave Pasifika music artists behind the scenes at the 2019 Pacific Music Awards including a few of our award winners plus highlights of their performances.
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Director & Editor - Shimpal Lelisi
Camera Operators - Hayden Aull & Oliver Coddington
Sound - Marcus Lawson
Compile - Jared Leith
PACIFIC GAMES 2019 - DAY 11 HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights from the 2nd to last day of the Pacific Games 2019.
All 7 of Samoa's Boxers coming away with Gold, the Tonga vs Samoa netball semi, Womens Volleyball bronze match between Samoa & Wallis and Futuna plus the Gold medal final between Tahiti and New Caledonia.
Track and Field highlights included the Womens Long Jump, Mens & Womens 400m Hurdles as well as the Men's and Women's 4x100m relay.
Photo credit for photos used in header collage - Pacific Games News Service: Trina Edwards, Therese Rivers & Ikoke Leaitutulia
PACIFIC GAMES 2019 - DAY 10 HIGHLIGHTS
Check out more of the exciting finals in the athletics!
Men's Long Jump where Kelvin Masoe claimed a historic, first ever Gold for Samoa as well as a new national record, watch 19yr old Mosese Foliaki pick up his 2nd Gold in the 110m hurdles after taking out the Men's High Jump and all the action from the the Women's 1500m, Men's 5000m, both the Women's & Men's 110m hurdles, the 200m finals and the 4x 400m relays.
There's also Boxing and netball semi-final highlights.
Photo credit for photos used in header collage - Pacific Games News Service: Trina Edwards & Therese Rivers
NATIVE HAWAIIAN ELDERS ARRESTED OVER TMT MAUNA KEA PROTESTS
Yesterday a heavily armed police force arrested over 20 Native Hawaiian elders who were peacefully protesting the Thirty Metre Telescope being built on Mauna Kea.
Film-maker & political organizer Mikey Inouye captured this footage.
Prime Footage has also documented the protests and shared this video which captured the faces of the Kupuna, the faces of the Opi’o, the faces of the Maka’i and the faces of pure aloha for each other.
PACIFIC GAMES 2019 - DAY 9 HIGHLIGHTS
Check out some of the Boxing matches in Savai'i, the Basketball medal matches including both Mens & Womens Gold medal finals plus the 10,000m Womens race & Alex beddoes 2nd Gold for the Cook Islands in the 1500m.
Photo credit for photos used in header collage - Pacific Games News Service: Trina Edwards & Faaiu Leifi Levi
PACIFIC GAMES - BOXING PROFILE ATO PLODZICKI-FAOAGALI
Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist and National boxing representative, Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali is representing Samoa at the Pacific Games.
The Boxing tournament at Don Bosco College in Saleloga, on Savai'i brings the games to the Big Island where 14 countries are competing for Gold, Silver & Bronze.
LILIU - A Short Film - 5 minutes with Director Jeremiah Tauamiti
Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Short Film Programme has been screened all over Aotearoa as part of the NZ International Film Festival. They have some amazing short films playing as part of their line up this year including the Pasifika Short film 'Liliu' directed by Jeremiah Tauamiti and produced by Ngaire Fuata. Jeremiah is also the only New Zealand director with TWO films in NZIFF this year.
PACIFIC GAMES 2019 - THE VOLUNTEERS
The Pacific Games came to a close over the weekend. 12 days of sporting competition between 24 Pacific island nations, nearly 5,000 athletes, multiple sports and the biggest games so far in its history.
Samoa has been praised for the success of the event and the standard of hosting with the President of the Pacific Games Council saying 'These games far exceeded our expectations in terms of the number of athletes participating, the arrangements made, the excellent venues provided and the very high level of competition.'
Pacific Games Director James Smith also acknowledged the Games volunteers and told the Samoa Observer that the event would not have taken off without their hard work.
There were about 2,500 volunteers in total ranging in age from Intermediate school age children to senior adults and were allocated to different sports.
“Without the behind the scenes work, the Games won’t exist. The Games will fall on its face so we’re really pleased with the amount of support from the Government and the Public Service Commission to make this Games happen," he said.…more
PACIFIC GAMES 2019 - ATHLETICS IS ON!
Track & Field athletes started their Pacific Games campaign yesterday with the Mens Steeplechase, Womens 5000m, Mens Javelin, Womens Shotput and various heats.
Check out some of the footage from two of the 100m heats raced last night PLUS the 100m final tonight where crowd favourite Samoans Jeremy Dodson & Kelvin Masoe went up against Fijian Banuve Tabakaucoro. Jeremy talks to Radio Samoa after the race.
Check out more highlights including footage of the 800m final below.
The first lot of medals went to Papua New Guinea who won Gold (Simbai Kaspar), Silver (Sapolai Yao) & Bronze (Andipas Georasi) in the Mens 3000m Steeplechase
The Womens 5000m saw Papua New Guinea take out the Gold (Poro Gahekave) and Silver (Mary Tenge) with Solomon Islands (Dianah Matekali) taking Bronze.
In Women's Shot Put, Tonga's Ata Maama Tuutafaiva won Gold, with American Samoa's Nuuasala Tuilefano taking Silver and Tahiti's Vaihina Doucet with the Bronze.…more