​Huraiti Mana is a Seattle-based Polynesian Dance Troupe specializing in 'Ori Tahiti, Hula, and Lei. We are a feminine and indigenous-led, intergenerational, neurodiverse and culturally rich community filled with laughter and shared stories. Our mission is to reconnect everyone to their culture and original identity through ancestral philosophy and movement of the Indigenous Pacific so that we may all recognize the homes within our hearts. For the first time since 2019, we are hosting Fa'a'ori! Fa'a'ori is of Reo Tahiti, the Tahitian language, meaning "to cause to dance," and it is the opportunity for our Huraiti, beloved dancers, to showcase their growth gained these past 5 years. 

Our Tumu Parau (theme) is 'Ura Vahine, lifting up divine femininity (that exists within us all!), beginning with honoring Atua/Akua, Ari'i/Ali'i, as well as life-giving birth, protective strength, caretaking of generations, and even loss of life through the lens of the Vahine experience. On behalf of Huraiti Mana, we humbly invite you to Huraiti Mana Faaori 2024: 'Ura Vahine. Resilience, hardship, joy, and celebration in the name of all our 'Ura Vahine!
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Event: Huraiti Mana Fa'a'ori 2024: 'Ura Vahine
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
Time: 12:00PM - 4:30PM
Place: Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center 400 S 2nd St, Renton, WA 98057

• Ample parking available onsite at Renton High School/IKEA Performing Arts Center
• Additional parking available at City of Renton City Center Parking Garage 655 S 2nd St, Renton, WA 98057​

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Schedule: 

• 12:00PM | Doors Open, Vendors, Food Trucks
• 1:30PM | Huraiti Mana Fa'a'ori with Intermission
• 4:30PM | Grand Raffle Prize 

​Guest Performances by the esteemed: 

• Te Fare O Tamatoa
• Teva Oriata 

Delicious food vendors featuring: ​

• Tolu Modern Fijian Cuisine (Gluten free and vegetarian options)
• Le Lu's Bakery

Marketplace Vendors featuring the incredible:

• Da Pua Plug
• Franada Family Bake Sale
• Huraiti Mana merchandise table
• Iwalani's Creations
• Ka Pua Hulu | The Feather Flower
• Live Inspired Jewelry
• Te Fare O Tamatoa Marketplace
• TJ's Lei Stand

All ticket sales will cover costs of the event and support class scholarships provided covering 100% of tuition. 
​Every ticket purchased is entered into a door raffle for a grand prize!

• Adults 20+ | $27
• Students 5 - 19 years or with student ID | $15
• Youth 0 - 4 years | FREE 

Registration Available now!

​$50 for a 2-hr Drumming Workshop with Matthew Manumā, co-Director of Ali'itasi Productions. Scholarships available. Contact: huraitimana@gmail.com

Date: Monday, August 19, 2024

Time: 4-6PM

Location: Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 S Pilgrim St Seattle, WA 98118

• This location is not ADA Accessible
• Free parking available along the neighborhood streets

​What you'll bring:

• Water bottle (you may refill onsite); water bottles also available for sale
• If available: drum pad and drum sticks
• If available: base drum and mallet
• If available: snare drum and drum sticks

What is offered:

• There will be Tahitian drums available to share throughout workshop

Registration available now!

$50 for a 1.5-hr 'Ori Tahiti Solo Freestyle Competition Workshop with Agnes Manumā, Director of Ali'itasi Productions. Scholarships available.

Date: Monday, August 19, 2024
Time: 7-8:30PM

Location: Rainier Beach Community Club 6038 S Pilgrim St Seattle, WA 98118

• This location is not ADA Accessible
• Free parking available along the neighborhood streets

What you'll bring:

• Water bottle (you may refill onsite)
• Pareu (sarong/wrap)
• Notebook & pen

Contact: huraitimana@gmail.com

Kalei'okalani, Hani by Eono

Māuruuru mai tō'u mafatu, mai tō'u ā'au to all at Te 'Ori Ora 2021 for creating such an incredible, immersive, connected experience that expanded nearly over an entire year of workshops, planning, and coordinating. I have grown so immensely in this time where the days are long but the years are short, and I am so very humbled.

my heartfelt thanks goes out to greatest of all, e tā'u Hani e tā'u here iti e tā'u tāne, Kitman. without whom nothing would be. to his cooking countless meals while I teach hours of classes; lifting me up whenever doubt, fear, or frustration set in; making sure I eat, drink, sleep, dance, teach, repeat; carrying our equipment and 'ahu for each show; rubbing down aching joints and muscles; designing our merch and reppin always; countless hours of conversations about my aspirations; countless more hours apart while I practice in solitude, in workshops, in competition mode, in tamari'i class; and always being there with open arms, a cup of fresh water, questions about how it went, and a look that says "I love you and I've missed you so" when I return; nourishing me mind heart body ā'au. this win was for you.

as I dance I give my all. my sacrifice, my love, my joy, my pain, my fears, my hopes, my dreams, my mana, my pride, my scars, my solidarity, my ancestry, my future, my heart, my all.

and he always gives even more.

dedicated to, my Hani.

Māuruuru to all who've provided a platform for me to offer my gratitude to so many with 'ori, with 'aparima. māuruuru for believing in me, for teaching me, for inspiring me, for dancing with me. Te 'Ori Ora competition, Isabel Perez, Hirohiti Tematahotoa, Tiana Liufau, Matatini Mou, Poemana, Moenau Rivera, Polylingual, Dance in Paradise, French Bee, Eono, all the dancers who graced the stage together, 'āmui, and of course all my Huraiti with whom these countless hours are shared. 'O VAI TĀTOU?! 

🏆Overall

Mele Kalikimaka e ka'u kākou 'ohana Huraiti! Wishing our Huraiti Mana family warm holiday cheer and fun. We met virtually for an evening of baking hosted by our very own Lubong 'ohana! We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and shared some sugar goodness. To you and yours, wishing you happiest of holidays. 

View the full exhibit now on display online at Five Oaks Museum!

Curator's Note

​We chose Matsui’s work because of her strong commitment to the Pasifika community and organizing here in the Pacific Northwest — one of the overarching themes of DISplace. Through her work with the Huraiti Mana Polynesian dance troupe, lei-making, and her work as a whole, Matsui’s dedication to keeping culture alive through authenticity and resilience is prevalent in her handiwork, language teaching, and building of community relationships. Leaders like Matsui and others are important pillars in the Pasifika network as we navigate the challenges of being away from our homelands.