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Hula and Tahitian Dancing for SAAFF Film-Screening in Chinatown-ID

8/25/2019

 
Huraiti Mana has a longtime friendship with the Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) in our shared values of uplifting the voices, talent, creativity, and stories of our marginalized peoples and communities. We love SAAFF! We have participated with their summer film series for a number of years now with sharing hula and Ori Tahiti performances as well as lei-making workshops, always in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, our home base. Keep an eye out for SAAFF's 2020 February film festival! Each year, the festival grows with more films, more events, and more special guests. SAAFF is comprised of completely volunteer staff who dedicate countless hours as if it were a full-time job. Mahalo nui for your devotion to our connected communities!
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Huraiti Mana performs Ori Tahiti at Seattle's Chinatown-International District Hing Hay Park

Huraiti Mana at Heiva I Honolulu 2019 - Hura Tini Competition

8/20/2019

 
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Kalei'okalani Matsui of Huraiti Mana wearing work created by huraiti Marisol for her mehura number
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I am so proud and honored to represent Huraiti Mana at the first-ever Hura Tini competition at this year's Heiva i Honolulu, an incredible opportunity to compete not in age categories but in a two-part competition of mehura and ote'a, the two signatures of Tahiti Nui International competitions. I also owe all my love and knowledge of ori Tahiti to the Pupu Ori I grew up with and have shaped the path of my ori life, Ma'ohi Nui. Mauruuru roa to Marisol for creating a beautiful mehura outfit for me in brilliant red to perform an impromptu number. Maruuru to my Huraiti Mama who, as always, was backstage with me, detailing my looks and making sure I eat! Mauruuru to all my 'ohana, including all my huraiti at Huraiti Mana, and most especially e ku'uipo! Our community has been so incredibly supportive and loving, sending all their mana to us wherever we've traveled. It's been a great long year of growth and learning, and I am so honored to round out Huraiti Mana's 2019 year of competition with a 4th Overall Win at Hura Tini! We will continue to hone our techniques and improve our skills as we head into 2020!

Huraiti Mana at Heiva i Kaua'i 2019

8/6/2019

 
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Meeting the huraiti in Kaua'i felt like the rightful culmination of our year-long solo competition journey as a team: all the solo competition practice hours, all the sweat, all the air travel, the rent-a-cars, the hotels and workshops. It's all lead us to a beautiful long weekend in the Garden Isle, Kaua'i island. With flying in two days prior to the competition (and not the morning-of!), we were able to rest, relax, and spend daylight hours picking fresh vegetation and weaving our regalia pieces. We practiced on the white-sand beaches and, in the calm of the waves, performed an impromptu hule mele, Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai for and to the kai (ocean) itself. I am happy to bring back 3rd place for our Pupu Ori, Huraiti Mana's first-ever award in the Hawaiian islands! We set the stage ablaze in the Hawai'i heat, and returned home beautifully connected. Mahalo a mauruuru roa e ku'u vahine huraiti! Maita'i 'outou! 

Mahalo to all who made Heiva i Kaua'i possible with the many talented vendors, amazing Pupu Ori in group competition, and all the supporting 'ohana! Organizers of the fete were so interested to hear we were from Seattle, as do all organizers and participants with every competition we attend. Seattle is home to a rich Polynesian community and dancing community we are so very honored to represent! To dance and make Tahitian people proud is our humble passion and blessing. 

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