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Jackson Bentley-Dykes

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Tahitian dancers use 'anything they can find in nature' to create their competition costumes for Tahiti’s Heiva celebration

By Jackson Bentley-Dykes
July 08, 2022
When describing the Heiva Festival in one word, Johann Faana-Kong and Junior Pedron both said “culture.” Faana-Kong continued, “It truly does represent Tahiti culture in all ways. From the dancing, the Orero [a traditional Polynesian monologue], the food and the focus on family and friend time, it feels very Tahiti.”
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Winners of the annual canoe race at the PCC were 20 seconds faster than the second-place racers

By Jackson Bentley-Dykes
February 28, 2022
The sun was already brightly beaming at 8 a.m. on Feb. 12 as participants and spectators gathered around one of the canals at the Polynesian Cultural Center for the annual Seasider Sports Canoe Race event.
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