An amazing gift from @kyrakoo and @kalefitmaui! They gave us this lovely Tahitian ukulele, something we regretted not buying ourselves while in Tahiti. It is so fun to play! It uses fishing line for strings. Mahalo Kale & Kyra!!! #Tahiti #tahitian #tahitianukulele #tahitianbanjo #banjo #ukulele #mahalo #maui #hawaii #bestgiftever #asonu
MerMadelyn on the rocks! More mermaid fun at the @intercontinental_tahiti_resort - our last day to enjoy, before a night flight back to the States. Amazing time with @llvclub I borrowed a mertail to take it for a spin & got a few pix in the bargain (Thanks Michelle Thompson Olson, for both)! #mermaid #intercontinentaltahitiresort #llvclub #tahiti #artadventures #traveladdict (at InterContinental Tahiti Resort) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcVIsXIulXR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Fun times with fabulous friends aboard the @llvclub @oceaniacruises Oceania Regatta. This beautiful luxury cruise through French Polynesia spoiled us with gorgeous scenery, excellent service, and decadent dining options. We werw there with our company @livingbrushbodypaint to work - but we managed to adapt with ease into the enjoyment of our environment, as you can see! So grateful to @claudia__pepe__ for our inclusion aboard for this amazing destination!!! #frenchpolynesia #frenchpolynesianislands #tahiti #moorea #borabora #oceaniacruises #artadventures #traveladdict (at Oceania Regatta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcVGpgbOtno/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
If you’d known the sirens all looked like this, you’d have jumped in the pool earlier!!! The magic of “Mermaid Morning” with our lovely Mer-chelle, aboard the @oceaniacruises Regatta in French Polynesia. Artwork by @livingbrushbodypaint - exclusive bodypaint provider to @llvclub cruise excursions. All of the bling-bling in this piece was created by me, with crystals I hand-select from the @dongdaemun.market in @seoul.southkorea Paint Product: @cameleoncolors - @cameleonpaint_official #artadventures #frenchpolynesia #llvclub #luxurycruise #mermaidbodypaint #traveladdict #tahiti (at Oceania Regatta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcThZDfOCbz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Dare to dream… @llvclub vacations took us to dreamy @visit_borabora @french_polynesia on an @oceaniacruises luxury ship, The Regatta. This excursion with sharks, rays & traditional French Polynesian Cuisine served IN the water was our standout fave!!! #llvclub #llvclubtahiticruise #luxurycruise #frenchpolynesia #borabora #tahiti #artadventures #traveladdict (at Bora Bora, Tahiti) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcTdSsXO58-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#TahitianProverb “Catch the bird but watch for the wave” In the islands of the Pacific Ocean, we dance with our hips, hands, and body language. Stories of old are shared in the motion of our hips as they sway like the waves of the seas or with our hands and legs to demonstrate a legend of old. Come children, listen to our stories. Look up to the sky and dream but don’t forget to watch the waves also. #MondayProverbs #Storytelling #LessonsLearned #Tahiti #Samoa #Tonga #Aotearoa #island_Girls_rock #Life #IslandLiving #Rarotonga #Guam #Fiji #Micronesia #Polynesia #Melanesia #Pasefika
#WednesdayFinancialFeature A Goal means nothing if not backed by a plan of action , a plan of action means nothing without a schedule , a schedule means nothing without a why……so what is your why?
* Start with your Whys. Why do you do what you do every day? What motivates you? What is your Vision statement?
* Write your plan of Action List the Steps needed to achieve your Vision. Do what makes you uncomfortable Work! Nothing can compensate for Work. Work Smarter not harder. Stretch yourself! Step out of Comfort Zone
* EACH WEEK Schedule your time. Map out what will happen each hour of your day. Work Efficiently. Prioritize your tasks.
Read 7 habits of Highly Effective people and develop these great habits! #Island_Girls_Rock #TheMoreYouKnow #KnowledgeIsPower #Dream #Vision #Samoa #Tonga #Tahiti #NewZealand #Fiji #Polynesia #Micronesia #Melanesia #TagataPasefika #Oceania
“I definitely have the eye of the tiger. I’ve fought my way to where I am and will continue to do so. I’m a hard worker - I get it from my family. We only know work. Nothing was handed to us. When I believe in something, I go after it. It’s very hard to tell me ‘no.’”
Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29 in Honolulu, and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Her father is of Filipino descent, from Batanes Island, Philippines. Her mother has Native Hawaiian and Ukrainian ancestry. She is of Filipino, Native Hawaiian, and Ukrainian descent. While attending a performing arts high school, she won the Coca-Cola Classic Talent Contest and performed in many plays at The Actors Theatre of Louisville. She then furthered her studies majoring in theater arts at Wright State University before entering the premiere season of the WB’s television show, Popstars (2000), where she earned the role of lead vocalist in the female pop group, “Eden’s Crush”. After reaching one-hit wonder success with girl group Eden’s Crush, she signed with Interscope Records in 2003 as a member of the Pussycat Dolls, a burlesque troupe turned-recording act. Throughout a career spanning 15 years, she has sold 16 million records as a solo artist, and a further 54 million with Pussycat Dolls, making the group one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Since her first chart entry in 2005, Scherzinger has also scored 20 top 20 hits on the UK Singles Chart. Outside of her work in the entertainment industry, Scherzinger is involved in charitable activities including her work as an ambassador for the Special Olympics. Also helping in a recent campaign to stop the building of telescopes on our sacred Mauna Kea on Hawaii. Big ups to sista @nicolescherzy
#MondayProverbs Island_Girls_Rock selected a Maori proverb this week. Maori people are from New Zealand. This proverb is great advice. #NewZealand #Maori #Kiwis #Aotearoa #Samoa #Tonga #Fiji #Tahiti #Hawaii #PolynesianBreeze #GirlPower #TamaitaiToa
#WCW Island_Girls_Rock supports Island Women doing great things to inspire, encourage, and motivate our younger Sisters looking for role models. #Polynesian #Models #YouCanBeAModel #Samoa #Tonga #Tahiti #Rarotonga #Niue #Fiji #Micronesia #PolynesianWomen #LikesForLikes #TagAnIslandGirl
“I realized that true beauty is what’s inside and accepting myself for who I am.”
Dinah Jane Milika Ilaisaane Hansen Amasio known as Dinah Jane Hansen (b. June 22, 1997) is a member of the band Fifth Harmony. She is the youngest in the music group.
Born and raised in Orange County, CA, Dinah is of Polynesian heritage, specifically Tongan. She has stated that her mother remembers the first time she heard her sing “Happy Birthday” at only 4 years of age. She sang the National Anthem in public at age 7 in Sacramento, California. Since then she has been singing at various events in Orange County. She was introduced to music producers and songwriters, including Pacific Big Dave Icon Management Group (PIMG), Kennedy Mailo, Trey Smoov, MsBrown, and Baby J. Hansen, and sang songs of her idols Beyoncé, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, and Etta James. Dinah has been said to be similar to Beyoncé due to her having a powerful voice.
Dinah auditioned for The X Factor with the song If I Were A Boy by Beyoncé. L.A. Reid said that she took the song to places that even Beyoncé didn’t, which is a massive compliment. If the star Dinah can outshine even Beyoncé there is no telling what she can do next.
Ever wonder what our Polynesian ancestors looked like? Well meet Mana…a woman believed to be a part of the Lapita era, progenitors of the Polynesians. The face of Mana was reconstructed using a model of her skull which was discovered by a member of a research team from USP and the Fiji Museum which excavated an early human settlement at Naitabale in the south of Moturiki Island , central Fiji in 2002.
This is the first time that the skull of a Lapita-era skeleton had been so well preserved that it was possible to faithfully reconstruct the head. This therefore represents the first time that the face of a person from the Lapita era (1350 BC to 650 BC) has ever been seen. It is the face of one of the very first people to have lived in the Fiji Islands .
Her skeleton was determined to be that of a female who had died between the ages of 40 and 60 years. She appeared to have been 161-164 cm tall and to have given birth to at least one child. She was probably right-handed. Mana’s body would have been tall, muscular and tough. Like other Lapita-age skeletons, Mana’s body was adapted to heavy mastication, and strenuous physical activity involving the neck, arms and feet. The roots of Mana’s teeth were stained brown, perhaps from chewing roots of kava. The results suggested that Mana lived in the year 800 BC, perhaps earlier.
The Lapita people were the first humans to colonise the western tropical Pacific Islands . They remain visible as a distinctive cultural group for only a few hundred years, starting about 1350 BC in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea and ending about 650 BC in Fiji , Samoa and Tonga . Around the beginning of this period, from bases in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands , they set out eastwards on intentional voyages of colonisation. They encountered groups of islands ( New Caledonia , Vanuatu , Fiji , Tonga and Samoa ) that were not occupied by humans.
