nuama.org is the oasis for the pacific islanders arts, literatures and cultures

What makes the able different from the disabled, it's not the body that matters the most but the spirit in souls and minds of a person that count in life. The great warriors and heros of the past in different areas and walks of life have disappeared in physical terms but their souls and minds are still hovering and floating in our stories and memories. Please click here to watch the story of a life time by Siosiua Fonuakihehama Pouvalu Tofua'ipangai (aka. Lafitani) 

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The title Nuama was derived from the Moanan-Tongan words 'fonua'/land/fulfillment and 'maama'/earth/light. Both words are weltanschauung, worldwide view to life or philosophy of life. Their are several implications of such words regarding the ways Moanan-Tongan people in ancient sociieties perceived the meanings and purposes of life generally. There are five different meanings of fonua in Tongan culture, and four connotations for maama, interrelating in a given social condition within the normal scheme of things in space (va), time (ta) and the categories ('uketo'iangama'u).  

(S. Lafitani Tofua'ipangai) 

Welcome to Potatala 'a e Kolomu'a's Weekly Show by Pacific Island Youth Network (PIYN) on CMS Radio 91.1FM/www.cmsradio,org.au !! Every Friday from 9am-12pm (9am-10 Tongan; 10-11 English & 11-12pm Tongan) and Sunday from 6pm-9pm (6pm-7 English; 7-8 Tongan & 8-9pm Tongan) !! Listen to Moanan-Tongan voices in English and Tongan languages from Canberra !!

Please click here for more information...Phoenix Performing Arts of Moana