Pasifika Hard

Pacifica hard
See the pacific islanders walking around with socks and jandal’s see us eating with our bare hands
See us taking humungous bites see some pacific islanders taking interest in other cultures see us amazed in the Tongan people doing a danced called the maululu see all pacific islanders sitting down and drinking a coconut drink.
See your mum spending her money on T-shirts only for me see her giving her money away to her family that’s dancing see me watching my cousins dance see them smiling with glee. See one of my cousins sing his voice is melody to my ears see me trying to hide and not be chosen for around the world.
See me bribing my mom to get me T-shirt saying time to pump up the beat see the pacific islanders unit and sing a sweet melody see me laugh and have a good time listening to some funky beats.

By Angel.T

-Pasifika Festival-

When we first met were all trying to fit.
All of us were learning a new song.
All of us were learning how to Siva.
All of us feeling nervous.

All of us struggling to move on.
All of us smelling like fragrance.
Enjoying Life.
Having Pasifika Pride.
Having a Pasifika unity altogether
Coming together as one.

All of us smelling like Samoan oil.
Hairs tied up on a bun.
All of us having beautiful smile on our beautiful faces.
Tasting like sweet mangoes.

Both of us trying to search for a rhythm.
Both of us trying to make up a beat using our hands and leg and the floor.

All of us trying to find time
To To’olunga
To Meke
To Tamule
To Siva
To Taualuga
To Mauluulu
To Powhiri
Within ourselves.

By Lotomau Maifala

Pasifika Festival Poem

Pasifika Festival

Pacifika Festival
Pacifika Festival a time for Pacific Unity.
Pacifika Festival a day to enjoy.

See the girl going to Pacifika festival
See her going on the free bus

See everyone enjoying and watching different cultures dance
the Cook islanders-Hula,
the Tongans-Ma uluulu,
the Samoans-Siva, the Niueans-Aka,
Maori’s-Powhiri.
See her listening to the solid drum beats boom boom boom the sound of the pate

Pacifika Festival
Pacifika Festival a time for Pacific Unity.
Pacifika
Festival a day to enjoy.


See the cook islanders gracefully dancing to the beautiful drum beats, so better than the rest.
See her mouth watering for food like: doughnuts, raw fish, mussels, chop soy, chicken curry, roast chicken, pork, and taro.
See her stuffing her mouth with delicious traditional pacific food.

Pacifika Festival
Pacifika Festival a time for Pacific Unity.
Pacifika Festival a day to enjoy.


By Alana

Pasifika Festival

Pasifika Hard

Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo

Siva Samoa Siva Cook island see the Niue playing kilikiti with the Tongans

Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo

See the teine shaking her ass see the boys doing the sasa see the island eating they food like taro, raw fish and fresh niu

Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard

See heaps of people coming and watching see the boys shaking they hands and saying good bye to each other

Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo

See the boys doing haka and saying Manu Samoa hard

Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard, Pasifika hard
Choo hoo, Choo hoo, Choo hoo
See the Tonga doing the Mauluulu Kailo Taolaunga and saying
Tonga hard see Samoa take pride of their culture here
The island shouting with pride of they culture
Pasifika hard

By: Marben Tulia