Tauhi va: Nurturing Tongan Sociospatial Ties in Maui and Beyond

Tapu mo e tangata‘ifonua ‘o Vaihi Mo e Falela‘a ‘o Maui ‘oku tu‘utai Talu ‘etau tutupu ‘i Pulotu mo Havaiki Mo e fetu‘utakinga ‘a Maama mo Langi ‘Aho ni kuo u toe siutaka mai ki Vaihi ni Ke hoko atu e tauhi va ne lalava talu mei tuai 1 My sacred respect to the native people-land of Hawai‘i And the Haleakala of Maui and its beauty Since our origin in Pulotu and Hawaiki Earth and Sky remained in contact Today, I return in search of nourishment to Hawai‘i And to continue to nurture our va that was woven from ancient times