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Te Moana Nui Traditional Games

Te Moana Nui Games

Te Moana Nui Traditional Games is a competitive event celebrating, promoting and perpetuating ancestral sports of Oceania


 November 11th  (TUESDAY,  VETERAN’s  DAY  HOLIDAY) 2025 at Waimea Valley, North Shore, Oahu


Tickets are $5 for all Kama’aina ages 4 and over | $10 for general


2025 Schedule


8-8:45  am -  Athlete Check-in/Weigh-ins

  

9 am  -  Opening Ceremony at  Heiau  by  Entrance  Parking  lot           

                

9:30 am - Coconut Tree Race at the Main Lawn (Tauma Haʻari)

  

11  am -  Fruit  Carrying Race begins at Hale Hoʻike, ends at Upper Medow (Timau Ra'au)

                      

12:30 pm - Stone Lifting (Amora’a ‘Ōfa’i) 

 

2 pm - Wrestling (Taputo)                     

                       

3:30pm - Tahiti Mana performance and Award ceremony in the Amphitheater

4:30  pm End



 Follow the event on Instagram for the latest updates.

Contact: 808-218-1043  (Manarii)


Te  Moana  Nui  Games  is  organized by  Tahiti  Mana  in  collaboration  with  Waimea  Valley  Makahiki  Festival

Sponsored  by  Waimea  Valley


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    Registration/rules 2025

    Registration is FREE. Registration  opens  Aug  25th  and deadline is October 18th. Registration will not be open after the deadline.  If a category reaches the maximum amount of participants before the deadline, registration will have to close early since too many participants will prevent the event from running on time. For any questions about registering, you can call/text 808-218-1043

    Register  HERE

    Amora'a ʻOfa'i (Stone Lifting) Rules 2025 (pdf)

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    Taputo (Wrestling) Rules 2025 (pdf)

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    Tauma Ha'ari Rules_Reg-Te Moana Nui Games 2025 4 (pdf)

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    Tauma Ha'ari Rules_Reg-Te Moana Nui Games 2025 3 (pdf)

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    Timau Ra'au Rules_Reg-Te Moana Nui Games 2025 6 (pdf)

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    Liability Form 2025 (pdf)

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    Heiva Tu'aro I VAIHI 2017

    Some footage of Heiva i Vaihi 2017 Traditional Sports on KHON 2 News

    Heiva i Tahiti - Tu'aro Ma'ohi 2019

    Some footage from Fresh TV featuring Tahiti's month long cultural festival Heiva i Tahiti that celebrates the traditional sports, music, dance, and more. 

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