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Te Moana Nui Traditional Games is a competitive event celebrating, promoting and perpetuating ancestral sports of Oceania
Saturday, November 7th, 2026 at Waimea Valley, North Shore, Oahu
Tickets are $5 for all Kama’aina ages 4 and over | $10 for general
2026 Schedule TBD
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 - Hawaiian Makahiki Demonstration
3pm - Tahiti Mana performance and Award ceremony in the Amphitheater
3:30pm Live Music
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
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
Some footage of Heiva i Vaihi 2017 Traditional Sports on KHON 2 News
Some footage from Fresh TV featuring Tahiti's month long cultural festival Heiva i Tahiti that celebrates the traditional sports, music, dance, and more.