Te Moana Nui Traditional Games

Te Moana Nui Traditional Games, formerly known as Heiva Tūʻaro i Vaihi, is a competitive event celebrating, promoting and perpetuating ancestral sports of Oceania

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

2024 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

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Contact: 808-218-1043  (Manarii)

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