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
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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
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
Amora'a ʻOfa'i (Stone Lifting) Rules 2025 (pdf)
DownloadTaputo (Wrestling) Rules 2025 (pdf)
DownloadTauma Ha'ari Rules_Reg-Te Moana Nui Games 2025 4 (pdf)
DownloadTauma Ha'ari Rules_Reg-Te Moana Nui Games 2025 3 (pdf)
DownloadTimau Ra'au Rules_Reg-Te Moana Nui Games 2025 6 (pdf)
DownloadLiability Form 2025 (pdf)
DownloadSome 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.