Kiaoranakotoukatotoa!Fakaalofalahiatu!Talofani!Maloni!Maloelelei!Talofaatu!Olsemwanem!Kamnamauri!Haloolaketa!Nisabulavinaka!Iaorana!Alohamaikakou!Teenaataatouterauranga>ramaa!Ilepaiamalemamaluolemafutagauafa'atasimaiIleneiaso–malolelagiemamamalesoifuamaua!Olo'uigoaoTuilomaLina-JodiVaineSamumaiSapunaoa,Falealili;Faleula;SalelesimaPu'apu'aISavai'i.KoTuilomaLina-JodiVaineSamuahaunoHamoaakutupunanoHamoaahau.KeiMangereahauenohoanakiTamakiMakauraukirototewhenuaoTeAkitaimeWaiohua.AkumihinuiatukiNgaiTara,Nga>Moe,TeA>awa,Nga>ToaRanga>raranei,manawhenuakikonei.It'sanhonourtopresentthisworkshoptoyouonthe10thanniversaryof#HuiFono.ThisismyfiShaTendanceat#HuiFonoandmyfirstpresenta>on.Istartedintheadultliteracyandnumeracysectorasanewtutorin2007withHeWakaMataurangainAuckland.Wespecialiseinpriori>singMaoriandPasifikapeoples'literacyandnumeracyneeds.I'vebeentheChairpersonofitsgovernanceboardsince2011.IknewthedayIenrolledtodotutortraining–mylifewouldbeenriched.FromthereIhaveworkedastheonlyPasifikana>onwidetrainerforLiteracyAotearoaandwasoneoftheco-authorsofAkoAotearoa'sPasifikaWavecurriculumtohelpnon-PasifikahelpPasifikalearnersinter>aryeduca>on.

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ThesearethemainpointsofmyPhDresearchdonein2012-10focusgroupsof38youngPasifikapeopleand8individualinterviewsaged18-25inAuckland,TaurangaandWellingtonDon'tforgettouse#HuiFonoifyou'reonsocialmediatoshareyourpics,viewsandideasaboutHuiFono!Drinkingcultures:Resarchingpeople,socialtechnologiesanddrinkingculturesinAotearoaNewZealandhTp://www.drinkingcultures.info/links.htmlRetrieved17February2017.

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83%ofPacificpeoplesinAotearoadefineourselvesasreligiousincomparisonto61%oftheNZpopula>on(NZCensus2013).NZisoneofthreecountriesforecasttohaveamajorityofnonreligiouspeoplemorethanreligiousby2050Tia>a,J.(1998).CaughtbetweenCultures:ANewZealand-BornPacificIslandPerspec@ve.Auckland:Chris>anResearchAssocia>onAlandmarkbookwriTentwentyyearsagobyTo'oaDrJemaimaTia>a-SeathoftheUniversityofAuckland.VeryliTleprogressmadeontheconcerningissuesraisedbytheyoungpeopleinthisbravework.Pasifikacommuni>eswerenotreadytohear,acknowledgeandactontheyoungpeoples'advice.

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Photo:MynieceAnitaSamuandmydaughterJessicaOfa,safolaatuleiesaeilefa'aipoipogaolateioLeoneSamuTui,FalePasifika,Aucklandc.March,2014Sta>s>csNewZealand(2014).2013CensusQuickStatsaboutcultureandiden@ty.Pacificpeoplesethnicgroup.hTp://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-culture-iden>ty/pacific-peoples.aspxRetrieved17February2017.Mafile’o,T.andWalsh-Tapiata,W.(2007)MaoriandPasifikaindigenousconnec>ons:Tensionsandpossibili>es.AlterNa@ve:JournalofIndigenousScholarship,3(2),pp128-145.Mallon,S.,Mahina-Tuai,K.andSalesa.(2012).(eds).TangataoleMoana:NewZealandandthePeopleofthePacific.Wellington:TePapaPress.(PeterAdds'EkoreauengarohekakanoauIruiamaiiRangiatea')TePungaSommerville,A.(2012).OncewerePacific:Maoriconnec@onstoOceania.Minneapolis:TheUniversityofMinnesotaPress.

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Christakis,N.andFowler,J.(2009).Connected:Thesurprisingpowerofoursocialnetworksandhowtheyshapeourlives.NewYork:LiTle,Brown&Company*Whateverapersonislikebeforetheywentonsocialmediaishowtheywillbeonsocialmediae.g.good,kind,posi>ve,generous,upliSing,joyous,inspira>onal,anxious,gullible,malleable,aggressive,passiveaggressive,sly,cunning,underhanded,nasty,dishonest,abusive,stalkerish,gossipy,mercenary,opportunis>c,jealous,envious,spiteful,bulliesetcishowtheywillbe.DONOTBEPRESSUREDTOADDPEOPLEASFRIENDS!DONOTFRIENDTHEM!!!FRIENDTHEMANDIFTHEYADDNOTHINGTOYOURLIFEDELETEPrensky,M.(2001)."DigitalNa>ves,DigitalImmigrantsPart1",OntheHorizon,Vol.9Iss5pp.1–6.Permanentlinktothisdocument:hTp://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10748120110424816Downloadedon:16February2017,HecoinedthetermDigiralNa>ves–thosewhoknowonlythe>meoftechnology,computersandtheinternetvDigitalImmigrants–thosewhorememberthe>mewithoutitDrinkingcultures:Resarchingpeople,socialtechnologiesanddrinkingculturesinAotearoaNewZealandhTp://www.drinkingcultures.info/links.htmlRetrieved17

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Maoriusetheancientwhakatauki"EkoreauengarohekakanoahauiruiamaiIRangiatea".RangiateaisanothernameforHawaiki/Avaikithusconnec>ngusaspeoplesoftheMoana/Pasifika*Whoarethemanawhenuawhereyoulive?Whanganui-a-Tara=NgaiTara,Nga>Moe,TeA>awa,Nga>ToaRanga>ra;MangereTamakiMakaurau=TeAkitai,Waiohua,Tainui;Otautahi=KaiTahu;Otepo>=Kaa>Mamoe,KaiTahuItisaprivilegetobeabletogotoanyregioninAotearoaandtoknowhowtospeakthereoofthemanawhenua.KnowingTeReoMaorimeona>kangamakesmestrongerasaSamoanwomaninAotearoa!WearelivinginAotearoaNewZealand–Howcanweu>liseTeReoMaoritogrowourownlanguages?MaoriandSamoanforexampleisgramma>callysimilar.ItisalaunchpadtoknowPasifikalanguagesbeTer.

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MygrandfatherIusi>niLionaUta'ioleofe–hadtofishanddivefordailysustenance;hadtousethepaopaototravelfromtheSouthcoastofSamoatoApiaontheNorthcoastandtoSavai'I;masterfishermananddivertufugatautai,mastercarpenterandministerofreligion.SamoanfirstandonlylanguageinaSamoandominatedcontext.EveryonespokeSamoaninhisaiga–withothersspeakingEnglish,German,French,FijianandTonganMynephewPeniamina–fishingforrecrea>on;drivesaroundonhisrestrictedlicensetogetfromWestsidetoSouthside;likelytoserveamissionfortheLDSchurchwhenheturns19intwoyears.Samoanfirstlanguage.HeistheonlyonewhospeaksSamoanfluentlyinhisaiga.EveryoneelsespeaksEnglishonly.RaisedinanEnglishspeakingcontextinaiga,churchandschool..*LiteracyAotearoatalksabout4typesofliteracy:FUNCTIONAL.CULTURAL,CONTEXTUALandCRITICALAsMoanapeopleswedonotonthewholepossessfluencyintheliteraciesandnumeraciesthatwillmakeuswell-groundedandthrivehereinAotearoa–whereweliveorifweshouldreturntoourancestralplaces!

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AkoAotearoa(2016).'KoCarenRangi–VaineToa'inPasifikaWave:MakingadifferenceforadultPasifikalearnersinliteracyandnumeracy,pp.28-29.Author:Wellington.hTps://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/download/ng/file/group-12278/he-taunga-waka-pasifika-video.pdf.Retrieved8February2017.Olah,Alex.(2012).'Beforeuswasanemptybeach'.CookIslandsNews.July92012.RetrievedMarch12015hTp://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/38960-lsquo-before-us-was-an-empty-beach-rsquo/38960-lsquo-before-us-was-an-empty-beach-rsquo

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Photo:TheMahinaFellowshipCrewfromtheUniversityofWashington,SeaTleandTheUniversityofHawai'IManoaaboardthegreatva'aHawai'iloac.June,2016*Kai'ulaniKa'alekahi,MariaPetelo,McKennaKikiDooley,MapuanaAntonioandGordonMaehafromHawai'Itaughtmethisancientchant.TheKahunaKalaiiva'a–masterva'abuilder(Tufuga/Tufunga/Tohunga)usedthischanttounifymen,womenandchildrentohaulthemightykoatreesfromthemountainforestsdowntotheseatobuildoceangoingva'a,askingalltopulltogetherwithalltheirmighttonevergiveuponthepersoninfrontofthemandthepersonbehindthemandtostrivealwaystodotheirbestun>lthetaskwasdone!*WEWILLLEARNTHISCHANTThebesttwoworkshopsthatIhaveeverpar>cipatedinwererunatprevious#HuiFono:DrKarynParingatai,UniversityofOtago"Whatwedointhedarkness"(2015,Otautahi)andArdenPerrot-David(2016,Whanganui-a-Tara)whosharedhisFa'amalosimodel

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•  Wecanconsumeandcreatethesamethingsindifferentways!Buthowandwhereweplanttarohastobedonethesamewayasourancestorshavedoneitforgenera>onstole@apula

•  Increaselanguageskillsby:-preparingthefoodyourfamilylovestoeate.gsapasui,umu/lovo,lu/luau/palusami,manioke/maniota,poke,uga,takihi-playinggamesthatparents/grandparents/aigaplaye.g.suipiusingonlySamoancoun>ngandac>ons-askyourelders/parentswhatplacesyoucomefromandwhatnamesareconnectedtoyourfamily

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Photo1:TeRerengaWairuac.2012.WairuaspiritsaresaidtojumpofffromthispointtoreturnbacktoHawaiki/Avaiki/Rangiatea/RaiateaPhoto2:Mymaternalgrandmotherolo'u>napeleaSiluluSioIusi>ni(1900-1973).Her117thbirthdaytoday23rdFebruary2017.ShediedwhenIwasfourbutIthinkofhereveryday.She'sherewithabackdropofasiapothatsheandheraigamadec.1950.HerfatherSioMala'itaibought50acresoffreeholdlandinVai'a'ataSavai'i,sothattheycouldhaveaplacetobefreeandunhinderedfromvillagepoli>cs.Heandhiswifealsomadesurethathischildrenwerewelleducatedintheoldwaysandthenewsothattheyandtheirdescendantscouldthrive!HisfatherMala'itaiLeuateaTuialelewasoneofthefirstliteratepeopleofSamoa,whohelpedtotranslatetheHolyBiblefromEnglishtoSamoan.Weareveryproudofthislegacy.WHATLEGACIESAREWELEAVINGFOROURFUTUREDESCENDANTS?HOWAREWEBEINGGREATANCESTORS?

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Photo:Thegreatva'aHawai'iloac.June,2016.Honolulu,Hawai'IWheneverwemakejourneysinSamoanwesay:"Malofa'auli"tothedriver/navigator/pilot/captainwhoanswers"malotapua'i"acknowledgingthespiritualandphysicalsupportofthosetravellingwiththem.TuilomaLina-JodiVaineSamuLjvsamu@gmail.comtuilomalinasamu@yahoo.co.nzl.samu@massey.ac.nz

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