Tui Fiti or Tuifiti is the name of a figure referred to in different legends in Samoan mythology[1] and in other parts of Polynesia.[2] In other stories, "Tui Fiti" means "high chief of Fiti."[3]
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Sina whose beauty was known across the Pacific. This beauty reached the TuiFiti or the King of Fiji who was older than Sina. He took to heart and decided...
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Indonesian hantu or antu. Kupua Nuku-mai-tore Polynesian mythology Taotao Mona TuiFiti In Rotuman similar beings are also called ʻaitu; this may be a borrowing...
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villages of Safotu and Safune. In Samoan mythology, Fagamalo is the home of TuiFiti, a spirit deity who resides in the sacred forest, vao sa, an area that...
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the Polynesian Music Tui award, the award was renamed and the presentation was moved to the Pacific Music Awards in 2005. The Tui trophy is one of three...
curious daughter of village chief Tui and his wife Sina, who is chosen by the ocean to restore the heart of Te Fiti. Maui: A legendary strong-willed yet...
subsequently replaced as leader by deputy leader Palusalue Faʻapo II. Olo Fiti Vaai (then known as Levaopolo Talatonu Vaai) resigned from the party in November...
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