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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -In honor of Tongan National Day, a special event is being held at the West Oahu Veterans Center to celebrate Tongan Culture and the contributions they have made within Hawaii ...

The four-day summit was titled, ‘A Resilient Tonga through Transformative Action: Safeguarding Our Heritage’. Led by the Prime Minister, the summit opened a dialogue between government and civil ...

Tongan Language Week is a timely reminder of the importance and beauty of our Pacific culture, identity and language in New Zealand, says our first Tongan born, Tongan speaking MP Jenny Salesa. The ...

Author and publisher Sione Tapani Mangisi is on a mission to preserve the Tongan language through storytelling and publishing dual language books for the next generation. “All minority languages will ...

HAYWARD — About 5 p.m., as people trickle into the sanctuary at First United Methodist Church, Ha’unga Fetu’u belts out a sonorous note in his native language, followed by a hymn so harmonious it ...

Albert Rounds and Luciane Buchanan star in Tongan short film Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue. Photo / Run Charlie Films A Tongan short film has made its mark at one of the most respected film festivals in ...

The origins of the native Tongan juggling art known as hiko. Why do all the women in Tonga know how to juggle? That simple question set off a search for answers captured in the documentary, "The Queen ...

For the past 40 years, natives of the Pacific island of Tonga have come to Mesa in droves to chase the American dream. They left behind family and tradition to pursue a better education, the promise ...

PARK CITY — Utah's Tongan community is embracing a film featured at this year's Sundance Film Festival. It focuses on their language and cultural identity. "Lea Tupu'anga Mother Tongue" is a short ...