Cultural dance performance in a park with NYC skyline background; dancers in colorful dresses and teepees visible, audience seated on grass.
Traditional Polynesian dancers in colorful outfits performing outdoors with a crowd watching.
Performers in traditional Polynesian attire with flower garlands, one holding a microphone, at an outdoor cultural event.
People dancing at outdoor cultural festival with teepees and city skyline in background
Tahitian dancers performing, woman with flower and leaf crown, smiling in the sun.

E paparaa tupuna nui to matou. E mea hanahana. I riro na to matou hui tupuna ´ei mau ´aivanaa i roto i te mau ano'ihi huru rau mai te pehe, te ´ori, te tatau, te a'ua'u animara, te tautai e te patura’a. I aravihi roa ho'i to'u nuna’a i te ohipa fano na ni'a i te moana ´e te orara’a au i roto i te natura. Maeva ia ´outou i te taera’a mai no te fa’ahanahana i teie ta'ere no matou. A here i to tatou nei fenua. E ia arue ana'e i te hamani e horo'a mai nei i te mau mea atoa ia tatou.

Three images of people wearing traditional Polynesian attire, including floral headpieces and woven accessories.

Between Aiu and Quenga exists over 80 years of lived experience and application. With their leadership, a larger Polynesian community and following, in New York City, the larger east coast region, and globally, will continue to grow, develop, and flourish.

Our Hui

Man in traditional costume with feathered headdress and tattooed arm, performing or posing outdoors.
A woman in a traditional Polynesian dance costume with a leafy headpiece, reaching forward with both hands, set against a black background.

Tāne

Kaina

Woman in red dress and feathered headdress in architectural setting
Two women in traditional Polynesian dance attire performing outdoors

Emily

Lehuanani

Person in traditional costume performing a cultural dance on an outdoor stage with green foliage in the background.
A woman dancing in traditional attire at an outdoor event, wearing a woven hat with feathers and a strapless dress.

Madilyn

Mariette

Cultural festival with dancers in traditional attire performing outdoors.

Makoa

Dancer in traditional costume performing at outdoor cultural event

Puanani

Jana

Man in elaborate traditional costume with feathers and tribal accessories outdoors.