Lo'au, Tufunga Fonua mo e Tala 'a e Ouau 'o e Kava
FONUA MO E TALA/CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
‘ATIKOLO 12
LO’AU, TUFUNGA FONUA MO E TALA ‘A E OUAU ‘O E KAVA
FONUA MO E TALA/CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
‘ATIKOLO 12
LO’AU, TUFUNGA FONUA MO E TALA ‘A E OUAU ‘O E KAVA
[Authors’ note: This is a revised version of a joint shorter paper presented at the Pacific Hermeneutics Conference “Scripture and Ta‘anga in Pacific Islands,” collectively convened by the Public and Textual Theology Group, Oceania Biblical Studies Association and Talanoa Oceania at Lopaukamea Hall, USP, Tonga Campus and Sia’atoutai Theological College, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga, on August 27-30, 2012].
LITERATURE AND SCRIPTURE:HELIAKI AND FAKATĀTĀ AS LITERARY AND SCRIPTURAL DEVICES
'Atikolo Fika 9
Fai ‘e Palōfesa Hūfanga Dr ‘Ōkusitino Māhina
Professor of Art, Culture & Critical Anthropology
Vava‘u Academy for Critical Inquiry & Applied Research [VACIAR] &
Tonga International Academy [TIA]
Fa‘utohi ‘a Sione A. Mokofisi
Konga I
(Kuo lahi e mole ‘a e ngaahi fo‘i lea faka-Tongá lahi ko e fetongi ‘e he ngaahi lea Pilitāniá. Hili ko iá,‘oku ‘osi ‘i ai pē ‘a ‘etau lea Tongá totonú. ‘Oku lahiange ‘etau maumau‘i ‘etau lea faka-Tongá ko e hulu ‘etau fie-papālangí. Pea hoko ai ‘a ‘etau sio lalo ki he ‘etau lea faka-Tongá, lolotonga iá ‘oku kei moho‘ota mo ‘etau Ingilisí.)
Fai 'e Hufanga Palofesa Dr. 'Okusitino Mahina
'Atikolo 7: Vava'u Lahi: Lahi he Loto mo e Ongo, To'a mo Mafana
'Oku 'i Tonga ni 'a e tangata 'atisi (artist) Tonga ko Uili Lousi 'o Leimatu'a mo Kolofo'ou ka 'oku nofo 'Aokalani Nu'usila ke fakahoko 'ene fakatotolo ki he tu'unga 'oku 'i ai 'etau ngaahi kupesi faka Tonga pehe ki he tufunga tavalivali faka Tonga 'o makatu'unga 'i he kupesi mo fakahoko ai pe 'ene ngaue 'o teuteu ki he'ene faka'ali'ali 'oku 'amanaki fakahoko ki Niu Ioke 'i he mahina ko 'Epeleli pehe ki he lolotonga 'a hono katoanga'i 'o e Hilifaki Kalauni hotau Hau 'i Siulai 2015.
Fai ‘e Palōfesa Hūfanga Dr ‘Ōkusitino Māhina
Na‘a ku lave he ‘atikolo 5 ki he vahetolu lalahi ‘o e ‘aati fakaTonga ki he faiva, tufunga mo e nimamea‘a, ‘a ia na‘e tefito honau fokotu‘utu‘u he fakaha‘a ki he ha‘a faiva, ha‘a tufunga mo e ha‘a nimamea‘a [‘o tatau pē mo honau fokotu‘utu‘u fakaha‘a he ako fakaTonga], mo e ‘uhinga ‘oku makatu‘unga ai honau vahevahe.
Tonga and her handicrafts were showcased for the first time ever at a booth during the USA Sevens Tournament in Las Vegas, USA from 13-15 February, 2015 in efforts to promote Tongan handicrafts and find new markets. Marketing traditional items in a non-traditional market is a big step.