Tongan Culture in Hawaii

Information about Tongan culture in Hawaii. Incudes facts about the Tongan ethnic group in Hawaii, including when and why they arrived in Hawaii and their contributions to Hawaii's culture of today.

Tongan Village at the Polynesian Cultural Center
One of the villages at the Polynesian Cultural Center's outdoor museum is a replica of a traditional Tongan village.

Tongan Churches in Hawaii
Where to find Tongan Churches in Hawaii.

Tongans in Hawaii: A Bibliography (PDF)
These materials related to Tongans in Hawaii are available in the Hawaii and Pacific Section of the Hawaii State Library at 478 South King Street in the historic capitol district of Downtown Honolulu.

Tongan PM Visits Tongan Marines in Hawaii
Article about Tongan Prime Minister, Doctor Feleti V. Sevele, visiting 55 Royal Tongan Marines in Hawaii, in January of 2008, they were deployed in Iraq.

Tongan Youth of America
Organization founded to encourage the Tongan youth of America to take pride in their heritage and return to heir roots. Organizer of the Kingdom Bowl, an annual football game and Tongan culture event held every summer in Tonga.

Tonga: In Search of the Friendly Islands
This book by Kalafi Moala is an examination of how tradition and modernity co-exist in Tongan society, not only in Tonga but also in the diasporic Tongan communities in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Published by the Pasifika Foundation Press in March of 2009.

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South Pacific Culture in Hawaii

About the Cultures of Hawaii

Destinations in Hawaii

Hawaii for Visitors

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