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We deliver to you a warm, heartfelt invitation to attend Heiva San Diego. This year we enhance our celebration and love of the song, dance and culture of Tahiti by including the islands of New Zealand and Hawaii - the Pacific Trian-gle. Our theme, “Natiraa, meaning a tie or knot” is symbolic of our strong sense of community with our Pacific island brothers and sisters as well as our commitment to sharing and carrying on these island cultures and traditions. We are very pleased to have partici-pants from Canada, Japan and Mexico join in our celebration as well!

Additional aspects of a Heiva in Tahiti traditionally included athletic sporting events. Race competitions of Va’a-outrigger canoe racing, javelin throwing, and various foot races are also a part of Heivas. Our Board of Directors are an-ticipating the inclusion of the Va’a race competition and other athletic sporting

Presenting:

“NATIRAA” August 9-11, 2013

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Planning Heiva’s

Regatta 2

Connecting

With The Media 3

In The Community 4

Upcoming Events 5

Ho’olaulea 6

Membership

Information 7

Reva Tahiti

Productions 8

Iaorana 9

Heiva San Diego Sharing Island Traditions With America’s Finest City

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4

S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

Natiraa—The theme

for Heiva San Diego

Aug. 9-11, 2013

Heiva San Diego

Regatta

Community Service

Members Corner

Upcoming Work-

shop(s) and Events

Mauru’uru Roa

Mr. Heiva San Diego, Cody Angeles and Miss Heiva San Diego, Raquel Taitingfong Photo courtesy of Bryson Kim Photography

San Diego includes the following schedule of events:

Friday, August 9th

Mr. and Miss Heiva Pageant Ukulele Contest Gala dinner featuring

direct from Tahiti, a spectacular perform-ance by Ahutoru Nui under the direction of Anthony “Coco” Tirao

Saturday, August 10th Vahine and Tane Soloist

Competition Sunday, August 11th Group Competition Awards Ceremonies Article by:

Velma Tajalle-Gajo

events to be held in Mis-sion Bay on August 3rd. The Va’a race has re-ceived the support of the International Va’a Federa-tion (IVF). We were hon-ored to have Charles Villierme, President of IVF and Linda Dresbach, IVF’s Secretary General provide us with valuable insight on race sites and outrig-ger canoe racing formats. This year, the outrigger canoes will be provided by Newport Aquatic Cen-ter and two teams from Tahiti will be paddling in the waters of Mission Bay!

Plans for this year’s Heiva

Newsletter Editor Velma Tajalle-Gajo


P A G E 2

AUGUST

3RD, 2013

Mission

Bay

Outrigger

Canoe

Races

Mauruuru! Te aroha ia rahi!

H E I V A S A N D I E G O

Heiva San Diego Vaa Team met on Sunday February 4th. On the agenda: Tahiti Regatta (sprint race) in our San Diego Waters with the help of Mr. Charles Villierme President of the International VAA and Linda Dresbach IVF Secretary General (Right to Left: Front row: Gina Taitingfong, Salani Faaivae Harrison, Casey Czechowski, Velma Tajalle-Gajo, Maeva McNi-col. Back row: André Tahimanarii, Raquel Taitingfong (Miss Heiva 2013), Bryson Kim , Linda Dresbach, Tara Putnam, Debbie Saladino Clark, Charles Villierme, Gus Cervantes and Penu Pauu. An Amazing Team!

Pictured above left to right: Casey Czechowski - Na Koa Kai, Linda Dresbach - IVF, Gus Cervantes - Na Koa Kai, Charles Villierme - IVF

Photos submitted by: Andre Tahimanarii and Rob Woods

Anticipating the addition of Polynesian Sports and Games at Heiva 2013!

HEIVA SAN DIEGO PLANS REGATTA!!


CONNECTING WITH SAN DIEGO MEDIA

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4

A welcome opportunity for the Communications and Media Division of Heiva San Diego to reach out to local media stations and broadcast personalities. A short window of time allowed for some very productive meetings and the pos-sibility of exciting opportunities!

Pictured above left to right: Velma Tajalle Gajo- Director of Media/Heiva San Diego , Hula Ramos –Executive Producer AJ In The Morning CBS Ra-dio, Andre Tahimanarii-Vice Chair Communica-tions/Heiva San Diego

Visiting local television station KUSI, Channel 9. Pictured above left to right: David Davis –morning news anchor KUSI, Velma Tajalle Gajo - Director of Media/Heiva San Diego , Andre Tahimanarii-Vice Chair Communications/Heiva San Diego


In The Community...


Heiva San Diego was honored to sponsor a Helix High student with her senior project Silipa Samoa and Pearls Of Polynesia Workshop . A letter from K. Sagale

“Sponsors, Thank you, so much for all your support in making my

senior project absolutely awesome. I had 17 little girls and 6 young boys participate in Pearls of Polynesia workshop. Each little pearl had the opportunity to share in each learning station at least 2-3 times through out the work-shop. There were 5 stations-dance, clothing, food, crafts, and artifacts/language. The participants and their families joined in on the raffle, the language portion, viewed and handled the artifacts. To end the workshop they were treated to a taste of Pride of Polynesia's Dance Revue of Samoan, Tahitian, Hawaiian & closed the workshop with the hula they learned in workshop. It was just amazing. Parents took home extra language forms, took tons of pic-tures and sampled some of the Ono Grinds food for them-selves. Thank you again for an awesome senior project.”

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Upcoming Events—Mark Your Calendars!


March 2013 in Tahiti INTERNATIONAL ARI'I HOE NO PAPEETE

March 1-2, 2013 Location: Mahina, Papeete and Hitia'a, Tahiti. For the first time, thanks to the Tahitian Kayak Association, Tahiti will be included in a world circuit of races or-ganized by the International Federation of Canoe. The event will include outrigger canoe and kayaks races and stand up paddle. More information: http://www.ijspf.pf

April 2013in Tahiti Ori Tahiti - Tahitian Dance training course

April 8-12, 2013 Location: Conservatoire Artistique de la Polynesie Francaise (Artistic Academy of French Polynesia) "Te Fare Upa Rau", Papeete, Tahiti. "Ori Tahiti" a vibrant Tahitian dance has been used by Polyne-sians to pass on their tales and legends and is part of the locals' daily lives. The "Ori Tahiti Training Course" has been created for foreigners from around the world who are passionate about Tahi-tian dance. Twice a year, beginners and experi-enced dancers gather to learn, improve their tech-nique and share their common passion for

Tahitian dance

SOURCE: http://www.tahiti-tourisme.com/discover/events.asp

May 2013 in Tahiti Ori Tahiti Schools' Heiva May 23-31, 2013 Location: Toata Square, Papeete, Tahiti. "Ori Tahiti" (or Tahitian dance) is in the genes! From the moment kids can walk, they are in-troduced to Tahitian dance. Each year, the "Heiva" festival is a celebration of life through music and dance. The schools' Heiva sets the start of the Heiva festivities. Dance schools prepare their students for this compe-tition that will reward the best Tahitian dance school.

Photos of Miss Heiva San Diego courtesy of Bryson Kim Photography


P A G E 6

H E I V A S A N D I E G O

S H A R I N G I S L A N D T R A D I T I O N S

REVA TAHITI PRODUCTIONS & HEIVA SAN DIEGO

UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER

May 2013

in San Diego May 4 & 5 - Reva Tahiti Productions/Heiva San

Diego will be attending the Stand Up Paddle-board races at Ho’olaule’a at De Anza Cove Mission Bay

May 25th, 2013—IMPORTANT DATE, Soloist/Group Entry Form Applications to be submitted.

May 25th, 2013 last date to take advantage of Heiva San Diego Membership special. Visit www.heivasandiego.com for more

information.

March 2013

in San Diego Join us for our Wine Tasting Fundraiser at the Wine

Sellar and Brasserie email [email protected] for more information

March 9th - Visit our Tahiti Cultural Booth and meet Mr. and Miss Heiva San Diego at the

Fesitval of Whales in Dana Point March 11th - Heiva San Diego Board Meeting

Image source: www.festivalofwhales.com

http://www.heivasandiego.com



LIMITED TIME OFFER FOR NEW MEMBERS ONLY

For each paid new annual single or family membership pur-chase, member will receive a complimentary 2 day pass to Heiva San Diego 2013. The complimentary pass is good for general admission (valued at $30) to solo and group competi-tions. The 2 day pass does NOT include access to the VIP Gala event and pageant. Please submit membership application and applicable fees via money order or cashier’s check to: Reva Tahiti Productions Membership 8121 Valdosta Avenue San Diego, CA 92126 Email: [email protected] Membership application and fees must be received by May 25, 2013 to be eligible for special offer.

This special offer expires on May 25, 2013


Reva Tahiti Productions is auctioning

2 Business Class Tickets

Roundtrip from LAX to TAHITI on

Air Tahiti Nui!

Please contact

[email protected] or

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Mailing Address:

8121 Valdosta Avenue

San Diego, CA 92126

Phone: 858-610-5471

Please email for general inquiries

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A View of the past and a Vision for the future of TAHITI!

See you ALL next year! Be prepared to compete in America’s Finest City at

Heiva San Diego "Dream, Dancing, Drumming, and Emotions" are

the keywords of this exciting event in San

Diego. Come discover with us Tahiti Ultimate

Dance Competition and our Culture:

August 09, 10 & 11, 2013!”

Mark your calendars!

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Ia Orana! P A G E 9 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 4

Presents

Heiva San Diego

Ia Orana, Manava, Maeva!

As the President of Reva Tahiti Productions, I write to you with tremendous pride in this organization’s ability to promote friendship, understanding, and cultural awareness be-

tween French Polynesia, the Pacific Islander Communities and the U.S.A.

The upcoming Heiva San Diego 2013 theme is “Natiraa” which means a tie, or a knot. It will be represented by the Pacific Triangle. Our Pacific Island Communities will come to

celebrate with us this very special connection.

Friday August 09 is our Pageant for Miss Heiva and Mr. Heiva 2013 and by sunset we will have our Gala dinner followed by our grand Tahitian Dance Show, and a fashion exhibit and crowning of Miss Heiva and Mr. Heiva 2013. Our celebration continues on Saturday

August 10 and Sunday August 11 for our Solo & Couples Dance Competition.

All of these goals and events could not be accomplished without the incredible support

of your contribution and interest in participating in our Heiva San Diego 2013.

Mauru’uru roa (thank you in Tahitian) for your participation to this exciting event, and we

look forward to seeing you on August 09, 10 & 11, 2013!

Lindsay Reva McNicol

www.heivasandiego.com

www.revatahitiproductions.com

http://www.heivasandiego.com/

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