T-minus 1 day and counting. The honor of being a part of the hui that will be representing Ngāti Ruawahia, the sixth tribe of Taitokerau is amazing and I hope to be able to represent my ʻohana, my kupuna, our papa Mālama Honua and the Moananuiakea consortium well. We are a part of Ngāti Ruawāhia, the tribe that Sir James Hinare identified the Hōkūleʻa group that visited Aotearoa in 1985 as the "sixth tribe of Tai Tokerau" and named the group Ngāti (tribe) Ruawāhia (the Maori name for Hōkūleʻa or the star Arcturus). Our Poupou is Mauipāmaomao or ʻMaui from the furthest reachesʻ and is located in the Te Ti Marae of Waitangi. Link In our preparation we are familiarizing with the waiata and mele that we will be needing to perform in our numerous powhiri. One of the kura we are visiting has began itʻs promoting of our visit. We will be visiting Taipa area schools to help to share our moʻokūauhau of Ngāti Ruawāhia to all of the visitors that evening. I am quite excited that we are heading to kokua and mālama the Kupe Waka Center in Aurere. I canʻt wait to see the "lifesized" navigational star compass on Uncle Hectorʻs ʻāina. More to come. Te na kotou katoa. Mele of Ngāti Ruawāhia
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