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Tala Pasifika - The Hibiscus
Television (Full Length) – 1995
Come on let's make grandad happy. We'll go down to the local garden centre and have a look aye?– David (Jason Greenwood) suggests going to buy a hibiscus
...so you know straight away if they're single or married.– John (Kalan Maiava) learns the customs of wearing a hibiscus flower behind your ear, from his grandfather
Concreting the back? What about the garden and grandad's plants?– John (Kalan Maiava) reacts to plans to replace the backyard with a barbeque areaher
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