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Tagata Pasifika - Hine Moana: A Journey Home

Television (Full Length Episode) – 2010

Our ancestors travelled to every nook and cranny of Te Moananui a Kiwa. They visited every country. Some never returned, some did. And when they did they left instructions on how to get there.
– Sir Geoffrey Henry, former Cook Islands Prime Minister
You can really remove yourself from everyday. I haven’t checked my email in a month, I haven’t made a phone call. I haven’t worried about that ... I haven't really looked in a mirror … you can really step back.
– Crewmember Brynne Eaton Auva'a
If we let the art of traditional Polynesian voyaging go, we're letting down our ancestors.
– Navigator Tua Pitman
...until the back of the boat starts looking like an island version of Glee.
– Reporter Adrian Stevanon on a vaka dance session