Edible seaweed! In Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Te imu tai i Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
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Honey!
Bottles of noni juice in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.
Te tau putei no te vai noni i Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.
Seed necklaces
Seed necklaces for sale in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. Each of the seeds is collected by hand from the Marquesan forest.
Te hokotina no te hei kakano i Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. Ua hano te enata paotu tenei kakano no te fenua enata.
Piki Vehine
Piki Vehine, a ceremonial site, or me’ae, in Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. Me’ae are large paepae or complexes of paepae once used for ritual activities and sacrifices. Piki Vehine means, literally, “mount woman”…so you can guess what this place was used for. The site was intensively restored for use in cultural festivals in the 1990s, and today it is one of the few tourist attractions in the village.
Te me’ae Piki Vehine i Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. ‘Omua, ua kanea te me’ae me te paepae ke’i, me tau paepae, no te “ceremonies”. Ua ha’aporopa, ua kanea hakaua tenei taha i te ehua 1990. Ua tihe te tau torisi tenei’a no te tiohitina.
Fish Scaling
A freshly scaled fish, with scaling tool. Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Ua kanea te i’a no te kai. Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Tumu aoa
A giant, historic banyan tree at the dance grounds Kumuihei, in Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Te tumu aoa ke’i kakiu no te toua Kumuihei, i Hatiheu, Nuku Hiva.
Te i’a pa’atai
Salted fish drying on a line, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.
Te ha’amo’otina no te i’a pa’atai, i Taiohae, Nuku Hiva.
Taipivai
The long, narrow bay of Taipivai, Nuku Hiva; the place that inspired Herman Melville to write his famous novel, “Taipi”. The word “taipivai” literally means “water full of sea” (tai=ocean; pi=full; vai=fresh water), describing what happens when the tide comes in and the ocean floods into the lower portion of the river, creating a semi-salty home for a variety of fish and plants.
Ua hua ‘io te fa’e
I’m back home (ua hua ‘io te fa’e) after my year in the islands, and I have FINALLY found a minute to write here. Countless adventures and so many new friends from this past year. Unforgettable!
(Photo: at Koueva in the valley of Taiohae, Nuku Hiva)
Taipivai
Te ka’avai o Taipivai–the valley written about by Herman Melville in his book, Taipi. 2011.
