Morning in Hane, Ua Huka.
Te popoui i Hane, Ua Huka.
Tag Archives: Ua Huka
Marquesan Arts Mini Festival Video
One of Tahuata’s dances at the Marquesan Arts Mini Festival on Ua Huka, 2013! If you look closely, you can see me…
E tahi koina no Tahuata i te Matava’a Iti i Ua Huka, 2013! A tiohi meita’i, ite ‘oe ia au…tau honi i te pupu Tahuata!
Guavas
YUM! Guavas in Vaipae’e, Ua Huka.
Myam! Tau tuava i Vaipae’e, Ua Huka.
Pig preparations
Preparing a pig for the fire. Hair is removed by pouring boiling water over the skin, or (when you’re in the woods) by hanging the body over an open fire. Vaipae’e, Ua Huka.
Ua kanea tenei pua’a no te kaina. Ua taki te ouoho pua’a me te vai ve’ave’a o’o, titahi a (ma una te tuaivi) me te ahi. Vaipae’e, Ua Huka.
River eel
A fresh water eel in Hokatu, Ua Huka. According to some, these are supposed to be tasty! But I have yet to try it.
E tahi koe’e i Hokatu, Ua Huka. Kai o’o ‘oe atunei?
Kaveka eggs
A box of eggs from the wild sea bird, kaveka. Consumption of these eggs on the island of Ua Huka has been limited to locals only in order to help protect the kaveka population. They are bright orange, have incredible flavor and taste a teensy bit like lobster! Mmmm.
Te umute no te mama’i kaveka! Ua kai te enata no Ua Huka aneiho tenei mama’i no te ahe ha’apao te manu kaveka. Mea ke tenei mama’i; mea orange, mea hakatu te uka (son saveur). Myam-myam…
Islanders risk life and limb to collect the eggs by hand, scaling the cliffs of the nearby Motu Manu (“bird island”) to reach the plateau where the birds nest.
Neohe
The distinctive gray neohe seed grows in a little prickly packet on a vine and is popular for making necklaces in the Marquesas. I found this one on Ua Huka.
Te kakano neohe me ta’ia ki’i. Ua kanea te enata te hei me te neohe. Ua koana au tenei i Ua Huka.
Hane
The village of Hane, Ua Huka.
Te ka’avai no Hane, Ua Huka.
Marquesan Bedroom
Many Marquesan families sleep on beds or mattresses in common living spaces like the living room or the porch. I slept here, in the family living room, while I was in Vaipaee, Ua Huka in October 2013.
Ta’u tahu hiamoe, Vaipaee, Ua Huka.
