Digital Magazine/June 2024
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DIGITAL MAGAZINE

June 2024

Pacific music, sport and culture, first. Our June issue leads with Dinah Jane and the ancestor call behind Ocean Song, and runs from Troy Polamalu's Resilience Bowl to Island Avenue's Nike collaboration, Motherland Samoa and the road to the NFL.

Vol. 1 No. 213 stories
IN THIS ISSUE

13 stories

Troy Polamalu at the inaugural Resilience Bowl in Pittsburgh
SPORTSTroy Polamalu: Championing Leadership Through ServiceThe two-time Super Bowl champion on service, the Resilience Bowl's $200,000 night in Pittsburgh, and the rookie who grew up wearing his number.Queenie Taua'a
Dinah Jane, PMN+ June 2024 cover feature
MUSICDinah Jane's Ocean Song: A Call to Her AncestorsThe Tongan-American star on turning a love song into an ancestor call, her grandfather's portrait, and the all-Polynesian cast behind the video.Keilani Mayo
Fa'avae Fa'avae of Island Avenue, whose Nike Air Force 1 collaboration pays homage to Pasifika navigators
CULTUREFa'avae Fa'avae: Island Avenue x Nike Air Force 1The Island Avenue founder on becoming one of the first Polynesians to collaborate with Nike, and the va'a that inspired the shoe.Keilani Mayo
Tiana Nonosina Liufau's RIMA show at the Grove of Anaheim
CULTURERIMA: Tiana Nonosina Liufau's Celebration of Life in Music and MovementAt the Grove of Anaheim, the Creative Native honored her grandmother, 57 years of Nonosina, and the va'a that never stopped sailing.Queenie Taua'a
Paul Moala, who signed with the Chicago Bears
SPORTSPaul Moala's Journey to the NFLTwo torn Achilles tendons, three schools and a tryout he didn't know he had passed — the Tongan linebacker on signing with the Chicago Bears.Queenie Taua'a
Crowds at the inaugural Motherland Samoa festival in 2023
MUSICMotherland Samoa 2023: You Just Had to Be ThereA year on from the first Motherland Samoa festival — a sold-out, record-breaking night in Samoa and a lineup that brought the diaspora home.Queenie Taua'a
Moana 2, whose first trailer broke Disney Animation records
ENTERTAINMENTMoana 2 Trailer Shatters Records With 178 Million Views in 24 HoursDisney Animation's most-watched trailer ever, and Moana's next summons from her wayfinding ancestors.Queenie Taua'a
A chance beach meeting with rapper J. Cole
ENTERTAINMENTMeeting J. Cole at the BeachThirty minutes, one laptop, and a verdict on the Kendrick-and-Drake noise: “I don't like beef.”Queenie Taua'a
Fiji and Spawnbreezie, who released their first collaboration Get This Far
MUSICFiji and Spawnbreezie Finally Link Up on “Get This Far”Years in the making, two island heavyweights drop their first track together.Queenie Taua'a
Five Pasifika artists who shaped the New Zealand music scene
MUSIC5 Artists Who Shaped the NZ Music SceneFor New Zealand Music Month, the Pasifika artists who built the sound — Che Fu, King Kapisi, Ardijah, Annie Crummer and Te Vaka.Queenie Taua'a
Jai Opetaia after reclaiming the IBF Cruiserweight title in Riyadh
SPORTSJai Opetaia Reclaims the IBF Cruiserweight TitleA decisive points win over Mairis Briedis in Riyadh makes him a two-time IBF champion.Queenie Taua'a
The Los Angeles Pasifika Film Festival at Cal State LA
ENTERTAINMENTLos Angeles Pasifika Film Festival Celebrates Pasifika StorytellingMicronesian, Polynesian and Melanesian filmmakers, industry panels and a “Talk Story” workshop at Cal State LA.Queenie Taua'a
The PMN+ June 2024 playlist
MUSICThe June 2024 PlaylistFive throwbacks, five fresh releases — ten Pacific tracks for your June rotation.Queenie Taua'a