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Havea Matangi accepting TikTok Creator of the Year at the 2025 TikTok Awards
ENTERTAINMENTFrom Islands to Global Stages: Pasifika Excellence Shines at the TikTok AwardsHavea Matangi, Louis Davis and Lance Savali took home three of the biggest honours at the 2025 TikTok Awards.Queenie Taua'a
BigBodyCisco, PMN+ August 2025 cover feature
ENTERTAINMENTHolding the Mic & Owning the Show, With BigBodyCiscoThe Bay Area-raised, Las Vegas-based MC on building BigBody Radio, working a crowd with DJ Westafa, and never settling for less.Queenie Taua'a
Tony Finau at the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere
ENTERTAINMENTTony Finau: Professional Athlete & Movie StarSo many stars in Happy Gilmore 2 — and among them, our very own Tony Finau, in the biggest U.S. opening weekend of all time.Queenie Taua'a
The Hala'ufia family, the first Pasifika family to compete on The Quiz With Balls
ENTERTAINMENTPasifika Representation on Screen: The Hala'ufia Family Take on "The Quiz With Balls"Koloa Heather on a casting call sent to the family group chat as a joke, the first Pasifika family on the show, and the $100,000 they won for their grandmother.Queenie Taua'a
Teeno, founder of PlayForKeeps Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENTFrom Federal Way to Utah: Teeno's Journey in EntertainmentThe founder of PlayForKeeps Entertainment on creating opportunities for Polynesian youth and showcasing artists beyond island reggae.Queenie Taua'a
Catherine Laga'aia, cast as Moana in Disney's live-action remake
ENTERTAINMENTDisney Discovers Catherine Laga'aia to Star as 'Moana' in Live-Action RemakeThe 17-year-old Samoan actor from Sydney leads an all-Pasifika cast alongside Dwayne Johnson, John Tui, Frankie Adams and Rena Owen.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
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