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HISTORY repeated itself last night when Elevala village’s Henao Heni was crowned the 50th Hiri Hanenamo, five decades after the entrant from Elevala was crowned as inaugural queen in 1972.
She stood beaming from ear to ear as her eyes welled up with tears of joy, after so many decades, the culture of the Motu Koitabu people never fails to amaze her.
Moale James’ face was broadcast across Australia when she was refused entry to a Brisbane bar due to its tattoo policy, but there was a much more meaningful event that went before it; her journey to be connected to her ancestors by reva reva.
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Hiri Moale Festival this weekend