HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -In honor of Tongan National Day, a special event is being held at the West Oahu Veterans Center to celebrate Tongan Culture and the contributions they have made within Hawaii ...

Finding your identity, as a person of mixed Tongan heritage, can be challenging if you do not speak the Tongan language. For Louise Murphy, the challenge is learning the language and the customs of ...

On 7 July 2026, Tonga deposited its instrument of ratification with the Director-General of UNESCO. In accordance with Article 29 of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the ...

Being a New Zealand-born-and-raised Tongan, I learned to speak Tongan as a child. But I eventually lost most, if not all, of my mother tongue as English became the primary method of communication in ...

The Tongan Tourism Authority (TTA) says major efforts are being put into culture and heritage tourism as Tonga seeks to promote the uniqueness of its traditions and culture. The Tongan Tourism ...

When Christianity reached Tonga in the 1800s, the gospel of Jesus Christ replaced worship of the Great White Shark, the Flying Fox and other symbols of a greater life force. Quite a few cultural ...

A Loughborough-led study aimed at investigating the experiences of children in Tonga has uncovered systemic and cultural abuse and mistreatment of children in families and schools. The 78-page report ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are diving into Tongan culture Stephanie Petit is a Senior News Editor on the Royals team at PEOPLE. She first joined the brand in 2016. Erin Hill is the Senior Editor, ...

While there are many elements needed to build strong, successful and sustainable broadcast organisations in the Pacific, few would argue that the ability to move quickly or, as the saying goes, hit ...