Sports

A Brother's Bond: Viliame Kikau's Story

Viliame Kikau's untold story of heartbreak and inspiration as he travels back to Fiji to reunite with his older brother Jope.


Events

ONION SQUAD - HIP HOP INTERNATIONALS

Onion Squad is the first team from The Kingdom of Tonga to qualify to compete at the World Hip Hop International in Phoenix, Arizona in August 2019.

Over the last 10 years people have been working towards growing the dance scene in Tonga. This year they have been running community dance classes and have wanted to find ways to create more opportunities for their young people in the creative arts.

Onion Squad have the opportunity to live the dream many people in Tonga have been following on Youtube for over 15 years. This will open up more doors not only for the team but also to create more platforms for our young people so can put up a good fight against social issues that are plaguing our youth in recent years, such as drugs and school fighting. 

Their hope is that Creative Arts will take over the Kingdom so that their young people will have an alternative to these issues.…more


Sports

STEVEN ADAMS

Check out Steven Adams SPORTSMANSHIP moments from the 2018 season.

He's been nominated for the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award!

He's one of 12 nominees & the award recognises the player deemed 'the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.' 

NBA players will decide the winner as the nominee with the highest point total accumulated will be crowned the winner. The NBA will make a $25,000 donation to the charity of the winner’s choice.

While Adams has become one of the toughest players in the NBA, he is also known to be a team player who often does the dirty work that doesn’t necessarily show up in the box score.

Past teammates have often raved about Adams and the type of player that he is off of the court, so it may not be a surprise to some that Adams is up for the award this year.


Sports

SIONE FAUMUINA - LIFE AFTER LEAGUE

Former NRL & Super League rugby league player, author and founder of Athlete Empire Management, Sione Faumuina speaks out about the challenges that led to his downfall and the strength it took to come back up again.

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Director & Editor - Damon Fepulea'i 

Camera Operator - Fa'anati Mamea 


Health & Well Being

Fresh out Da Box - Mailelani Skincare

Tailani Salanoa shares why her family run business 'Mailelani' is Fresh Out Da Box & why buying Mailelani also helps an entire community in Samoa!

Their entire skincare range is made from organic coconut oil straight outta Savai'i & is hand made in Samoa.


Sports

JASON MOMOA - GEEKOUT, ALL BLACKS FANBOY

Jason geeks out meeting his favourite team of all time - the All Blacks 7s!

He also shares the story about where he got his cherished All Blacks #8 jersey from 


Sports

JASON MOMOA - SURFBOARDS FOR MY OHANA

"If you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be a surfer. I'm massively thankful to collaborate with Tim at Surfboard Warehouse and build these beautiful environmentally sustainable surfboards" - Jason Momoa


Humans of the Islands

HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS - EMMANUEL "E-MAN" CARLOS

Emmanuel “E-MAN” Carlos 

Pro Boxer

Samoan / Cook Islands 

 

Kia Orana, Talofa and G’day CoconetTV fans.

It's an absolute honour to share a little insight about myself, my life and my journey so far.  My name is Emmanuel Carlos and I'm 26 years old. I was born in Sydney, Australia but now living in Melbourne, Victoria.  My father is Samoan, from the village of Sogi (Chan Chuni) and my mother is Cook Islander (Vakatini). Everyone is always misled by my surname Carlos, and always mistake my background with anything but Polynesian. The Carlos name comes from my step grandfather who is Spanish.

I was born and raised here in Australia. I'm what you call an Aussie. Even though I was born in Oz, I am very proud of my pacific heritage and culture. 

I'm a professional boxer, my current record is 10 fights - 9 wins with 7 knockouts. The one loss was against Junior World IBF Champion Dwight Ritchie a fight I took on a week and a half notice.…more


Humans of the Islands

HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS - ARRIANNA PRINCESS AUVA'A

The extraordinary life of Arrianna Princess Auva'a who is the first fa'afafine in the US military.

She tells her story here in this Coconet exclusive and you can check out her new comedy page - Jordan and Princess Comedy Channel on Facebook here 

Follow Arrianna here on Facebook & Instagram:


Sports

Roman Reigns returns to the WWE - his cancer is in remission!

In an emotional address to the WWE Universe, The Big Dog reveals he is back in WWE after his battle with leukemia.