Naki Moala

Tongan / Chamorro

26 years old

I was raised in California in the Bay area, born in the West Bay San Mateo and then raised in Hayward, East Bay. My Mom is from Saipan and my Dad is from Tonga and I'm the second eldest of 5 kids. We were raised in the Church, that's where the musical journey started for me. 

We're all musical - my Grandma kind of just put us in front of audiences at church and made us sing Tongan hymns and do our lesoni's (scripture readings). Me and my siblings we formed a band called the 'Tomorro's' (Tongan/Chamorro). Music was kind of something that would always bring my family together. Everytime we were at family parties my Dad would always volunteer us to be the entertainment of the night. It was just something I loved doing because it always got us together and it was always good times.

Can you describe what it was like being raised with two completely different Pacific cultures of the Pacific? Your mix is a unique combination.…more

The Hayne Plane is back in the skies as headlines go wild at his decision to play for Fiji at the Rio Olympics 2016.

The media has gone crazy with headline after headline about the devastation at Jarryd Haynes decision to represent Fiji at the Olympics in Rio later this year. Some headlines have suggested 'He should play for Australia, he's Australian'. Some have been quite straightforward like Jai Bednall whose headline reads 'Jarryd Hayne's Olympic dream is a joke'

This piece is a celebration of Jarryd Hayne and his brave decision to represent one of the two countires he identifies with. He has proudly represented Fiji in Rugby League and also donned the Green and Gold jersey for the Kangaroos. This time he is pledging his allegiance to Fiji for a shot at Gold at the Rio Olympics! Is that so bad? We don't think so, he is part Fijian?!

Here's what has gone on in the last few days in a nutshell:

• Jarryd Hayne announces retirement from the NFL.…more

Samoa completed a stunning comeback to beat Fiji 29-26 in the Cup final to win the Paris Sevens.

It's the first tournament victory for the Manu since Dubai in 2012 and reverses a 42-5 hiding suffered at the hands of their Pacific rivals in pool play a day earlier.

Head coach Damian McGrath was full of praise for his players.

"I never in my wildest dreams when we woke up this morning thought that we could go through the day. We played three probably the most physical teams here in South Africa, Argentina and then Fiji and to put in the sort of performance that we did made me really proud."

Another heavy defeat appeared on the cards for Samoa when tries to Isake Katonibau, Leone Nakarawa and Jerry Tuwai gave Fiji a commanding 21-0 advantage nine minutes into the final.

Belgium Tuatagaloa struck back with a try for Samoa but Jerry Tuwai's second of the match gave Ben Ryan's side a seemingly insurmountable 26-7 half-time lead.…more

With 18 wins - 16 of which were by KO, the formiddable and unstoppable Joseph Parker is one of the most exciting boxers to come out of NZ since David 'The Terminator' Tua!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has made a promise the new film of the 1995 fantasy classic would "forever immortalise" Robin Williams' character from the first film in "an earnest and cool way."

Source: Stuff

The Rock took to Instagram to reveal more details about the film he will star in as well as produce:

"An important thing I want to be honest and bring up is Robin Williams. The love and respect I have for this man is boundless. You have my word we will honour his name and the character of "Alan Parrish" will stand alone and be forever immortalised in the world of Jumanji in an earnest and cool way. I have an idea of what to do and I think his family will be proud. I also think Robin is somewhere lookin’ down and laughing, remembering the first time we met backstage and I (for the first time ever) was a star struck bumbling idiot that couldn’t even get my words out. Idiot. He literally calmed me down w/ that smile and laugh.…more

John Mateialona Maumau-Pinomi

Tongan, 31 years old

Aspiring Football player

No matter where you go and who you are, your mother will always be your mother - and no saying is truer when you're a Pacific Islander! Check out some of our famous Poly's and their superstar mothers!

Joe and Agnes Naufahu

When Joe was walking the red carpet at the premiere of Game of Thrones Season 6 in Los Angeles, the 38-year-old decided that there was noone else he'd rather take then his mum, which seems to be a recurring theme:

"This is taking me back to my first year at Varsity at Auckland University; so on Orientation Day, mum came with me. I had to line up and get my books and all that, and mum was like "No Joseph, this is not the line for the paper for the business! Come over here, this one!" And I was standing there like "ahhh...…more

For years, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson says he and his parents lived paycheck to paycheck, moving to a different city every time his dad, a professional wrestler in the '80s, got a new gig.

When Dwayne was 15, he and his mother followed his father to Nashville, Tennessee, from California. Soon after she arrived, Dwayne says his parents got into a fight that he'll never forget

Check out this video with students from the University of Alabama trying to pronounce Quarter Back Tua Tagovailoa's name!

Tagovailoa has recently joined the University of Alabama's 'Crimson Tide' - the top prospect in Hawaii and is the highest-rated player to ever come out of Hawaii. He goes to the same high school, Saint Louis, that produced 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, who is now the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Titans.