Hạni Hạni Arts

05/18/2026

Fḁiåkse'ea Rotuma Project and Club Hugag'esea for an amazing Rotuma Day 💗

05/15/2026

Fḁiåkse'ea e garue PMN Rotuma Alfie and Jioji for inviting me on to chat. Such a good conversation and looking forward to more! 💗

05/11/2026

📚💝TĒFAKHANISI - GIVEAWAY💝📚

I'm doing a give away of my Rotuman Alphabet Book, 1 block print of your choice & a new 'I'oro & he'e vinyl sticker as a tēfakhanisi (gift) for this community of Rotuman language lovers to celebrate Gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm!

The 2026 theme is "Ȧf'ȧk, putua, a'pumuạ'ȧk ma rak'ȧk 'os fäega ma 'os ag fak Rotuma, la se maoen 'e 'os tore" - Treasure, nurture and teach our Rotuman language and culture so it may live on through generations.

Treasure, nurture and teach our language with the help of these tēfakhanisi for yourself or to gift to someone you love ❤️

📚RULES📚

To enter the give away do these 5 things: like ❤️and reshare 🔁this video, follow me , tag someone 📍and comment 💬 below your answer to this question:

Q: Why is it important for Rotumans to speak fäeag rotuḁm ta?

1 entry per account.

Extra entry per additional person tagged with your comment answering the question above.

Open on Facebook and Instagram Hani Hani Arts.

Open internationally ✈️🌍(CAN) (FJ) (NZ) (AUS) (J*P) (UK) (USA) +
(limited to shipping cost up to $30 CAD)

Giveaway closes Monday, May 18th 12:00AM Pacfic Standard Time. Winner can select a block print of their choice from my website.

Hanihani-arts.com/shop or link in bio 🔗

Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is

(May you all be blessed, this week of Rotuman Language)

05/09/2026

Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e gasav ne fäeag rotuḁm te'is!
May you all be blessed, this week of Rotuman Language!

Mē Saghulu to Saghul ma ono (May 10th - 16th)

The 2026 theme for Rotuma Language Week is "Ȧf'ȧk, putua, a'pumuạ'ȧk ma rak'ȧk 'os fäega ma 'os ag fak Rotuma, la se maoen 'e 'os tore" - Treasure, nurture and teach our Rotuman language and culture so it may live on through generations

This year, I am returning with another Lovemylanguage challenge for 2026

I love this challenge because every year I can see how much my Rotuman has improved And document my language learning journey

Try yourself!

Noa'ia 'e mạuri (Hello)!
'Otou asa le ____________.
{Greetings! My name is ________}
Gou fạu ____________.
{I am __________ years old}
Gou noh 'e _____________.
{I live in _____________}
‘Otou Ö‘hön ta, hån ne _______________.
{my mother is from ________}
‘Otou Ö‘fa‘ta, fā ne _______________.
{my father is from___________}
Gou 'oaf la fäeạg rotuam!
{I love speaking Rotuman}
Ḁlalum 'ḁus 'e terån te'is
May you (pl.) be blessed this day

I invite you to join the challenge and invite other Rotumans to join in treasuring and teaching out language.

For more language resources, visit the ministryforpacificpeoples and the centreforpacificlanguages app.

05/08/2026

ATTN: Calling all maple biskete 🇨🇦🇫🇯
Come celebrate Rotuma with Club Hugag'esea and next Saturday, May 16th!

Wrap up Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta with us, learn about our hanua and share in ancestral storytelling

DM me for details and follow Club Hugag'esea on FB

05/07/2026

🦎🌺‘ạlusi - lizard🌺🦎

‘ạlusi slowly slips into place

between ferns of silver lace

she sits and smiles upon the frangipani tree

wrapped with vines of hanisaka that smell of so sweet

here, she eats rạmu mosquitoes and laga fly

basking in the sun

till dusk when the sun sets

and the time to hunt has begun

‘ạlusi - lizard
A5 blockprint on Mulberry Paper
Available on my shop
Hanihani-arts.com/shop

05/07/2026

So grateful to be a part of this exhibit 💗 poirirua aotearoa! Faiåkse'ea Dorell Ben for organizing us

As part of Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta - Rotuma Language Week celebrations, Pātaka is delighted to give our community a SNEAK PEAK of an upcoming exhibition:

Hạitautu‘uga:
To Go Between – Rotuma Contemporary

Aotearoa New Zealand‘s FIRST exhibition dedicated to contemporary artists of Rotuman descent, whose works carry stories across time and place.

‘Amnȧk fakgarue mumuet ‘e Aotearoa Niu Sirạgi ne iof‘ȧk se lelea‘ Rotuạm ne majạu tē ‘e av fo‘ou te‘is, ne ‘oris garue hạisok‘ạkigen ‘oris rogrogo ‘e avat se avat ma ‘e utut se utut.

28 Nov 2026–28 Feb 2027

Curated by artist and scholar Dr Dorell Ben, featured artists include; Basil Mosese Leo, David Eggleton, Prof. Vilsoni Hereniko, Sofia Tekela-Smith, Dr. Mere Taito, Whetū Fala, Niki Hastings McFall, Rocky Ralifo, Fesaitu Solomone, Serene Hodgman, Tamara Aisake, Tamara Rose Sikuri, Malia Vaurasi, Tristan Petueli, Ruby Macomber, Rosie Roaché, and Lily Rose Atu, with the Greater Wellington contingent of the New Zealand Rotuman Fellowship.

‘E maj ne ‘ol tē, sa‘ tē, s*k mạlu ma mạl ruerue, pȧn mạlu, fạgi, ma sal fäeag‘ȧk rogrog fo‘ou, lelea‘ majạu Rotuạm ne noh ‘e hanuạ tūtū ne rȧn te‘ hạifäegag ma kel‘ạkim, ‘e ‘oris garue, ‘amnȧk ne mou se hạikạinagag fak toto, la‘ forạut se hanuạ tū, tạriạg ne noanoa ne iris agtạu ma, ma ho‘iget se hanuạ ne ‘ot tēmamfua.

Through sculpture, weaving, photography, video, painting, poetry, and digital media, artists from the Rotuman diaspora respond to the layered worlds of lineage, migration, resilience and return.

Proudly supported by the NZ Rotuman Fellowship and PACIFICA Arts Centre.
rotuman.fellowship Pacifica Arts Centre

Image Credit: Dorell Ben Hạitạutu‘uga 2026, detail, red ochre on uha (Rotuman Barkcloth).

Check out our website for further info:
https://pataka.org.nz/whats-on/exhibitions/haitautuuga/
(Aroha mai international audiences, may not be able to access the link. We are )🌺

05/06/2026

🪶PELŌ - CRANE 🪶

Pelō perches on top of whirly arbutus trees
between cat tails and seagulls
Pelō 's hungry, fishing for heron out of the shallow lagoon's changing tide.
fluffing its silver and blue feathers in the moonlight
13 Pelō fly by
it's a lucky sign
Pelō cries

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Animated short stories of block prints