The painter JAABI will be presenting from July 08th to 18th 2016 20 Earth paintings on tapa to be hanged on the bamboos of the fare pote'e of Maeva.This will be an opportunity to celebrate 20 YEARS spent in this experiment since he started it in June 1996 with the decoration the 'UO, the great kite of Maeva.
" The villagers of Maeva came to ask me to decorate their giant custom kites... to be presented to the tournament kites in Hawaii. Then I thought of using pure soil. At that time I had no idea what would follow..."
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The works offer an assortment of ocher colors mainly from Huahine, warm palette in the light of the Oceanian Tapa cloth.
An event not to be missed ... Kava tasting and Fenua fruits, flowers and music as expressions to add during the Heiva happening on the beautiful island of Huahine.
March 18th 2015, the children were present at Huahine Fare Pōte'e of Maeva to achieve this very important event.
"All the mana of Huahine was present today with our children at the Fare Pōte'e thank you Vave'a Opu Nui and everyone who so generously made this day".
(Dorothy Levy)

Guided tours on Maeva archaeological sites
"Garden Legend Marae Tour"
Guided by Maeva villagers an introductory walk through the ancient history of the Mā'ohi people, the ancestors.
207 449 - 214 845
Rates:
2500 xpf per person -
minimum 2 persons

Along this trail, you will discover the remains of an ancient Polynesian village, unique in the Pacific. Places of interest are many, and trace the history of a living people on the hillside. The entire interior hillside of Mata'ire'a was occupied mainly by families of chiefs. Each residential entity had one or more marae.
In Polynesia such a concentration of community leaders' families is exceptional.
The path winds through the hillside and vanilla plantations, then plunges into a dense and lush vegetation to reach a fern covered promontory overlooking Maeva lagoons lined with coconut trees. A breathtaking view with the island of Huahine-Iti in background.