Sei o Funafuti

Ko maina te lagi ite poo, ko teuteugina ne fetu p**a gali. Se ata e lavea faeloa ne koe i luga i toku nuku pele, maise manafai ko mio mai tau pasikaiti kite feitu kite malae vakalele. E uina te vela ote laa ite ao, kae maua faeloa sou taimi fakasagi ite poo, o sagasaga mo kaiga pena foki mo tauga*oa.

Se koga gali ke faka*ologa kiei a kita, manafai ko tuu poloki te velasia ite fale. Fola sau papa, kae fakaligoligo foki tau kitala ite ‘sau masani ote poo. Ea kai gali ou moemiti? 😉✨🌺

When the sky brightens up in the night, it shows the bright beautiful stars. An image that is common on my island, especially after a long night ride on bikes, parking just nearby the airstrip. A place to indulge in at night after a long summer day, a moment to share with families and friends, enjoying the cool night breeze.

A quiet place to share a peaceful breezy moment, when the heat’s up and home is a little bit too warm. Spread out a local mat, grab your guitar and enjoy a night of serenity. Now is it not a dream worth living?😉✨🌺

‭‭3 IOANE‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬ ‭
“Toku tauga*oa pele, au e 'talo ke solosolo 'lei a mea katoa ki a koe, ka ke tumau foki tou malosi faka te foitino, e pela eiloa mo te iloa ne au i a koe e malosi i te agaga.”

E ui te fakalavelavegina tatou i mea uke ote olaga, e taua ke isi se taimi manava o koe. Toku fenua, Funafuti e uke a koga gali iei pela foki mo kauone ke mafai o maua se manavaga matagofie mo te ola lei o tou loto mo tou agaaga. Se puli foki te fakaaoga o sinu manogi gali mai te Fenua Ola, mote ola lei o tou foitino.

Toe avatu te fakafetai kite Fenua Ola mo kope matagofie konei, ne sinu manogi gali mote fakamoemoega maluga, ke fiafia tasi tatou o fakaaoga ☺️

3 John 1:2:
"Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well."

Through the busyness of life, I hope you are taking time out for self-care. Funafuti is filled with beautiful sites and beaches for the heart and soul, while the fenua ola products are great for skin 🙂 thank you again Fenua Ola for the beautiful products, hope everyone is enjoying them as much as I do.

Day 1 of media training for Sei Tuvalu 2026 ✨

Learning and stepping into this journey with gratitude for every person working quietly behind the scenes to help shape us into the women we are becoming. As Pacific poet Teresia Teaiwa once reminded us, “We sweat and cry salt water, so we know that the ocean is really in our blood.”

A*o muamua o akoakoaga ki luga i aveavega o tala mo te Sei Tuvalu 2026 ✨

E s**i taku fakafetai ki tino katoa kola e tumau te galue malosi mo te agamalu ki luga i te akoakoga mo te putiputiga o matou ke mafai o fai mo fafine kola e fakamoemoegina kiei a te Atufenua, e mafai o tauave te tapulā tenei . E pela mo pati a te Fafine Pasefika ko Teresia Teaiwa, "E iloa ne tatou i te moana e iai i tou toto, ia tatou e tauta kae tagi ki vai masimā"

Dress gifted by Aunty Suteta Etimani
Pearls gifted by Aunty Sikiona Leupena
Hair done by Ms. Linda Rakue Vaguna
Funafuti fan prepared by the Funafuti Women Association.

“A te tokolua e 'lei atu i te tokotasi, me e lasi atu te aoga o galuega e fai ne te tokolua. Kafai e siga te sua tino, kae ka fesoa*oani ki ei a te sua tino.” Failauga 4:9-10

Fonu toku loto ite fakafetai ki te fakapotopotoga tafaoga o Funafuti, aua kote lagomaloo mai. Fakafetai mote meaalofa faopoopo tenei tela ko fai mo fakamasauaga me ite moemitiiga tenei e see io oku tokotasi, kae io tatou fakatasi, fakafetai lasi mote mau tapuaki aua ko aku taumafaiga kite fakataufaiga misi mai mua nei.

E fiafia foki loa au o avatu te fakamaloo lasi ki fanau tafao Funafuti ite volipoolo, aua ko lua taumafaiga mataonomea, tela ne maua ne koulua ne tulaga gali maise te sili mo te tiimu Malefatuga mo Nauti pena foki te tulaga lua ite tiimu a Avalau. Ne tusaga kola e fakamatamata iei te tou fenua aua se fakamanatuuga o lua taleni maise kote malosi ote fai mea tasi mote loto tasi ✨ Maloo kae fakafetai👏🏽

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour… if either of them falls, one can help the other up.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Feeling incredibly grateful to the Funafuti Sports Association for supporting my journey as Sei o Funafuti 2026. Your financial contribution truly means so much, and it reminds me that no dream is ever carried alone, so thank you for believing in me; and a huge congratulations to our Funafuti volleyball teams,teams Malefatuga, Avalau and Nauti , for their amazing achievements in bringing home first and second place in the recent tournament, a proud moment for our community and such a beautiful reminder of the spirit, talents and togetherness that make our island so special ✨

I te po ko teka, ne fiafia lasi au o kaufakatasi ki te toe kaiga o te a*o tela ne fakatokagina ne te Malo o Tuvalu mo te Ulu ote Atufenua o Ausitalia, tena malu, Her Excellency Samantha Mostyn fakatasi mo tena kau malaga. Se pō ne fonu i fakafiafiaga, fakamalosiga sokoga fakatauga*oa pena foki mo tū mo faifaiga faka Tuvalu ✨

Ne fakatasi au mo oku taina, Sei o fenua Tuvalu, o sakasaka kae fiafia I fatele gali kae mataonomea mai fenua o Nanumea mo Nukufetau. Mai mea tupu o te po, ne ake aka ia au me tasi o mea tafasili e mailoga iei te gali o Tuvalu, ko loto o ana tagata mo fafine pena foki mo tū mo faifaiga fakafenua kola e tasi iei tatou 💞

Later in the evening, I had the honor of attending the dinner reception hosted by the Government of Tuvalu for the Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Samantha Mostyn, and her delegation, a night filled with connection, culture and celebration✨

From networking and sharing laughs with my pageant sisters to dancing and enjoying the beautiful fatele performances by the Nanumea and Nukufetau communities, it was a lovely reminder that some of the best parts of Tuvalu are found in the warmth of our people and the traditions that bring us together

Hair by Ms. Linda Rakue Vaguna
Fou by Ms. Alagali Raobu