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2 Ways to Tie a Lavalava

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2 Ways to Tie a Lavalava

If you are a Siva Afi (fire knife dance) performer you are going to want to know how to tie a lavalava. A lavalava is known as a pareo or sarong in other places.  In Samoa it is called a lavalava, ie lavalava or just an ie.  It is the material that is used as clothing and wrapped around the waist or body. Siva Afi performers use them in their performances as it was traditionally used by our warriors when they went to war. For those of you who don't know siva afi is an adaptation of the ailao, a...

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Why Digital is the Future

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Why Digital is the Future

If we have learned anything from COVID-19 it is that we can do almost anything online.  We can shop online, we can have business meetings online, we can watch movies online, we can read online, we can go to school online and we can work online. For some time I have thought that going digital is the future.  This is partly why we started our online store.  We knew that with the increase of access to smartphones and devices more people would be able to purchase online. This was definitely tested during COVID-19.  USA Today reported that online sales of...

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