“It was probably the best job I’ve ever had,” says Vera Nitinthorn, a former cast member of the Tahitian Terrace. She is one of many who sing praises of a fondly remembered place from Disneyland’s ...

A new documentary podcast shows the devastation...and the hope...of a working-class community lost to the Pacific Palisades wildfires.

Vaimiti Teiefitu is a Tahitian longboarder – one of the few who has opted to ride a traditional form of surf craft despite her local waves being quite different than the kind longboarders usually seek ...

COURTESY WILLIAM KYOUNGYONG JEE The dancers of the group Tamatoa of Kaneohe wear white flowers around their necks and traditional ti leaf skirts and chest pieces. COURTESY WILLIAM KYOUNGYONG JEE ...

(Click through all the photos in the above gallery for more Tahitian action.) For the last 30 years, the pages of Marlin have documented the finest marlin fishing in the most virgin waters on the ...

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Scientists have ascertained the pedigree of Tahitian vanilla, the orchid whose rarity and rich, sweet flavor distinguishes it from the widely used commercial vanilla. The discovery of the plant’s ...

Tahitian model Rava Ray dives naked underwater and creates picturesque photographs with dangerous marine creatures, holds stingray close to her heart. Thus, Rava Ray is also known as ‘Stingray Queen’.

The fast, hip-shaking dance of Tahiti is taking off around the world, with thousands of women taking classes and competing Wearing intricate costumes made of plants and adorned with tropical flowers, ...

The origin of the Tahitian vanilla orchid has long eluded botanists. The orchid is found to exist only in cultivation; natural, wild populations have never been encountered. Now, a team of ...