Welcome to our site


  [November 25, 2009]
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Avaiki-Connection websites. If you are new to the website, welcome, read through it and learn about who we are and where we come from.
If you are a regular visitor, thanks for stopping by again and hope to get some feedbacks from you. If you are on our main website; there are icons on the top right on every page, click on the email icon and send this website url to your friends, especially those who want to visit our little Islands and other wantoks who may not  know of our existence. 
Avaiki-Connection has been on the World Wide Web for three years and I would like to thank you all for making it a dream comes true. This is our only home on the Web so lets keep it alive. We'll add more to the site when necessary.
In the meantime, browse through it and le me know what you think.
Te ma'ine kia tekoutou
Jaytee
Administrator/Web-designer

tuhaika@gmail.com

Why we use the "Avaiki"

Rennell and Bellona Islands are two Polynesian Islands in the Solomons. These are homes to Polynesians whose ancestors came from Wallis and Futuna more than 600 years ago. Our people have lived and thrived on these Islands for centuries.



Christianity reached our Islands in the early 1900s. Bellona Island, in particular, was Christinized in 1938 by Seventh Day Aventist missionariesfrom Lake Tegano. 

Today, Rennell Bellona people call themselves the "Avaiki people." Many would disagree with that because that name doesn't appear in our history. But the name Avaiki is extremely important to Polynesians.

Because of the seperation of the Polynesian people by the vast Pacific ocean for centuries, the name Avaiki may have been lost or corrupted in its usage. The name Hawaii, Hawaiiki, Avaiki, Matangiki, Savai'i etc. do have similar meanings. To many, this is the land of their ancestors. Today, the two main groups, beside Rennell and Bellona people, use Avaiki as their identity are the Niueans and Cook Islanders. 

Avaiki-Connection signifies our ties to the Polynesian Triange. Ties to our race and heritage. It demonstrates our strong connections to the lands of our forefathers, and the love for our fellow Polynesian people in the Eastern region. 

These websites bring our Islands closer to our people wherever they are, but more so to promote our culture and values that separate us from the rest of the Solomon Island people.

Browse Our Website

How To Browse our Website.  I guess the biggest concern of our visitors is where to go for a certain information. One of the biggest challenges of web creation is the ability to capture the imagination and attention of visitors. A better website is one that is easy to browse, but sometimes larger websites are quite boring; too many pages, and too many links.With this I think its important to use  a few lines here to help those in this situation.  
Follow these instructions:
1. Pages and subpages: Subpages are ways to minimize crowded menu. This means that you can access these links by place the mouse on the main page and subpages will appear on the bottom. Scroll down and click on each links.
2. Links: There are ways to identify a hyperlink on a webpage. URLs (website address) are hidden behind photos, phrases, words, or Paragraphs. If the mouse becomes a palm (hand) when rolling over a word or phrase, that is a hyperlink. It links to somewhere inside or outsider the website. 
3. Color Links. Another way of identifying hyperlinks is to look for colored words, phrases, or sentences. They are usually active hyperlinks that changes color when the mouse rolls over them. Click on them and see where the links take you.
4. Identify URL . If you don't want to open the link, just place the mouse on the hyperlink and look to the bottom left of the Status bar. The URL or Website address will appear.
Now go back to Avaiki Connection and check it out. To AC