David Galea'i na mauaina le Siamupeni o le Lalolagi i le tauvaga lona sefulu tasi a le World Fire Knife Dance i le Polynesian Cultural Center i Laie, Hawaii. O David o le sui mai Motu o Cooke Island o lo'o i le ata lea e fai lona pale ma isi o e na tapuai ma maimoa i le manaia o le Siva Afi Nifo Oti a David. O lona Tina ma uncles,  unties ma aiga ma uo uma na tapua'i.
O ata nei na pu'e ina ua i le tauvaga ole Siamupeni ole lalolagi ile Siva Afi Nifo Oti.
	David ma Aiga.
Le Susuga ile Senate le Afioga ia Letuli Olo mai America Samoa ma isi na maimoa ma tapua'i i le matagofie o le nei tauvaga. Olo Letuli o ia e fa'apea na amataina ona tu'u le afi ile Siva Ailao le Naifi Oti ma fa'apena lava ona sau ai e o'o mai lava i le aso. Taua e le Susuga a Pulefano "Olo is the Father of Fire Knife Dancing".
	Le Susuga ia Tamaru Colombel na tu lua i le Tauvaga Siva Nifo Oti ale lalolagi 2003. O ia o le sui mai Tahiti.
Afioga ia Lilomaiava male Susuga ia Tamaru Colombel mai Tahiti na tu Lua i le Tauvaga Siva Nifo Oti ale Lalolagi 2003.
	Le Susuga ia Alexander Galea'i le Sui mai Laie na mauaina le tu tolu.
Le Susuga ia Tamaru Colombel mai Tahiti na tu lua o loo pue ata ma isi maimoa i le nei tauvaga.
	O e na molimau ina le mata'utia o le nei tauvaga matagofie. O le Siva Naifi Oti.
Le Tama'ita'i la lelei o South Pacifi Lupe Aumavae o loo matamata i fa'ailoga o le nei tauvaga..
	Miss South Pacific Lupe Aumavae ma le Susuga ia Ete Savini o le isi o Fa'amasino i le nei lava tauvaga. .
Miss South Pacific ma Delsa o le lima taumatau na malosi i le lagolago ia Pulefano na ulu iai le tauvaga ma fuafuaga uma o le tauvaga.
	Susuga is Vita Tanielu, Jacob Iakopo, Agelu Iakopo, Melanie Lesoa ma Ete Savini. Melanie Lesoa, Siamupeni a 12 to 17 tausaga. Jaco Pupualii, Siamupeni a 6 - 11 tausaga. Agelu Iakopo, na siamupeni i le tausaga 2002 ae tu lua i le tauvaga nei, 2003. O le Kalapu mai Apia e igoa ole "Ailao Club Samoa" o lo'o ta'ita'ia e le Susuga ia Lene Leota.
Tofa ia Pulefano Galea'i le na amataina lenei Tauvaga o le Siva Nifo Oti ma le Afi, Le Tofa ia Alalamua "Ete Savini", ma le Afioga ia Lilomaiava Galea'i.

WORLD FIREKNIFE COMPETITION
May 12-14, 2005

Preliminary Nite, May 12...Semi-Final on May 13th, and Final on Saturday 14th at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Oahu. Nineteen competitors were in this year competition, 9 of them advanced to Friday night for Semi-Final. Their names are in the red. The 3 out of those 9 men moved to the Final on Saturday 6pm and 8pm shows. They were judged on each show, and the compine scores from both performances determined the out come of the 2005 World Fire Knife Dance Competition..

Campetitors:
Ah Chew Tafiti, Jerome Slade, Hogan Toomalata'i, Richard Siolosega, Dayne Iaulualo, David Galea'i, Sofeni Iaulualo, Alexander Galea'i, Spencer Lonoae'a, Peter Whitney, Samson Gomes Hoohuli, Mikaele Oloa, David Ahuna, Brandon Maneafaiga, Kapeneta Teo-Tafiti, Latai Lesoa, Adrian Aiu, Taeyoung Kim, and Trumaine Oto

Semi-Final Winners on Friday Night and the Finalist for the World Fire Knife Dance in no special order are:
Mr Hogan To'omalata'i of Samoa
Mr Mikaele Oloa of Orlando, Florida
Mr Brandon Maneafaiga of Waianae, Hawaii

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