Manoa Rasigatale

Ratu Manoa Rasigatale (July 11, 1947 – June 5, 2026) was a Fijian historian, journalist, musician, television personality and politician. He was a member of the Senate of Fiji and represented Rewa.

Life and career

Rasigatale was born on July 11, 1947, and came from the village of Nabuli in Rewa Province.[1][2]

In the 1970s he worked as a journalist for Fijian newspaper Nai Lalakai[2] and Pacific Islands Monthly[3] and was director and manager of the Fiji Dance Theatre cultural troupe.[2][4][5] In 1985 he established the Fijian Cultural Center at the Pacific Harbour International Resort near Suva,[6] where he planned to build a replica Drua.[7] In 1993 and 1994 his dance troupe performed at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii as part of a cultural exchange. In 1994, it performed in Las Vegas.[8]

In 2009 he hosted We Ni Yava Misiki.[9] In 2016 he hosted documentary drama series Mai Muri Mai.[10]

In October 2020 he was awarded the Fiji 50th Anniversary commemorative medal.[1][11]

Rasigatale died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 78.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Qereqeretabua Dedicates Medal To His Wife". Fiji Sun. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "People". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 47, no. 10. 1 October 1976. p. 30. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "MY FIJI—STOP PLAYING WITH FIRE". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 44, no. 9. 1 September 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Fiji plays". Canberra Times. 1 December 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "'With the spirit behind you'-Fijians dance their way into the past". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 49, no. 7. 1 July 1978. pp. 31–33. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "A journey into Fiji's past". Canberra Times. 8 May 1985. p. 34. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "MANOA'S VISION Great Fijian "Galleon" planned for Pacific". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 56, no. 1. 1 January 1985. p. 44. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Rasigatale's US adventure". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 64, no. 9. 1 September 1994. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ Ruby Taylor-Newton (25 October 2009). "Manoa's new show". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "TV shows launched". Fiji Times. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rasigatale 'grateful' for recognition". Fiji Times. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Journalist, Mosese Raqio Multimedia. "Fiji mourns cultural icon Ratu Manoa Rasigatale". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
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