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> What's Happening in Tahiti |
Tahiti’s very first “Monoi Here Week”, or “Monoi, My Love , Week was held August 13 -18 , 2007 at the Papeete Cultural Center and other locations to pay tribute to the scented oil that Tahitians have been using since ancient times. Workshops, exhibitions stands, conferences, movie projections and open houses, one at Parfumerie Tiki were held to help the public discover Monoi which has played an important part in the Tahitians way of life, whether during ancestral rites, in traditional medicine, local pharmacopeia or in personal health care. Today, Monoi is still considered one of the main pillars of the rich Tahitian culture. The Monoi Week celebrated the fifteen years since the scented oils unique virtues and exceptional properties have been officially recognized by an “Appellation d’origine”, or a guarantee of origin that the French government adopted by decree in 1992. The Institut du Monoi which consists of the five companies producing Monoi in Tahiti sponsored this weeklong celebration. “Our objective is to show that Monoi is very much alive and that it draws its richness from its history and its diversity,” said Eric Vaxelaire director of the Institute The overall Monoi business grew ten percent last year with a combined sales turnover of more than 400 million French Pacific francs yearly, Vaxelaire said.
On one of our trips to Ahe we visited Brothers Pearl farm with Emmanuelle our dear friend and until recently the owner of CocoPerle on Ahe. We were given a more intimate tour of the pearl farm. Sam the owner, walked us through the life a of a Tahitian pearl from its inception. From the process of witnessing a Mississippi river mussel graft from Tennessee be inserted into the giant blacklipped oyster to talking to the divers going out to check on the pearls in the lagoon to watching a blacklipped oyster be opened and the pearl inside be measured and logged into his daily count. They look exactly like you see them on a ring or pendant when they are taken right from the oyster. Heading to Tahiti in 2008 you will start the year off with the Chinese New Year in February with the Year of the Rat . Can’t make up your mind which island to go to...we have been to most of the islands in French Polynesia and atolls and so far our all around favorite is Huahine. Keep in mind...there is really no night life in the islands. Nor are there malls or shopping centers...if this is what you are looking for you should probably go elsewhere. Diving, snorkeling , sunbathing, walking , hiking and biking are what should be on you agenda.
Tahiti Manava Visitors Bureau 2008 Calendar of Events Sports contest, which include canoe racing, javelin throwing, stone lifting, cobra preparation, etc. The Craft Heiva runs at the same time and all forms of craftworks from the five islands are represented. We’ve have been to both Heiva’s and they are a wonderful representation of these warm loving people and their culture. JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
HEIVA I TAHITI - the largest gathering of
choral and dance groups take place at To’ata
Square in downtown Papeete on Boulevard Pomare.
The outer islands also celebrate: Mahina, Bora
Bora and Raiatea.
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
In a closing note: Parfumerie Tiki’s Monoi
and Tamanu products are the Best of Tahiti’s Native
secret for beautiful skin. All natural monoi and tamanu,
in the creams, oils, lotions and balms. with very little
else added. Recently, here in the United States, stores
are popping up advertising Monoi and Tamanu in their
products boasting its wonderful blend for hydrating and
healing. The name Tahiti on a item itself is wonderful
form of marketing yet very little percent of monoi or
tamanu is added to these products and the ingredients is
lengthy and anything but natural.
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Last updated January 2008
We have redesigned our website in hopes of enhancing your shopping experience and have new low everyday prices on our Monoi and Tamanu products. We firmly believe in and stand behind the Monoi products of Parfumerie Tiki since 1942 as best of all the Monoi from Tahiti . 
The Sheraton Hotel Tahiti Resort & Spa hosted the 2007 International Tahitian Pearl Auction Held in November. French Polynesia Perliculture minister Michael Yip said he was very satisfied with the auction that sold 75% of the 230,000 loose Tahitian pearls offered, with the average price per pearl rising 23%. The buyers were local and from overseas. What was originally scheduled as a two day auction ended up a one day event. 
TAHITI - a place to escape to, a unique lure to the
romantic. Tahiti gets a bad rap
from many travel books. “They advise visitors to go
straight to Bora Bora or Moorea.,” but they miss out on
so much by doing that. We love Papeete, French
Polynesia’s laissez-fare capitol, which is often ignored
all together. Papeete has one of the finest waterfronts
in the South Pacific. Tucked neatly in between a
horseshoe bay and the towering peaks of Aorai and Te
taraomaiao, it is scenic and vibrant with life,
providing an interesting contrast to the luxury resorts
with manicured gardens and manufactured beaches. 
As always I recommend, Jan Prince’s travel book “Tahiti
& French Polynesia Guide” now in its fourth edition. In
my opinion the best travel guide out there on Tahiti. We
have been to French Polynesia many times and I still
bring it with me on all of our trips.
“The Austral Archipelago” exhibition at Fare
Manihini, Papeete, Tahiti 
Marquesas Art Festival – on the island of Ua
Pou an arts and cultural event.
If
you want to experience all the benefits of the Tahitian
Vahines secret to beautiful skin and shiny soft hair use
the products made in Tahiti at Parfumerie Tiki since 1942. There is no comparison.