Banaban 70th Anniversary Celebration on Rabi Island, Fiji

Published on Dec 26, 2015
This video is dedicated to the Banabans on Rabi Island, Fiji. Displaced from there home on Ocean Island 1600 miles away on December 15, 1945. Every year the Banabans come together to celebrate their strength and how each have growth to overcome the tragedy of mistrust and despair by the British Mining Company.
This video is just a quick preview of what the Banabans of Rabi Island are like today.
Produced by Mark Samala
Sponsored by Jabez Humanitarian Foundation
For the Banabans all over the world.

[@kaharamoote3509]

Rabi is such a beautiful island... full of wonderful people

[@bnti6443]

+Kahara moote yeah proud to be ,,,,,god bless our race

[@faanengaaw7357]

One love for my fellow Micronesians from Rabi island!!!

[@prophetsj1180]

5:10 Notice the girl in pink on left ,moves so gracefully. Keep keen eyes, she appears only few secs.

[@tekan_1987]

Nice one thanks for the uploading

[@dharshisenanayake4734]

3:50 what is the name of the song?
English version of that song was "gimme hope jo'anna"

[@tokaraoiiabeta2742]

This lovely rabi, thanks to be God

[@abakaitaurabwakai2629]

Dang Rabi!!! wow

[@عيسىخضير-س7ف]

Hi. The question is whether the Bannabians will return to their homeland Panapa Island or stay on the island of Rabi knowing that Banapa Island has no airport or hospital

[@nuka_fj]

Well.. i doubt we will... there are more opportunities here in Fiji than in Kiribati... but we still maintain our Links to our Home Land❤

[@nickislander4915]

Although they are they have a different culture and language than us native fijians, I feel as if they are part of Fiji now tbh. They are kinda like our little cousin we adopted and now live together happily. Same goes with kioan from kioa island. Always room for more. After all, Fiji was ( still is ) a buffer between east and west pacific

[@ranpoo9412]

Beautiful

[@sukanyaroy7487]

My brother name is rabi

[@jacobeksor6088]

Hello: i am Montagnard jarai also jarai related to malayo polynesian austronesian family from Central highland but today Central controlled by vietnam

[@عيسىخضير-س7ف]

The other question is why an airport was not opened in the land of Panapa Island. Are the Panabians still demanding the right to self-determination through the establishment of a state for them?

[@Smokaholic686]

Genuine question 🙋 Do Banabans consider themselves Fijian or Kiribati?

[@anonymousanonymous4465]

It depends who you ask. You will have different answers.

[@kookatamuera7880]

Song plz name 1:23

[@jacobeksor6088]

They dance similar with jarai traditional dance

[@christinadebrum9729]

Banaba is not the real name. British explorers mistakenly called it Banaba when they discovered it in the 1800s. The true name of Ocean Island is called Puakonakai.

[@TM686K]

Christina deBrum E reke mai ia am taeka anne? It is always referred to as Banaba in our local tales in Kiribati. “Bwaanaba” Bwaa meaning rocky/coral Aba meaning land “Rocky/Coral Island” in Kiribati. Otherwise it also means “Hollow land” in the Banaban dialect. Of course with all due respect if there are other sources that prove Puakonakai please share I’m always interested in learning my culture from all sources and cross referencing them accordingly.

[@John-te7rs]

4:27 the girl in the middle is very beautiful.. 😍. nna tangiiriko. ao kona tangiirai. 😂😂😘.

[@elizabethtabore2658]

lol....im sure ena tangiriko naba

[@teaioroiannang2084]

does anyone know the name of the second song ??
nice vid thou

[@ysviirvryovm1829]

Im abit late but the 2nd song is “Mua” by Fenua from Tahiti

[@JT-fx4fi]

Potonaine