What is Hiko?
Hiko is a Polynesian juggling culture only performed by girls and women and is still around today. The roots are from tribal times and have been adapted into the modern Tongan world through an ancient chant and a cultural dance by the Queen Salote College.
Take a step back through time with stories shared by these remarkable women and how the Hiko has been passed on for multiple generations since the beginning of their recorded history.
Hiko has incredible depth of empowerment for the females in a male dominated society.
The Hiko involves throwing Tui Tui nuts in the air..sometimes at world record status. Male jugglers dominate the world, yet in Tonga, men don’t juggle.
Keep Hiko Alive!
Hiko is a juggling game, competition, dance and song and this film documents how this ancient tradition is on the verge of disappearing. The stories of the women of Tonga is framed within the HIko revealing a beautiful culture that is fading into the history books. Step back in time with your journey to Tonga to a Country where only Women Juggle.
Keep Hiko Alive!
