Samoan here trying to learn more about our people as a whole. This is my introduction to Papa Tom and I'm absolutely fascinated by his life and legacy. Meitaki for sharing about all this. 🇨🇰❤️
Read his book "Island Boy" - excellent reading. Detailing many things including Thermogenesis, Harvard, Gemini & Apollo program. He got the award for Pacific Islander of the Century in 1999 / 2000 and I also had the privilege of interviewing him while he was working on the massive Waka at Te Waananga o Aotearoa in Mangere. I am so glad and grateful that a new generation will now hear about him. As Cook Islanders and Polynesian people, we should all be very proud and inspired. Thank you Papa Tom - Kia Orana e Kia Manuia!!
I am very bless to see this video and seeing one of our papa who see the world from a different angle. I don't know him personally but I heard part of his story as I grew up. Thanks for sharing this video.
