aloha and welcome to legacies of the pacific

Discover the vibrant world of performing arts with Legacies of the Pacific. We celebrate Pacific Rim communities by supporting, collaboration, cultural events, and artistic expression. Join us in bridging communities and promoting the rich heritage of the Pacific through our programs and initiatives.

Enriching and perpetuating continued learning.

Supporting and guiding our future generations. 

Make-a-Wish Gala 2019- Birds of a Feather

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2024

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 2025 

Juneteenth Walk with Golden State Warriors Family 2020

Juneteenth Walk 2020

• Resembles a tree for starting from the ground/roots and growing and branching out.
• The stick in the middle is the "trunk" that connects the old roots in the earth to the branches that grow.
• The leaves fall off like trends and grow new ones, staying modern, new, and fresh, but always staying connected to the roots; the tradition and culture.

Concept originated by Michaela Spinoso and 

developed by Nina Diamzon

Design logo created and developed by Sean Bringas

Logo symbolizes: 

Tradition 

Roots 

Modernism 

Growth

Togetherness 

Homage

The Dancer 

The Culture

 The “Vaka” or sail symbolizes many things. The sail itself represents a country that outlines the Pacific Rim. In the emblem, there are twelve Vakas representing twelve Pacific Rim cultures:

1. Hawaii
2. Tahiti
3. Cook Islands
4. Samoa
5. Tonga
6. Fiji
7. New Zealand
8. Papa New Guinea- Melanesia
9. Guam- Micronesia
10. Philippines
11. Taiwan
12. Japan

These Vakas encircle the Manus. The wave is the Pacific Ocean, and how we are all tied together.
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The ripples represent “change” as in the ripple effect. Our mission, “Be the RIPPLE” has a distinct meaning. Each letter represents our philosophy on how we can make a difference in this world. Through unity we believe it’s achievable. We call this the LOP RIPPLE effect!

• Resource Leveraging
• Integration
• Performing Arts
• Partnership
• Leadership
• Embodied Communication

​Based on Michaela’s original concept as the dancer really being the vessel of passing on the traditions, Sean’s artistic talent and understanding of the vision and the culture, and having lived it as a dancer himself, created the “Manu Dancer”.

The “Manu”, meaning bird, throughout history and in many other cultures symbolized the messenger, or transporter.

Both Indigenous tribes, and Europeans used birds to communicate, transport, and pass messages between one another.  In some cultures, crows are believed to be the transporters of souls to the afterlife and eagle, hawks, and owls have special powers and meanings to the American indigenous tribes.

Our Manu Dancer is unisex or gender blind. It is how we communicate, express, and share knowledge. 

The Manu Dancer is the bridge to a rich vibrant culture and how we pass down our legacies, 

and share to those both inside and outside our own community.

 In the center of our logo, there are two other Manus behind the dancer; one represents our commerce and entrepreneurial spirit or Vendor community and how we strive to live, and the other represents the Community itself and all our non-profit efforts of gifting 

the Pacific Heritage to others.

Together, both represent the support system to the Manu Dancer, and combined, the Trinity creates a united, empowered coalition of our culture.

Through collaboration and unity this can be achieved, and Legacies of the Pacific Dancers are the "E" in RIPPLE. They practice Embodied Communication where their actions speak for itself, as they are vessels of their own voices.