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Henry & Yvette George of TEVAKANUI
From Cook Islands to Las Vegas
Our story begins in the South Paci c, where we are introduced to Henry Eli George - an architect of change who hails from a lin- eage of culture keepers. Born in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, this young boy, would later become the Director & Co-founder of the largest Polynesian dance group in Las Ve- gas. Henry’s story ventures into a journey of nding faith, nding favor and perpetuating culture.
His rebellious teenage years led him to being sent away by his parents, to Kailua-Kona, Ha- waii as a part of a youth program known as (DTS) Discipleship Training School. This curricu- lum was facilitated by (YWAM) Youth With A Mission - an interdenominational Christian or- ganization, which formed training centers at the Paci c Asian Christian University - known today as University of the Nations.
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Seemingly a great “punishment” for his reck- less behavior, Henry requested to enroll in Photography & Film studies, but was placed in Arts & Entertainment where he was later recruited by Island Breeze Productions/Minis- tries.
There he met a beautiful, local, Hawaiian girl by the name of Yvette Hualani Dille, who later became Miss Kona Coffee 1990 and Mrs. George in 1991. Henry and Yvette con- tinued to perform and serve in Island Breeze Ministries for 15 years, and for a couple years they were directors of the Island Breeze Impact World Tour team. That evangelical division of the company saw them touring the world to places like India, Korea, South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia; aiming to reach people through culture, dance & personal testimonies along the lines of the YWAM mis- sion statement to “know God and make Him known.”
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