Dixon Holland Wia

Dixon Holland Wia

Dixon Wia Holland served as cameraman, producer, scriptwriter, narrator, assistant editor, and voyaging crew member for the Vaka Taumako Project from 1996 to 2018. He crewed on the project’s first voyage in 1998, where he met his future wife, Emily, on Nifiloli Island; they now have five children. Dixon developed strong videography skills, receiving initial training in Hawai‘i in 1999 from Larry Williamson of the Pacific Traditions Society. He later worked closely with VTP media lead Jacob Penchansky and contributed translations of 2012–2013 recordings. Holland also assisted BBC videographer Wade Fairley and served as narrator and assistant editor for the first two We, the Voyagers films. Though he is no longer filming, his contributions remain a valued part of the VTP legacy.

City
Nifiloli Islands
Country
Solomon Islands
Keywords
narrator, assistant editor, and indigenous storytelling
Researcher
Te Aliki Koloso Kaveia (deceased 2009) Te Aliki Jonas Hollani ( deceased 2022) Luke Vaikawi Marianne “Mimi” George Te Aliki Peter Taea (deceased 2019) Larry Williamson (deceased 2016) Te Aliki Fox Boda Jacob Penchansky
Project
The Vaka Taumako Project (VTP)
Institution
Pacific Traditions Society (PTS)
Website
https://www.vaka.org/team-members-some-of-them