04.09.2007, 09:15
Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu, Hawaii
16 June 1982
high chief fanene leifi pita maivia, known locally as professional wrestler peter maivia died sunday (june 13, 1982) of canver. he was 45.
maivia was born in western samoa and raised in new zealand, where he began his wrestling career. he went to england as a professional wrestler and wassigned by the producers of the early james bond film "you only live twice" to do a fight scene with actor sean connery, who played bond.
maivia went on to wrestle professionally in europe, the far east, and the u. s. mainland. he started wrestling in hawaii in the early 1960s and eventually became the first polyneasian promoter of professional wrestling in the islands. he also established the peter maivia wrestling school here.
maivia promoted several wrestling events in american and western samoa, tonga, and other southenr pacific islands,a nd about three years ago he was the main event in what is said to have been the largest spectator event ever held in western samoa -- an outdoor wrestling match in which he was the headliner. about 10,000 spectators are said to have attended.
friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. friday at borthwick mortuary. services 1 p.m. friday. burial at diamond head memorial park.
he is survived by wife, ofelia fuataga; daughter, mrs. mataniu feagaimaleata johnson of florida; grandson tuifeai dwayne johnson of florida; mother, mrs. peka papali'i of auckland, new zealand; two brothers in samoa; and a cousin, papali'itele siva afi, a professional wrstler here known as siva afi.
Honolulu, Hawaii
16 June 1982
high chief fanene leifi pita maivia, known locally as professional wrestler peter maivia died sunday (june 13, 1982) of canver. he was 45.
maivia was born in western samoa and raised in new zealand, where he began his wrestling career. he went to england as a professional wrestler and wassigned by the producers of the early james bond film "you only live twice" to do a fight scene with actor sean connery, who played bond.
maivia went on to wrestle professionally in europe, the far east, and the u. s. mainland. he started wrestling in hawaii in the early 1960s and eventually became the first polyneasian promoter of professional wrestling in the islands. he also established the peter maivia wrestling school here.
maivia promoted several wrestling events in american and western samoa, tonga, and other southenr pacific islands,a nd about three years ago he was the main event in what is said to have been the largest spectator event ever held in western samoa -- an outdoor wrestling match in which he was the headliner. about 10,000 spectators are said to have attended.
friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. friday at borthwick mortuary. services 1 p.m. friday. burial at diamond head memorial park.
he is survived by wife, ofelia fuataga; daughter, mrs. mataniu feagaimaleata johnson of florida; grandson tuifeai dwayne johnson of florida; mother, mrs. peka papali'i of auckland, new zealand; two brothers in samoa; and a cousin, papali'itele siva afi, a professional wrstler here known as siva afi.