Lomilomi and indigenous massage of Oceania

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Lomilomi is the traditional massage of Hawaii. As an indigenous practice, it varies by using island and by means of family. The word lomilomi also is used for rub down in Samoa and East Futuna. In Samoa, it is also called lolomi and milimili. In East Futuna, it's also known as milimili, fakasolosolo, amoamo, lusilusi, kinikini, fai’ua. The Māori call it romiromi and mirimiri. In Tonga rubdown is fotofota, tolotolo, and amoamo. In Tahiti it's miles rumirumi. On Nanumea in Tuvalu, rubdown is called popo, strain software is kukumi, and heat utility is tutu. Massage has also been documented in Tikopia in the Solomon Islands, in Rarotonga and in Pukapuka in Western Samoa.