Heimanu Philippe Taiarui (born 24 August 1986) is a beach soccer and association football player from French Polynesia who plays as a defender.

He has appeared at six editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup representing the Tahitian national team, finishing as a runner-up twice (2015 and 2017); at the former, he won the Golden Ball (best player) award.

As a youth, along with football, Taiarui also frequently indulged in his passions for triathlon, surfing (competing in competitions alongside Michel Bourez) and motocross,[3][5] a sport in which he "excelled".

[6][5] At 14, he went to play in a youth tournament in France and was shown interest by Bordeaux and Nantes, but he quickly returned to Tahiti due to the lack of any family there.

[11][12] Meanwhile, Taiarui continued to play football in Tahiti, moving from his boyhood club of Manu-Ura to A.S. Pirae in 2014, making appearances in the OFC Champions League.

[13] He also started receiving offers to play for beach soccer clubs across the globe and subsequently had spells with teams in Portugal, Germany, Italy, Spain, Estonia and Japan over the next two years, achieving semi-pro status.

[9] Soon after the 2017 World Cup, in which Tahiti reached the final once again, Taiarui moved to Switzerland permanently, allowing him to compete in European beach soccer leagues with more ease.

[7] After a short time, Taiarui moved just over the border into France and took a place at a club in the lower leagues of French football to maintain his fitness when not competing in beach soccer.

[16] At the 2021 World Cup, Taiarui picked up an injury in Tahiti's second match against Spain, meaning he was unable to make any meaningful contribution in the competition any further.