University of Hawaii ... Pacific Island Program Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

MOORE HALL 215 PHONE: 948-6393 VOL.XIII:l JAN./DEC. 1982 1890 EAST-WEST ROAD UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822

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CONTENTS

Pac fie Is1ands Studies Monograph Series to be Launched

Ambassador Wi]liam Bodde to be EI~C Diplomat in ResidencE~

Mr. Palauni "Brownie" Tuiasosopo in Residence, Spring Semest 1982

Dr. Salato to Return

Ratu Mara Luncbeoil Speaker

PIP Occasimw1 Seminar: William Lobban

Pr zes for Pacific Islands Research

Attention M.A. Candidates

New Graduate Division Policies

PAAC rt

1982 South Pacific Summer Study Tour

Views on Samoa

Publications from M.A.R.C.

New Publications from U.S.P.

More Trust Territory Census Figures

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The tial FOUNDATION

be the

f substant and

in the social sciences and humanities. three will appear each year. serve as the General Ed tor for the

formed. A line potential authors should contact Dr. Kiste.

Ambassador WILLIAM

MR IN

PAULANI BROWNI TUIASOSOPO, January, and he

is Fellow with the M.A.

seminars in Pacific history and

the Governo of residence for the

r s ific Studies

affa

Dr. MACU SALATO, former Sec of the South Pacific year's (1980-1981) Fulbr Scholar-in-Residence, will month of March, 1982. Dr. Salato wi ici his contemporary and fai and and facul His return to the UH campus

The 1982 luncheon g was ime Minister The Honorable

guests included Cook Islands Prime Ministe

The luncheon was held at the Kahala ton Hotel on attended 139 people from the Honolulu

the Pacific and Asian Affairs Counci the East-West Islands Studies Program.

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In his speech, Ratu Mara reviewed Fiji's leadersh among the Pacific nations in political and economic events in recent Pacific history.

The Right Honorable Ratu Sir Kamisese K.T. Mara, lead of zabl tature and accomplishments, has served as Prime Minister o Fij ince it became an in-

Dominion within the British Commonwealth on October 10, 1970. The l'rinH:' Minister has been an integral force in Fiji's recent economic and social deve t. He attended Oxford University and the London School of Economics. He is a Kn the British Empire and a member of the Queen's Privy. In 1976, he joined the East-West Center's Board of Governors.

The Prime Minister and his remarks at the luncheon were the subject articles in the Honolulu newspapers. Articles appeared in both The _;::_;:_:..::_--=-"-=~.-=B-=u::.::l::.::l=-e=-·-=t-=i_:.::n. on January 21 and an editorial fo1Jowed in Sunday January 23.

PIP OCCASIONAL SEMINAR

of severa rtiser and

s papt.•r on

PIP M.A. candidate Mr. WTLLTAN LOBBAN was a participant in the exchange program with the UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC from June to November, 1981. Mr. Lobban spent most of his time at the USP extension centre in Tuvalu. t1r. Lohb::m gave a seminar on February 3. He reported on his work and his observations, includ the recent

of government in Tuvalu.

LIBRARY PRIZES FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS RESEARCH

Ms. RENEE HEYUM, Curator of thv Pacific Collection al IJH's Hanlilton Library, has informed us of the opening of the annual competition for Library Prizes in Pacific Islands Research.

Two $50 awards for papers written on the Pacific slands area are offered by the University of Hawaii Library in cooperation with the University of Foundation. One prize is given to a graduate student and one to an unde e student. Faculty members may wish to advise students that papers are now being accepted for the 1982 prizes. Entries may be submitted through a faculty member or a department chairman.

Any student registered at the University of Hawaii can submit a paper, and any original Pacific research may be submitted with the exception of graduate theses and dissertations in synopsis or completed form, or materials already published. The deadline for submission of papers is Thursday April 15, 1982 by 12:00 p.m. (NOON).

Papers will be judged by an anonymous committee of Pacific experts, and the prizes will be awarded in May. Full details of competition rules and form of entry are available at the Hawaiian and Pacific Collections, 5th floor, Hamilton Library.

ATTENTION I'L A. s

The following memorandum from the Graduate Division includes important instructions for M.A. Candidates who plan to complete their requirements during the spring 1982 semester:

Deadl ne

Plan B Deadline for submis on o degree applicat Manoa Cashier s Office, Krauss 104 1982. Deadline final nation: 26

Plan C* ) *(Students must noti Graduate Division two weeks date of examination since the announcement must appear the Univers Bulletin)

Commencement exercises will be held on 1982.

Candidates must submit their thesis to the Thesis Committee and make arrangements or final examination with the Thesis or Program Committee/Program Adviser no

the Graduate Division at least two weeks in advance of the examination date.

completion date on the thesis t tle page. must be submitted to the

second copy may be run on Xerox paper. Or inal signatures are required for both cop

Candidates are reminded that in having the final cop o thes outlined in "Instructions for th Preparation of Theses and Dissertat followed carefully. ANY WORK NOT CONFORMING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS WILL ACCEPTED. (NOTE: Micronfilming, Publication and ri t services for now available. If you wish to participate, please report to the Graduate

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A fee $18.00 for the hind thesis and at the Manoa Cashier's Of before the thesis

Division. Candidates in the nonthesi programs are required fee of $5.00.

te Division will antomatical delete from student whose final grade label contains either a grade

unless certification is received beforehand of study that the course is not a

records have disc ies.

f e, te unable to

s

The memorandum was received from the UH-Manoa Graduate Divis

Please note the two new cies below. This information is in the 198 Graduate Information BullE:_t.:_in and fects all graduate students.

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Af admission to candidacy, students must be enrolled each semes for course work, thesis, or research credit at regular fees. shall ter each semester for at leas one of

campus shall ter, as a minimum, for one credit of 699 or thes Students who are not enrolled nor on approved leaves of absence wi th-drawn from their programs. They will be required to for i accordance with the established regulations if they wish to resume their studies.

th vis

The

Students may be granted leave from their studies upon recommendation of of the field of study and approval by the Dean of the Graduate a leave of absence is not normally granted for a period than one for return from a leave must be set at the time the leave is requested. returning from leave on time will be required to apply for re-admission in accordance with the established regulations.

ud s not to the University

Students on approved leave do not pay tuition fees, time on approved is counted t the seven year limit for completion of degree programs, and no re­admission procedure is required. Students returning from an approved leave should request the b info and residency forms from the Graduate Division so tha tration materials will be readied. Forms can be obtained in the Records Office, 352.

SIGNATURE PAGE

Ori ignatures are page must follow the title page in the thesis. both the original and the copy of the thesis.

members use black indelible ink if at all possible. Please have you conm1i tt

Please

See

in an many lines as there will he signatures on the s

below.

We certify that we have read this thesis and that in our opinion it is satisfactory in scope and quality as a thesis for the degree of (Master of Arts, Master of Science, etc.) in (field of study).

THESIS COMMITTEE

Chairman

page.

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PAAC REPORT

The following was submitted by KAREN KNUDSEN, Pacific Islands Outreach Coordinator:

1. "REVIEW OF THE U.S. FOREI(;N POLICY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC" is the title of a talk to be given by Ambassador John H. Holdridge, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs on Tues , F(•bruary 9, 1982, at the Kahala Hilton. The luncheon, which begins at J] 30 a.m., is sponsored by PAAC and the Pacific Forum in cooperation with the UH Center for Asian lind Pacific Studies. For more information and n•st,rva ions, p1vase cal1 PAAC at 941-5355 or 941-6066.

2. Mr. William Bodde, Jr., United StatL'S Ambassador to F Tuvalu and Kiribati will be the guest speaker at the Pac f c slands Luncheon Sc•minar on Wednesday, February 10, 1982 at the Kahala Hi1ton. Ambassador Bodcle will address "THE SOUTH PAC [FTC: HYTHS AND REAL IT !ES" at th(• 1 nncl!eon sponsored by PAAC, PIP and the Hawaii International Services cy l For more information and rvservations, please ca l PAJ\C at 9!! -6066 o 9!; l-'i'35 .

3. "A CULTURAL INTIWDUCTION TO THE PAC1F1C" i the t e o A teachers vwrks to be held on the Big Island on Saturday, January lO, 982, from 9:00 il.m. to 12:00 noon.

Presentations will include:

"Tu Tangata' - Presl'rving Maori PridP and Cn.lture" by Dr. Jerry Johnson, Psychology Department, UH/llilo

"Language as a Tool to Culturnl Preservat by Dr. William Wilson, Hmvaiian Stud es, l!H/llilo

"Life Jn Papua New Guinea" by Mr. Ralph Wari, East-~vest Center Participant and H.A. C;mdidate n Pacific Islands Studies, from Papua New Guinea.

"Cultural Traditions and Customs in Micronesin by Dr. Craig Severance, Anthropology Department, I ilo

1982 SOUTH PACIFIC SUH1'1ER STUDY TOUR

The University of Hawaii at Hilo's Center for Continuing Education and Community Services announces a summer course entitled and Civilization Educational Tour", IS 398 C (Optional 3 cr, 2

MIKE STARKWEATHER, UH/Hilo Campus Center Coordinato , supplied us with the Following information about the tour:

This three-week study program will be held from Ju 4 - 2 , 198 and is desi~ned as an introduction and survey of contemporary and historical American Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. Activities included are: directed read , educationAl tours, travel and sightseeing, written accounts of students' observations and experiences; and papers on assigned topics. The course is open to undergraduates. graduates, high school seniors and auditors.

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The objectives of this course are:

1) To provide an introduction and familiarization of the coutries of American Samoa, Western Samoa, Tonga and Fiji through readings, travel and study in the South Pacific.

2) Have the opportunity to experience the cultures of the South Pacific and civilization.

3) Visit cultural and historical places; compare and contrast the social and political structures of the four countries; meeting islanders on a one-to-one basis and learning their values in comparison to their own; compare and contrast the development of Polynesia to that of Hawaii; experience life in a "developing country" of the Pacific; create an awareness of the cultural and social organization of the countries visited; provide the student with the opportunity to discover and investigate what cannot be experienced in the classroom; and build student's confidence in being able to relate to persons from cultures other than their own.

EDUCATIONAL TOUR DIRECTOR: Mike Starkweather, UHH Campus Center Coordinator

TRAVEL AND TOUR ARRANGEMENTS

International Travel Service of Hilo will arrange for all air transportation, tours, hotel, and meals as listed in the itinerary.

ESTIMATED COSTS

1. Tour: $2,165 (from Hilo)

2. Tuition: Resident .. Non- resident Audi.t - Resident

Non-resident

$20 - $60 $30 - $90 $20 $30

3. Miscellaneous Expenses: meals, souvenirs, gifts, e c: $250 - $400 ($200 duty free limit)

CONTACT: Mike Starkweather UHH-Campus Center 1400 Kapiolani Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Phone: 961-9517

Randy Francisco UHH-CCECS 1175 Mannno Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720

961-9555

teacher, on "Whence came the Samoan rites of passage, polit

Tomorrow by

was an informant to and has worked as a

consists of 22 chapters ions of the First Visitors", Other chapters cover the

In her introduction to Samoa Tomorrow Margaret Mead describes ------·-----------~'---·----L2--.--------~~~--

the olarly". It should be however,

In the Foreword,

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or controversial torians and

is past,

is loaded leas

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says:

the book is not

t is d fficult for any white do any research work unless he has

ranee. And if there are some new t is then fo the reader

and rove."

opinions on Samoa's makes the book enjoyable. ll of which are entertaining

directed to

Todd 1 Inc. 10 Cuttermill Road c u.s.

, Ne',..r York 102

The Micronesian Area Research s a social science research center licatlons has recently been brought to

B. HCGRATH MARC's editor. The catalogue lists located in Guam. A cat our attention . THOMAS several paper - bound ts and a number of working papers, most of which deal

. McGrath wishes to call to your attention one of their Memories f Guam cenes. This is a collection of 14

with Guam ical most recent publications,

of Guam done internment in The p

i Pellet in 1942 and 1943 during his wartime ce is US $3.50.

For a and futher tion, please write to:

~11\RC PU BLT CATIONS Micronesian Area Research Center Univers o Guam

lao Guam 96913 USA

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NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM U.S.P.

The fice received the South Pacific. of the Ins itute of

notification of five new publications by the University f This information was supplied by Dr. RON c; CROCOHBE, Director Pacific Studies, USP.

1) Land and Government: Public Lands Po in the South Pacific. This book of 191 pages contains chapters hy leading lands administrators and

the Paci fie Islands. This v;:duable reference is the only work on this topic. Further copies are available from IPS or

in hardcovers or F$3 in soft. It is published in association with the Lincoln InstittJte of Land Policy which kindly provided a subsidy to facilitate

lication.

2) Institutions.

3)

4)

s Directory nf pages, was compiled by Miss Erniliana Afeaki and other f IPS and published hy ESCAP. Additional copies may he obtained from

IPS for a retail price of F$2.00 per copy. It would be we could be advised of any errors or omissions for incorporation

lle tion of traditional Gilbertese chants, with music and illustrat ons, undertaken by £-Kiribati specialists and staff of the Kiribati Teachers

Col Published jointly with the Klribati Ministry of Education, further copies are available from there or from IPS or from bookshops. IPS is selling c es for F$4.00.

The current report summarizing the work of the Institute to date.

is an indepPndent quarterly pub 1 i cation of 1 i terature of Fij . It is a voluntary cooperative effort between some USP staff and members of the Fiji p 1 from various walks of life.

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Those who would like to take out a subscription shoulf] send F$1.50 to "Sinnet". i Centre, Extension Services, University of the South Pacific Box 168, F i.

MORE TRUST TERRITORY CENSUS FIGURES

Dr. MICHAEL LEVIN, Census Bureau, Department of Cnmmerce, has supp i more data the 1980 Census of Pop11lation and Housing in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam.

PRELIMINARY POPULATION AND HOUSING UNIT COIJNTS FOR THE NORTHERN HARIANA ISLANDS

As of 1, 1980, the population of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands was 16, 862 according to a preliminary count of the returns of the 1980 census. This figure represents an increase of 7,222, or 74.9 percent, from the 9,640 inhabitants enumerated in the 1970 rensus.

The pre iminary count of housing units in the Northern Mariana Islands as of April 1, 1980 was 3 463. This figure, which incltJdes both occupied and vacant housing units,

an increase of 1,865, or 116.7 percent, from the 1,598 units enumerated in

the 70

These counts which will be :Lssued within processing

Table 1.

As f count

This report pres Guam and election

Division

na 980

680 units

No Har Islands

ensus. Information report for this

980 (prelim-

! 70 inary)

3 463

23 300

2 955 85

FOR GUAH

l

,821, according to a preliminary represents an increase of

enumerated in the 1970 census.

l, 1980 was 28,217. This represents an increase

in the 1970 census.

on and housing unit counts for

the final counts to be shown in the next few months. The final counts

review and may ffer from the preliminary

of D.C.

program for the 1980 Census of from the Data User Services

233.

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ion and Housing Unit Counts for Guam tion Di ri ts: 1980 and 1970

counts relate to areas as delineated at each census.

Population Housing uni

1980 1980 STRICTS (prelim- im-

inary) 1970 inary) 1970

Guam 105 821 84 996 28 217 16 680

t 881 2 ll9 3 515 district 3 284 3 156 970 669

3 979 4 308 990 8 9 2 024 2 629 591 58 7 762 6 356 927 1 307

t dis tri t 3 135 2 9 l 736 5 23 646 10 780 5 549 2 29

2 062 l 897 4 321 6 810 3 228 2 063 740

Merizo district 1 658 l 529 402 2 1

to-Maite district 5 230 6 057 483 896 l 518 l 284 502 2

10 408 8 109 2 2 1 610 2 471 3 506 616 680 2 016 l 93 447 350

1 3 5 37 10 218 4 783 2 208 district 732 813 146

district to 435 l l 54 2 2 Yona d tri 4 233 2 1 0

PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES PROCHAM MOORE HALL 215 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII 1890 EAST-WEST ROAD HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822