Center for Pacific Islands Studies Newsletter

University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1989, Nos. 4 & 5

EDITOR'S NOTE With this issue of the Newsletter we have a new

editor and arc attempting to "catch-up" with a double issue. Since our last issue was dedicated to a listing of Pacific antiquarian booksellers, there has been no substantive news regarding the doings of the Center from July to October. We will endeavor to keep up to date and timely in future issues. Thank you for your patience!

SHAPS HAS A NEW DEAN! Effective July 1, 1989 Dr Mark Juergensmeyer

became the first permanent Dean of the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies (SHAPS). Dean Juergcnsmeyer holds a PhD in Comparative Politics from the University of California, Berkeley. He comes to UH Manoa extremely highly recommended. Distinguished scholars in the field say that Dean Juergensmeycr is one of the best­known promoters of interdisciplinary and comparative studies in the United States. Quoting UH President Albert Simone, "I believe that Mark Juergensmeyer can provide the innovative yet stable, and aggressive yet sensitive, leadership that will motivate the good faculty and students already here, as well as attract additional outstanding faculty and students. I know that under his leadership these groups will work together collegially with a sense of ownership to help the University of Hawai'i realize a vision to which so many faculty and students, and so many State leaders, are committed." The Center extends a warm welcome to Dean Juergensmeyer and we look foreward to working productively with him.

INSIDE Incoming Students Fall '89 ................................... 2 Recent CPIS Graduates .................................. .... .. 2 Two New PIMS Monographs .............................. . 2 The Contemporary Pacific.. .................................. 3 Paper Series Redesigned & Renamed............. ..... 3 Reception on Falls of Clyde ..................... .......... ... 3 MIPI Conference ................................................... 3 Federal Restitution to Hawaiians ........................ 4 Hawaiian Scholar Honored........................... ...... 4 Occasional Seminars................ .......... .......... ... ..... 4 Library News....... ................ ............... .... .. .. .... ........ 4 Bulletin Board.. ...................................................... 5

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CENTER FACULTY HONORED UH President Albert Simone acknowledged and

presented certificates to the winners of the Presidential Citations for Meritorious Teaching and our own Dr David Hanlon, Associate Professor of History, CPIS Faculty, and Book Review Editor for the Center's new journal, was one of the distinguished recipients! And, as if to heap praise upon praise, Dr Hanlon's book, Upon a Stone Altar: A History of the Island of Pohnpei to 1890 (PIMS no.5), was selected as the winner of the 1988 Erminie WheelerNoeglin Prize for the best book published last year in the field of ethnohistory. This prize is awarded annually by the American Society for Ethnohistory which recognizes the author and the work of the publishers (University of Hawai'i Press and the Center for Pacific Island Studies). Dr Hanlon accepted the prize in Chicago during the American Society for Ethnohistory's annual meeting November 2-5. Once again, congratulations Dr Hanlon!

Renee Heyum, Emeritus Curator of the Pacific Collection at Hamilton Library, in recognition of the instrumental role she played in the development of libraries in the Pacific, was this year's recipient of the prestigious Frigate Bird Award given by the Pacific Arts Association. Congratulations Renee for an award well deserved!

CENTER NEWS Center Director Robert C. Kiste gave

papers/presentations at three recent conferences: Workshop and Conference on Strategic Cooperation and Competition in the Pacific Islands co-sponsored by the National Defence University, the University of New South Wales, and Pennsylvania State University held in Washington, D.C., May 17-19; the Pacific Science Association VI Inter Congress held in Valparais-Vifia Del Mar, Chile, August 7-10; and ASEAN-Pacific Islands Conference co-sponsored by ASEAN and the East­West Center held in Bali, Indonesia on October 16-17. Enroute to Chile, Dr and Mrs Kiste visited Tahiti and Rapanui (Easter Island).

Dr Terence Wesley-Smith, Assistant Professor, Pacific Islands Studies, attended as an official observer for the University of Hawai'i at the 29th South Pacific Conference in Guam, October 6-11. The South Pacific conference acts as a governing

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for the South Pacific Commission and meets annually to examine and adopt the Commission's work program and budget. Dr Wesley-Smith . returned to Hawai'i via Pohnpd, FSM, and MaJuro, RMI (with a brief stay on Truk, FSM, compliments of Continental's Air Micronesia!).

Michael R. Ogden, Instructor and Administrative Assistant for Pacific Islands Studies, was in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands, teaching Geography of the Pacific and Change in Micronesia to secondary school teachers on behalf of the RMI Department of Education and UH College of Continuing Education and Community Service from July 1 -August 12. Mr Ogden was also in Pohnpei, FSM from September 21 - October 6, conducting a South Pacific Commission and World Health Organization sponsored course on basic video production for health and nutritioD: workers in the FSM. From November 9- 24, he will conduct a similar course in Majuro, RMI for health education officers also being sponsored by the SPC.

Center Manuscript Editor, Ms Linley Chapman, recently spent two and a half weeks in Honiara, Solomon Islands. She attended the annual conference of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association (PIBA) which was attended by more than one hundred delegates from within and around the Pacific region. Of special interest were the conference workshops on newspaper editing, production, and design. Ms Chapman met with representatives of the USP Centre, Honiara, to discuss a possible workshop for editors in July 1990, and visited SIDT, Provincial Press and the Government Printery. Copies of the Center's newest monograph Tungam Traditions, were presented to the USP Centre for its library, and to the National Library of the Solomon Islands along with a copy of the first issue of The Contemporary Pacific.

Ms Melissa C. Miller, who has worked for the Center since 1987 as Administrative Assistant while studying toward her MA degree in English at UH Manoa, has completed her tenure with the Center.

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Ms Miller has also recently launched Pacrjic Island Voices: A Literary Newsletter, which she also edited. We at the Cente·r wish her the best of success with her new degree and newsletter; she will be missed.

INCOMING STUDENTS FALL 1989 Eight new students have been admitted to the

MA program in Pacific Islands Studies this Fall semester. They come from a wide background with diverse interests ancl are a welcome addition to the CPIS program.

Our new students, their undergraduate institution and BA degree discipline are as follows: Kimberly Au, UH Manoa (Hawaiian Studies); Kilohana . Domingo, UH Manoa (Hawaiian Studies); Kalam English, Hawaii Loa (Pacific Studies); Ross Kapeliela, UH Manoa (Hawaiian Studies); James Mellon, Duke University (Psychology); Taro Iwato, The Kansai University of Foreign Studies, Osaka (English); and Wilson Peters, UH Manoa (Political Science).

Our new USIA grantee, Sailiemanu Lilomaiaua­Kiko, is an unclassified graduate student from University of Newcastle, Australia (Geography).

RECENT CPIS GRADUATES The Center graduated the following MAstudents

during the past academic year: Richard Hamasaki, thesis topic, "Singing in Their Genealogical Trees: The Emergence of Contemporary Hawaiian Poetry in English;" Tua Sammyuel Kaima, Plan B pa~er topic, "Attitudes Towards Changing Leadership Patterns in Papua New Guinea;" Sau Chee Low, Plan B paper topic, "Significance of Constitutional Status in Post-Colonial Relations in the Pacific: Some Aspects of Aid, Trade, and Regionalism;" Marvin Nogelmeier, Plan B paper topic, "Boki: The Challenges of a Ruling Chief;" Theodore Stepp, Thesis topic, "Serving Samoan Youth in Honolulu: Culture, Religious Education, and Social Adjustment;" and Faustina Rehuher, Plan B paper topic, "Daughters for the Return Home: Palauan Women in Transition in Hawaiian Colleges and Universities."

TWO NEW PIMS MONOGRAPHS The long-awaited Tungam Traditions: Writings on

the Atoll Culture ofthe Gilbert Islands, by Arthur Francis Grimble, edited by H E Maude, appeared in September (PIMS no. 7). This collection, known to many researchers as The Grimble Papers, is unique in the ethnography of the Gilbert Islands. (now part of Kiribati), because it pres.erves ~he nc~ heritage of informants who worked with Gnmble m the 1920s and could recall the history and traditions of the precolonial period. The papers ~ave b~n carefully edited by H E Maude, who, hke Gnmble, had extensive experience in the Gilbert Islands. US$38.

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J usl off the press is The Pacific Theater: Is/and World War 11, edited by Geoffrey

and Lamont Lindstrom (PIMS no. which documents the wartime experiences of Islanders who were profoundly influenced by the war. Contacts with Japanese and Allied soldiers introduced the Islanders to new goods, new technologies, and new modes of behavior. These stories, told to anthropologists, preserve local interpretations of the events and consequences of the war and constitute a valuable historical archive. USS34.

Both books arc available from University of Hawai'i Press, 2840 Kolowalu Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96822 (please include $1 for postage), or from Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria 3053.

THE CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC: A JOURNAL OF ISLAND AFFAIRS

The first issue of our new journal, which appeared in August, featured articles on the greenhouse effect by Harold Brookfield; custom and identity by Roger Keesing; suicide in Micronesia by Francis X Hezel; sovereignty and independence by Stewart Firth; and the French Pacific by Stephen Henningham. In addition, a dialogue article by Greg Dening looked at history in the Pacific, political reviews covered the Pacific Region and Melanesia, and a resources article covered the records of the Trust Territory of Micronesia. Rounding out the issue were reviews of sixteen books of topical interest, making a total of 211 pages.

The second issue, a special issue on the Fiji coups, is well along in production and expected in January 1990. Contributors are Roderic Alley, John Garrett, Yash Ghai, Bruce Knapman, Shireen Lateef, and Nicholas Thomas. Political reviews cover events in Micronesia and Polynesia, and a Resources article discusses materials on the Fiji coups and where to find them. Book reviews feature a review article by Barrie Macdonald and concentrate on books about Fiji.

The journal is edited by Dr Brij V. Lal, Associate Professor of History at UH Manoa, and published by the University of Hawai'i Press.

PAPER SERIES REDESIGNED AND RENAMED

Acting on responses to a survey conducted in 1988, the Center's Working Paper Series has undergone a transformation. Henceforth, it will be known as the Occasional Paper Series, though to avoid confusion the numbering will be continuous. The first in the new format, Moving Images of the Pacific Islands: A Catalof:.,rtle of Films and Videos, edited by Melissa C Miller (no. 34), is a revised, updated, and expanded version of Judith D. Hamnett's 1986 Guide to Films about the Pacific

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Islands (no. 30). It was prepared for the Center's Fourteenth Annual Pacific Islands Studies Conference, "Moving Images of the Pacific Islands," held in early November 1989. The new format includes a sturdier cover with the Center's new logo and better binding, and is designed for easier reading.

The Occasional Papers are produced internally and the initial copy is distributed free of charge. Request specific titles from: Occasional Paper Series, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

RECEPTION ON FALLS OF CLYDE A reception was held September 6, on the Falls of

Clyde at the Hawai'i Maritime Center to inaugurate the new academic year and to thank the friends of the Center for their continued support. The reception also served as a fitting welcome to the first three recipients of the Rockefeller awards, Drs. Karen Brison, Stephen Leavitt, and Karen Stevenson; incoming students to the MA and Certificate programs; and visiting Professor Paul Sharrad of the University of Wollongong. As if this were not enough reason for celebration, the occasion also commemorated the appearance of the Center's new journal, The Contemporary Pacific: A Journal of Js!andAJJairs, and the publication of Grimble and Maude's Tungaru Traditions: Selected Writings on the Atoll Culture of the Gilbert Islands. The reception was well attended and the event was further blessed with a brief rain shower which did not "dampen" the spirits of our stouthearted guests!

MOVING IMAGES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS CONFERENCE

The fourteenth annual Pacific Islands Studies Conference took place November 1-4, 1989. The conference used film to critically examine myths and stereotypes of the Pacific and to explore cultural tradition and change in the Islands. Among the films shown were Hurricane, Moana, Kle Belau (Palau through the Eyes of Reuer Charlie Gibbons), Joe Leahy's Neighbours, Bark Belt, Trobriand Cricket, and Cannibal Tours. Participants included filmmakers as well as humanities scholars in the fields of anthropology, history, film, and literature. The visiting speakers were Norman Douglas, Glenn Man, Karl Heider, Monica Flaherty, Joe Camacho, Tina Rehuher, and John Hi mugu.

The keynote address, Electric Shadows in the South Seas, was given by Pacific historian Norman Douglas on the first day of the conference. The film showing and presentations were held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The conference was sponsored by CPIS, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the EWC Institute of Culture and Communication, and the EWC Pacific Islands Development

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and was supported by a grant from the Hawai'i Committee for the Humanities.

l<'EDERAL RESTITUTION TO HAWAIIANS

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has announced plans to seek federal restitution due Hawaiians because of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 and the illegal annexation of Hawai'i in 1898.

A draft plan developed by a committee of the OHA board of trustees entitledA Blueprint for Native Hawaiian Entitlements, calls for a return of federal lands, state ceded lands and Hawaiian Homelands, restitution for the seizure of these lands, plus self-determination and self-governance for Native Hawaiians.

OHA is an independent state agency, governed by its own board of trustees elected by citizens of Hawaiian ancestrv. Its mission is to oversee the physical and educational well-being of the Hawaiian people, including health and welfare, resource development and allocation, political leadership and cultural preservation. For more information about OHA or the Blueprint, contact: Ed Michelman, Public Information Officer, (808) 548-8960; or OHA NEWSLINE 946-5703 (Oahu).

HA\VAHAN SCHOLAR HONORED The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

(SFCA) has selected a native Hawaiian scholar, Rubellite Kawena Kenney Johnson, as the sixteenth recipient of the 1988 Hawai'i Award for Literature. Governor John Waihee presented the award to Ms Johnson at a special ceremony in his chambers on October 9, 1989.

In accepting the Hawai'i Award for Literature this October, Rubellite Kawena Johnson's name will be added to yet another group of Hawaii's best­loved and respected scholars and literary artists. They include O.A Bushnell, Alfons Korn, Mary Pukui, Samuel Elbert, Leon Edel, Aldyth Morris, A Grove Day, Gavan Daws, Marjorie Sinclair, Maxine Hong Kingston, Katharine Luomala, John Unterecker, John Dominis Holt, W.S. Merwin, and Reuel Denney.

The Hawai'i Award for Literature is another laurel paid to one whose lifelong activities, above all, have ensured a solid educational base for the mo'opuna (descendants) to cherish and to learn about the beauty and greatness of Hawai'i.

OCCASIONAL SEMINARS There have been several very interesting and well

~mended occasional seminars since our last newsletter (May/June).

On July 18, Dr L.G. Eldrige, Executive Secretary of the Pacific Science Association and Research Associate in Zoology at Bishop Museum, gave a

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talk on the "Natural History of the Southwest Indian Ocean Is:ands."

Norman Simms of the University of Waikato, gave a talk about the problems and delights of "Compiling a Who's Who of Writers in the Pacific" August 28. His presentation was co-sponsored with the UH Department of English.

Dr Guy Powles, from the Faculty of Law at Monash University, gave a stimulating talk on "The Treaty of Waitangi 150 Years On: A Rider on the Constitution of New Zealand." This seminar was co-sponsored with the UH Richardson School of Law where Dr Powles was a Visiting Professor during 1989.

On October 2, the first of the Center's Rockefeller Fellows in the Humanities, Dr Karen Brison, gave a very entertaining presentation on "Telling Stories about Sorcery in a Papua New Guinea Village."

Following his return from attending the South Pacific Commission's Conference in Guam, Dr Terence Wesley-Smith, gave a "Report on the 29th South Pacific Conference." This year's SPC Conference discussions focused on the Food and Materials Program and the issue of drift net fishing.

CPIS Visiting Professor, Dr Paul Sharrad, Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Wollongong, gave a presentation entitled, "Constructing Pacific Literature: Reflections on Poetry," November 8. His presentation was co­sponsored with the Humanities Forum of the Institute of Culture and Communication, EWC.

LIBRARY NEWS Hamilton Library may be dosed for four days

during the interim period while first floor renovations take place. This will probably occur sometime between December 18 and December 31. Please check with the Library if you plan to visit the Pacific Collection during this time; the Library should have exact dates as we near the interim period.

Pacific Specialist Lynette F'uruhashi will be on study leave for the first six months of 1990. Ms Furuhashi will continue to advance her knowledge of the region through course work at UH. During her absence, Curator Karen Peacock will have the assistance of a half-time librarian. The Pacific Collection asks for your patience this spring; Ms Furuhashi is an irreplaceable part of the Collection's staff and her absence will be felt (thankfully it's only temporary!).

The 16th edition of the Pacific Islands Yearbook is at last available. A copy is on the ready reference shelves in the Pacific Collection's fifth floor reading room, should you need to consult this handy one­stop source. Sinclair Library also has a reference copy and one is on order for Hamilton. A quick survey of three local bookstores (as of October 31,

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1989) shows that no one here has the Yearbook in stock yet, although the lJH Bookstore expects it in January 1990 (Cost Aust$45.00).

BULLETIN BOARD Our wing of Moore Hall will be closed from

December 16, 1989 through January 9, 1990 for asbestos removal. Arrangements have been made for a temporary office at EWC/PIDP in Burns Hall Room 4134 (phone 944-7726) which will be staffed from 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday (except Christmas and New Year's). In the meantime, an answering service (or machine!) will refer all calls made to the Center's telephones after December 16 to the new office and number.

The date for the second annual SIIAPS graduate student conference has been set tentatively for March 9-10, 1990. As with last year's conference, the 1990 conference will focus on the regions of Hawai'i, Asia, and the Pacific, with presentations made by University of Hawai'i graduate students. Last year over 40 papers were presented. If interested in presenting a paper or being on the review committee, contact Ed Porter, Student Academic Services Coordinator, at 948-6083.

The East Asian Affairs Council of the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University is planning a conference entitled The Asia-Pacific Region: Current Economic and Political Trends which is to be held on March 31, 1990. Papers will be accepted on a wide range of subjects including (but not limited to): political change, economic development, regional cooperation, trade and business issues, security policy, cultural exchange. The length is expected to be between 20-30 pages. Interested students should address their submissions and/or questions to: East Asian Affairs Council,. East Asia.n Institute, Columbia University, Internat10nal Affaus Building, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027.

A Conference on Pacific Islander Migration and Settlement: Australia, New Zealand, and the USA is planned for September 21-23, 1990 on the campus of the University of New South Wales. The purpose of the conference is to bring together researchers and community leaders from Australia, New Zealand, and the USA involved with South Pacific Islander migration to and settlement in these areas; to exchange experiences and approaches as well as to present concrete data on the evolving characters of those settlements. The intende? outcome is to be a comprehensive synthesis of the thoughts and ideas from the conference to be made available as a monograph. For further details, please contact: Grant McCall, Centre for South Pacific Studies, The University of

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New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2033 Australia, telephone (61-2) 697-2408.

The international communications strategies required to accommodate Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke's recent initiative calling for Pacific Hemisphere economic cooperation will be among the subjects discussed at the twelfth annual Pacific Telecommunications Conference, PTC'90, which will be held January 14-17, 1990 in Honolulu at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel. Pacific Telecommunications: Weaving the Technological and Social Fabric, is this year's conference theme. It is designed to highlight the important role of telecommunications-based systems and services in bringing together the nations, organizations and people of the Pacific Hemisphere. An afternoon workshop following PTC'90, presented by Michael Ogden, CPIS Instructor, is entitled Telecommunication Developments in the Pacific Islands. This workshop will focus on applications and services to meet rural and remote requirements as well as regional approaches to the social and economic impacts of telecommunications in the Pacific Islands. For additional information on PTC'90 and/or the follow-on workshops contact: Richard J. Barber, Executive Director, Pacific Telecommunications Council, 1110 Universitv Avenue, Honolulu, Hl96826; or phone (808),941-3789.

The latest edition of Professor Ron Crocombe's book The South Pacific: An Introduction (Fifth Revised Edition) is now available from the Institute of Pacific Studies, USP. It is extensively revised and updated. Although the book is published by IPS, Professor Crocombe did the revisions while at the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. The book is available from IPS, USP, Box 1168, Suva, Fiji for F$10 per copy in the islands or US$12 per copy elsewhere, plus $3 packing and surface mail postage. It is also available from The Polynesian Bookshop, 283 Karangahape Rd. (PO Box 68446), Auckland, New Zealand (Tel. 32-349).

Two judgeships will soon become available in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, which is now seeking qualified applicants. The positions are those of Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the High Court. The openings occur in December 1989 and May 1990, respectively. The salary of the Chief Justice is US$45,000 annually and that of the Associate Justice is US$40,000. Both have, in addition, an annual housing allowance of US$9,000. Interested persons should write to: Chairman, Judicial Service Commission, PO Box 378, Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960.

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