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Measina a Sāmoa 2016 Measina a Sāmoa 2016 Papers presented at the Measina a Sāmoa Conference 15 – 17 November 2016 National University of Sāmoa, Le Papaigalagala. Volume 7 Centre for Sāmoan Studies National University of Sāmoa Le Papaigalagala, 2017 Copyright (c) Centre for Sāmoan Studies, NUS, Le Papaigalagala, Apia, 2017. Measina a Sāmoa, vol.7, 2016 Proceedings : E sui faiga, ae tumau faavae edited by Professor Fui Le’apai Tu’ua Ilaoa Asofou So’o Professor Meleisea Leasiolagi Malama Meleisea Seiuli Vaifou Aloali’i-Temese Lorena Edith Tovio-Alesana Dr Safua Akeli Tooa Monalisa Saveaali’i Malietoa Matiu Matavai Tautunu Misa Vicky Lepou The National University of Sāmoa Library CIP data Measina a Sāmoa, vol. 7, 2016 proceedings : e sui faiga, ae tumau faavae / edited by Professor Fui Le’apai Tu’ua Ilaoa Asofou So’o... et. al. – Le Papaigalagala, Apia, Sāmoa : Centre for Sāmoan Studies, National University of Sāmoa, 2017. p. ; cm. ISBN 978 982 9175 03 8. 1. Sāmoa – congresses. 2. Sāmoa – history. 3. Sāmoans – social life and customs. 4. Ethnology – Sāmoa – methodology. I. Fui Le’apai Tu’ua Ilaoa Asofou So’o. II. Subtitle. Sam 996.14 Mea DDC22 Published by The Centre for Sāmoan Studies, National University of Sāmoa, Le Papaigalagala, Apia, Sāmoa, 2017. Cover Design by Alno Ualesi. Foreword The 7th Measina a Sāmoa Conference held from 15-17 November 2016 at the National University of Sāmoa was guided by the theme ‘E Sui Faiga ae Tumau Fa’avae’ (‘Practices may change but the Foundation Remains’). This broad approach enabled a variety of responses focusing on Sāmoa. Papers addressing the theme were submitted from local participants and international institutions from New Zealand, Australia and Fiji. Hence this volume documents some of the discussions, debates and dialogue which took place during the 3-day conference schedule. The first keynote address was given by Fa’amausili Solonaima Brown, the recently retired Vice- President of the Lands and Titles Court. Brown reminds us that the measina (treasures) of Sāmoa are the Sāmoan people, and the Sāmoan way of life. Therefore what can Sāmoans change, as Sāmoans will need to adapt towards a better future. For day two, Fuimapoao Beth Onesemo-Tuilaepa, Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Women, Community and Social Development considers what is Sāmoan culture, and how Sāmoa can respond to some of the changes? For example, how can the law represent the views of the individual, family, village and matai? The Deputy Registrar, Ministry of Justice & Courts and Administration Leugamata Faletolu Lofipo‘s keynote address provided some insights into the work of the ministry relating to the Lands and Titles Court. Alongside the keynote addresses, the papers in this volume highlight changes in the Sāmoan language, methods about teaching and learning, transnational chiefly perspectives, genealogy, cultural heritage management, public policy, village boundaries, land tenure and the splitting of chiefly titles. During the conference two important books were launched; Aganu’u ma Aga’ifanua o Suafa Matai ma Fanua Sāmoa: The Silence in the Land and Titles Act of 1981 and the Practice Relating to the Land and Titles Court (2016) by Telea Kamu Potogi. The other by A. Morgan Tuimalealiifano’s O Tama-a-Aiga: the politics of succession to Sāmoa’s Paramount Titles (2006). In line with the theme, a photographic exhibition was held at the Centre for Sāmoan Studies for Creative New Zealand Resident artist Evotia Tamua on her major work ‘Salelesi: a village in Sāmoa’. These photographs documented 20 years of changing village life. A key part of the conference was the addition of panel discussions by Sui o Tamaitai representatives and Sui o Pulenu’u. These conversations enabled a fruitful dialogue between panelists and attendees. The various modes of discussions, dialogue, images and debates around the theme ‘E Sui Faiga ae Tumau Fa’avae’ has resulted in this collection of papers. We hope this Measina a Sāmoa Conference Proceedings will continue to enhance dialogue about Sāmoa’s past, present and future. iii Measina a Sāmoa Volume 7, 2016 Proceedings Contents FOREWORD III AOTELEGA O FINAGALO FA’AALIA I LE FONO LONA FITU O MEASINA A SĀMOA, 2016. 11 Professor Fui Le’apai Tu’ua ‘Ilaoa Asofou Soo KEYNOTE ADDRESSES 17 E SUI FAIGA AE TUMAU FAAVAE. 19 Fa’amausili Solonaima Brown E SUI FAIGA AE TUMAU FAAVAE. 27 Fuimapoao Leuluaialii Naeaiulumanua Falepoulima Beth Taliilagi Onesemo-Tuilaepa E SUI FAIGA AE TUMAU FA’AVAE. 33 Leugamata Faletolu Lofipo FOLASAGA FA’ASĀMOA 49 FA’ALUPEGA O LE IUNIVESITĒ AOAO O SĀMOA. 51 Fui Le’apai Tu’ua ‘Ilaoa Asofou So’o E SUI FAIGA AE TUMAU FA’AVAE. 61 Galumalemana Afereti Tuiletufuga Hunkin E SUI FAIGA AE TUMAU FA’AVAE. 69 Tuia Logoiai Pu’a letoa. O SUIGA I FA’ASALAGA FA’ALENU’U, SUAFA SA’O O ‘ĀIGA MA FANUA FA’ALEAGANU’U. 81 Fui Le’apai Tu’ua ‘Ilaoa Asofou So’o O SUIGA O LE GAGANA SĀMOA UA MĀTAUINA MA FA’AMAUINA. 95 Lafaitele Fualuga Taupi TOSO LE PA, SA LE FANUA O LE PINE FA’AMAUINA O LE PULE I ELEELE FA’ALEAGANU’U. 101 Tuiloma Susana Taua’a ‘AGANU’U MA ‘AGA’IFANUA O SUAFA MATAI MA FANUA SAMOA: “O LE GŪGŪ/PO’O LE LĒ MANINO O LE TULAFONO O FANUA MA SUAFA 1981 I ONA TAIALA MO LE FA’ATINOINA O GALUEGA MA PULEGA A LE FA’AMASINOGA O FANUA MA SUAFA I SUAFA MATAI MA FANUA FA’A-LE-AGANU’U”. 104 Telea Uūga Kamu Tapuaī Taveuveu Potogi, Dr Morgan Tuimaleali’ifano and Giovanni Krueger O LE TĀUA MA LE ĀOGĀ O UPU VALIATA (FIGURES OF SPEECH). 113 Seiuli Vaifou Aloalii Temese O SUIGA I LE ‘ŪMIA MA LE FA’AAOGAINA O FANUA FA’ALEAGANU’U O SĀMOA. 117 Matiu Matāvai Tautunu Aumua O LE FAASAOINA MA LE PUIPUIA FAALETULAFONO O MEASINA A SAMOA-NA-LUA. 127 Epifania Suafoa-Taua’i O LE TOE ĀSIA MA LE SA’ILIA O VAVAU O LE MOTU O NU’UTELE I LE ITŪMĀLŌ O ĀLEIPATA. 149 Safua Akeli, Matiu Matavai Tautunu and Seiuli Vaifou Aloalii Temese O TAUA O TAMAITAI I ASO ANAMUA O LOO OLA PEA I ONAPO NEI. 159 Monalisa Saveaalii Malietoa ENGLISH PAPERS 175 PUBLIC POLICY - THEIR FOUNDATION AND NATURE|O FAIGA FA’AVAE A LE MALO MA LO LATOU NATURA. 177 Muliagatele Potoae Roberts Aiafi vii FAAVAE O MATAI: TRANSNATIONAL WOMEN MATAI VOICES. 185 Lupematasila Misatauveve Melani Anae, Seulupe Falaniko Tominiko, Muliagatele Vavao Fetui, Malepeai Ieti Lima. CURRENTS IN THE SAMOAN CLASSROOMS: MULTI-GRADE AND MONOGRADE MODELS OF TEACHING - PERCEPTIONS, POLICY AND PRACTICE. 205 Felila Saufoi Amituanai Semel FA’AALOALO AND ITS GREAT IMPORTANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE: TRANSNATIONAL MATAI PERSPECTIVES. 227 Vavao Fetui, Lupematasila Misatauveve Melani Anae, Seulupe Falaniko Tominiko, Malepeai Ieti Lima THE TRANSNATIONAL MATAI AND THE FOREIGN HOMELAND: DOES THE TOLOA STILL RETURN TO THE WATER? 241 Seulupe Falaniko Tominiko, Lupematasila Misatauveve Melani Anae, Muliagatele Vavao Fetui, and Malepeai Ieti Lima VARIATION – WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? A CORPUS TO INVESTIGATE VATIATION IN SAMOAN. 257 Hedvig Skirgård PROMOTING LEARNING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH THE USE OF INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGIES. 285 Sasae Walter Contributors 294 viii Aotelega o Finagalo fa’aalia i le Fono lona Fitu o Measina a Sāmoa, 2016 Professor Fui Le’apai Tu’ua ‘Ilaoa Asofou Soo Fa’atomuaga O le autū o le Fono lona fitu o Measina a Sāmoa 2016, E sui faiga ae tūmau fa’avae. Ae le’i āga’i se fa’amatalaga i le aotelega o finagalo ma folasaga a i lātou na ‘āuai i le fono, e tatau ona iai se fa’amalamalamaga i le fesili autū o le fono, fa’apea se fa’amalamalamaga o le ‘upu aganu’u ma le ‘upu agaifanua. E sui faiga ae tūmau fa’avae O le fesili ta’iala, e iai se fa’a’ese’esega o le fa’avae ma faiga, pe o faiga o se vāega lava o le fa’avae? Ole’ā fai ma fa’ata’ita’iga le ta’iga o le sua taute ma le sua ta’i. O le faiga na māsani ai pe a fa’apea o le sua taute, e muamua mai le niu, soso’o mai ai le moa, soso’o mai ai le tā’isi ae mulimuli mai lona ufi o le siapo. O le suata’i, e muamua mai le pua’a, soso’o mai lona ufi o le toga, ona taualuga lea i le tōfā. O le isi fesili e tula’i mai: o le a le agaga o le fai o le sua taute ma le sua ta’i? O le mea mautinoa, o le sua taute ma le sua ta’i o fa’aaloaloga e fa’atino i taumafa. Ae lē faia fa’apea le fa’atinoga o taumafa i so o se tagata. O le sua taute ma le sua ta’i o le fa’atinoga lea o taumafa mo tamāli’i. O lona uiga o le fa’atinoga o le momoliga o taumafa i le tūlaga sili ona maualuga, auā o le faiga lea ua talafeagai i aga fa’atamāli’i. Afai o le tūlaga lea, ona fōliga lea e lua vāega e aliali mai. O le vāega muamua o le agaga e fai ai. O le agaga e fai ai, o le fa’atinoga lea o le momoliga o taumafa i le tūlaga sili ona maualuga e talafeagai ma aga fa’atāmali’i. O le vāega lona lua, o le fa’atinoga o le momoliga o taumafa. O le fa’atinoga lea e pei ona fa’amatala i luga. A toe fa’atūlai mai le fesili pe a fa’aaogā taumafa e fai ma fa’ata’ita’iga ona fa’apea lea, o le fa’avae o lea aganu’u o le agaga na fai ai le sua taute ma le sua ta’i, pe o le fa’avae e aofia uma ai le agaga na fai ai le sua taute ma le sua ta’i ma le fa’atinoga o lea agaga e pei ona iai le fa’asologa o le sua taute ma le sua ta’i ma mea e fa’atino ai? O le a le tūlaga ua iai i aso nei? Olo’o fai pea sua taute ma sua ta’i ae ua ‘ese mea ua fa’atino ai.
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