University of Hawai'i at Manoa Center for Pacific Islands Studies Newsletter sept¢mber/Octotier LIBRARY TO CLOSE SUMMER 1989 ~thro_Pology, University of British Columbia, spoke on Hamilton Library, which houses the U.H. Pacific Col­ Quantity as a Cultural System: Some Problems in the In­ lection, will be closed from May 15 to August 15 of 1989 terpretation of Kiribati Language and Culture." to allow removal of ceiling material containing asbestos. On November 4, Lei'ataua Vaiao Ala'ilima gave an Hamilton Library is one of the few remaining buildings "Overview of the Political and Economic Situation in on the U.H. campus from which asbestos has not been Western Samoa"; and Fay Ala'ilima presented "Commen­ removed. The project for the summer of 1989 is to taries on the Life of Aggie Gray." remove the ceiling material on the makai half of the 2nd UPCOMING SEMINARS floor which has suffered serious water damage over the On Tuesday, November 29, from 11:30 to 1:00 in Por­ past few years. teus 704F, Dr. Robert Aldrich, Senior Lecturer in The materials in the Pacific Collection will not be avail­ Economic History from the University of Sydney, will able. However, there is a general collection of Pacific speak on "The French Presence in the South Pacific." literature available in Sinclair Library and hours will be extended to assist faculty and students. Pacific Curator OTHER CENTER ACTIVITIES Karen Peacock and Pacific Specialists Lynette Furuhashi Dr. Kiste visited Washington to attend the National and Renee Heyum will be engaged in special projects for Resource Centers' annual meeting October 16 to 26. the summer of 1989. Editor Linley Chapman chaired a panel on Publishing in Please plan ahead for the closing of Hamilton Library, the Pacific Islands at the Pacific Writers' Conference May 15-August 15, 1989. We would be grateful for faculty sponsored by the Commonwealth Institute, London, Oc­ and student assistance in spreading the word. tober 27-29. Michael Ogden, Instructor and Administrative Assis­ RECENTCENTER~PONSORED SEMINARS tant with the Center, was guest speaker at the Hawaiian Historical Society October monthly meeting on the sub­ John C. Dorrance, recent U.S. Consul General in Syd­ ject of Kiribati. Ogden had recently returned from a visit ney, Australia, presented an "Overview of Important Con­ to Kiribati under the auspices of the United States Infor­ temporary Issues in the Pacific Region" on August 29. mation Agency. Dr. Alan Howard, Professor of the U.H. Department The Asia Foundation has purchased 29 sets of books of Anthropology, spoke on "The Molmahao Movement: from the Center's Pacific Islands Monograph Series for Rotuma's Secessionist Movement" on September 22. distribution to the national libraries and major education­ On October 27, Dr. Robert Kiste and Dr. Terence al institutions of the non-US-affiliated Pacific Island na­ Wesley-Smith gave a report on the 28th South Pacific tions. The books were sent to the national libraries of 11 Conference, which they attended in the Cook Islands, Oc­ countries; the 10 extension centers of the University of tober 7-14. the South Pacific; and the central libraries of the Univer­ On November 3, Dr. Martin Silverman, Professor of sity of the South Pacific, University of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, INSIDE t~e National University of Samoa (Western), Atenesi In­ stitute of Tonga, the South Pacific Commission, and the Launching of the Tole Mour ..................................... 2 South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation (SPEC). Polynesian Wetlands Study....................................... 2 Center graduate student, Faustina Rehuher, will speak Bishop Museum News .............................................. 2 on December 2 at the Australia and the South Pacific Telecommunications Conference ............................ 2 1988 Conference to be held at the University of New South Wales in Kensington. Ms. Rehuher, former Execu­ Unusual Walking Tours of Honolulu ......................... 2 tive Director of the Belau National Museum, will be part Videotapes, Books and Maps................................... 3 of a panel on Archives, Libraries, and Museums in the Upcoming PIMS Titles .............................................. .4 Pacific. Center for Pacific Islands S Newsletter ARCHAEOLOGISTS PLAN POLYNESIAN Mason, inlaid wooden bowls, boxes, and abstracts; WETLANDS STUDY Paratene Matchitt, carved wooden gateways and houses October 26 to 28, archaeologists at the U Diversity of posts; Stephen Myhre, wooden, stone, and bone pen­ Hawai'i played host to a three-day mini-conference on dants; Denis O'Connor, clay ceramic figures; Donn Salt, East Polynesian prehistory, with guests from Auckland greenstone, bronze and argillite forms; and Judy Wilson, University, New Zealand, the University of Washington, spun and woven wool tapestries. Seattle, the Bishop Museum, and the Centre Polynesien The year-old Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts des Sciences Humaines, Tahiti. The purpose was to Program (NHCAP) located at the Bishop Museum propose new collaborative research ventures in the recently received a $1.6 million appropriation from the region. Two projects are now in the planning stages: one United States Congress to be divided between NHCAP on the island of Moloka'i, the other on Tahiti. Both and the new Hawai'i Maritime Center. NHCAP is dedi­ projects will focus on the archaeology of wet valley sys­ cated to preserving, revitalizing, perpetuating, and tems where extensive wetland taro was produced. The ffdeveloping native Hawaiian culture, arts, and artisans. aim is to better understand the development of intensive NHCAP came out of the cooperative efforts of Hawaiian agricultural systems and their relationship to the emer­ experts, formally educated scholars, and a variety of dif­ gence of stratified social organization. A second goal is ferent organizations and hopes to build on this coopera­ to compare prehistoric developments in each valley to tive foundation to stimulate traditional Hawaiian cultural determine the degree to which similar sequences of practices and revive endangered native Hawaiian arts. change are represented on Moloka'i and Tahiti. PACIFIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOLE MOUR IS LAUNCHED CONFERENCE On November 4, the long awaited Tole Mour, received PTC '89 will focus on "Pacific Telecommunications a blessing on arrival at its home port of Honolulu. The Connectivity" January 15-18 at the Sheraton Waikiki ship will soon make its maiden voyage to the Republic of Hotel. One day will be devoted to the interests and needs the Marshall Islands to deliver health services to Marshal­ of users; another to large scale ISDN, small scale connec­ lese citizens living on outlying islands. On November 9, tivity, data networking and transmission, strategies and The Tole Mour's arrival was celebrated with Hawaiian considerations for developing countries, and the like. music, Marshallese dancing, and sea chanties on Pier 8 of Following the conference will be two days of the Aloha Tower. workshops and tutorials including one on Pacific Island communications. Among the international array of BISHOP MUSEUM NEWS prominent executives to speak at the conference is Stuart On September 15, the Bishop Museum opened an ex­ Kingan, advisor to the government of the Cook Islands hibit of Maori art including the works of Barry Brickell, and A. A. Staley of Australian Telecommunications clay pottery and ceramics; John Edgar, inlaid and banded Users Group. stone coins and ornaments; Geoff Fairburn, homegrown For more information write Richard Barber, 1110 and decorated gourds; Rangimarie Hetet and Diggeress University Avenue, Suite 308, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96826. Te Kanawa (mother and daughter), woven and decorated Or phone (808) 949-5752. Telex: 7430550PTC. flax cloaks; Owen Mapp, bone and ivory sculptures; Paul UNUSUAL WALKING TOURS OF HONOLULU Items in this newsletter may be freely reprinted. Kapiolani Community College's Interpret Hawai'i Acknowledgment of the source would be appreciated. program is offering a series of unusual walking tours into Published by Hawaii's past this fall through the spring of 1989. They in­ clude: Salty Sea Tales of Maritime Honolulu· Honoruru The Center For Pacific Islands Studies ' ' University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1831: A Voyage into Time; Ghosts of Old Honolulu; 1890 East-West Road Revolution!; Honolulu in Legend and Song; The Magic of Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Waikiki; Nali'i: The Kings & Queens ofHawai'i; A Stroll Phone: (808) 948-7700 through Kaimuki in the 1930s; Honolulu: The Crime Telex: 650 322 3611 MCIUW Beat; The War Years: Days of Darkness and Triumph; Robert C. Kiste Little Tokyo: Japanese in Old Honolulu; Galas of Old Director Honolulu; Those who Went Before: O'ahu Cemetery. Melissa C. Miller For more information write: Office of Community Ser­ Editor vices, Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96816. 2 Center for Pacific Islands Newsletter September/October 1988 VIDEOTAPES the Pacific region. The book is the result of a 30-year Lamotrek: Heritage of an Island, by Eric Metzgar ex­ friendship between Emory and long-time feature plores the relationship between traditional island skills newsman, Bob Krauss. The price is $35.00. For informa­ and the spirit world of Lamotrekan mythology. It is a win­ tion on the above books, write University of Hawai'i ner of the CINE Eagle Award for 1988 and has been Press, 2840 Kolowalu Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i %822. chosen for showing at the Hawai'i International Film Fes­ Selected Writings of Hiram Bingham (1814-1869), Mis­ tival. The 1/2" videotape (VHS-NTSC format) can be pur­ sionary to the Hawaiian Islands: To Raise The Lord's Ban­ chased at $30 for individuals and $80 for institutions from ner, by Char Miller, is being offered at a special Triton Films, 3226 Sawtelle Blvd. #3, Los Angeles, prepublicaton price of $29.95, plus $5.00 shipping for California 90066. For outside the U.S. add $10 for ship­ overseas orders. List price will be $79.95. Send payment ment if paying in U.S. dollars; add $30 if paying by Inter­ to: The Edwin Mellen Press, Publisher of Scholarly national Bank Check.