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The Archaeology of Lapita Dispersal in Oceania
The archaeology of Lapita dispersal in Oceania pers from the Fourth Lapita Conference, June 2000, Canberra, Australia / Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and Island Melanesia — lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present. Since the beginning of the series, the basic colour on the spine and cover has distinguished the regional distribution of topics, as follows: ochre for Australia, green for New Guinea, red for Southeast Asia and blue for the Pacific islands. From 2001, issues with a gold spine will include conference proceedings, edited papers, and monographs which in topic or desired format do not fit easily within the original arrangements. All volumes are numbered within the same series. List of volumes in Terra Australis Volume 1: Burrill Lake and Currarong: coastal sites in southern New South Wales. R.J. Lampert (1971) Volume 2: Ol Tumbuna: archaeological excavations in the eastern central Highlands, Papua New Guinea. J.P. White (1972) Volume 3: New Guinea Stone Age Trade: the geography and ecology of traffic in the interior. I. Hughes (1977) Volume 4: Recent Prehistory in Southeast Papua. B. Egloff (1979) Volume 5: The Great Kartan Mystery. R. Lampert (1981) Volume 6: Early Man in North Queensland: art and archeaology in the Laura area. -
Ocean Currents and Circulation Cook Islands
OCEAN CURRENTS AND CIRCULATION AVARUA - MOTUTOA, RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS Brendan Holden SOPAC Technical Secretariat April 1992 SOPAC Technical Report 143 Prepared for: South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) Coastal and Nearshore Programme, Cook Islands Project: CK.4 [3] TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................... 6 OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 7 METHODS ............................................................................................................................ 10 RESULTS Wind ...................................................................................................................... 13 Waves ..................................................................................................................... 13 Water Levels ............................................................................................................. 15 Water Temperatures .................................................................................................. 16 Current Data ........................................................................................................... -
Rarotonga, Samoa & Tonga
› Rarotonga, Samoa & Tonga Top ExperiencesExperiences › 170ºW 160ºW TOKELAU 'Upolu (New Zealand) 0 200 km 0 120 miles Fale'ula (Islands not to Scale) Penrhyn APIA 10ºS Manono Leulumoega Rakahanga Vailele International Date Line Apolima-uta Cape Mulinu’u Manihiki Solosolo Gateway to the Manono-uta Falefa AMERICAN Pukapuka underworld NORTHERN Mt Fiamoe SAMOA Falelatai Saletele Nassau COOK (960m) Sauniatu (USA) Samamea SAMOA ISLANDS Pulemelei Mound Mt Fito Uafato Lefaga (1028m) Ti'avea Savai'i Polynesia’s largest ancient Suwarrow 'Upolu PAGO Salamumu Samusu PAGO structure Mulivai APIA Poutasi Satitoa Tutuila S O U T H Aitutaki Salani See 'Upolu To Sua Ocean Trench Vavau Enlargement See Tutuila Traditional food, dance P A C I F I C and music Swim this enchanted Enlargement sunken waterhole 0 20 km O C E A N 0 12 miles Vava'u COOK ISLANDS Vava’u SOUTHERN Pola Tutuila Sea kayak in paradise COOK Tal ISLANDS Nu’uuli Falls HA'APAI Secluded deliciously cool GROUP Palmerston swimming hole Vatia Sa'ilele Onenoa Atoll Afono Masefau ’Atiu Aitutaki Manuae Amouli NIUE Mitiaro PAGO PAGO Aua Alofau Aunu'u Delve into hidden Takutea 20ºS limestone caves Fagasa 'Atiu A'asu Matafao Peak Lauli'ituai Aunu'u TONGA Ma'uke Tongatapu Fagamalo (653m) NUKU'ALOFA Ha’apai Rarotonga AVARUA Nu'uuli Swim with humpback A'oloaufou See Tongatapu whales See Rarotonga Poloa Enlargement Enlargement Mt Olotele Tafuna Mangaia Nua (493m) Fagatele Bay Rarotonga Leone Avarua 'Ili'ili Paradise in a submerged Enjoy breakfast at Vailoa Vaitogi volcanic crater Rarotonga AraTapu Punanga -
Pacific Island Countries and Territories Issued: 19 February 2008
OCHA Regional Office for Asia Pacific Pacific Island Countries and Territories Issued: 19 February 2008 OCHA Presence in the Pacific Northern Papua New Guinea Fiji Mariana Humanitarian Affairs Unit (HAU), PNG Regional Disaster Response Islands (U.S.) UN House , Level 14, DeloitteTower, Advisor (RDRA), Fiji Douglas Street, PO Box 1041, 360 Victoria Parade, 3rd Floor Fiji +10 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Development Bank Building, Suva, FIJI Tel: +675 321 2877 Tel: +679 331 6760, +679 331 6761 International Date Line Fax: +675 321 1224 Fax: +679 330 9762 Saipan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Head: Vini Talai Head: Peter Muller Agana +12 Guam (U.S.) Pacific Ocean +10 MARSHALL ISLANDS Legend Depth (m) OCHA Presence Below 5,000 1,001 to 2,000 MICRONESIA (FSO) Koror Majuro Country capital Palikir 4,001 to 5,000 501 to 1,000 Territory capital PALAU +11 Illustrative boundary 3,001 to 4,000 101 to 500 +9 +10 Time difference with UTC 2,001 to 3,000 o to 100 Tarawa (New York: UTC -5 Equator NAURU Geneva: UTC +1) IMPORTANT NOTE: The boundaries on this map are for illustrative purposes only Yaren Naming Convention and were derived from the map ’The +12 +12 KIRIBATI UN MEMBER STATE Pacific Islands’ published in 2004 by the Territory or Associated State Secretariat of the Pacific Community. INDONESIA TUVALU -11 -10 PAPUA NEW GUINEA United Nations Office for the Coordination +10 +12 of Humanitarian affairs (OCHA) Funafuti Toke lau (N.Z.) Regional Office for Asia Pacific (ROAP) Honiara Executive Suite, 2nd Floor, -10 UNCC Building, -
Our Sea of Islands Our Livelihoods Our Oceania
Status and potential of locally-managed marine areas in the South Pacific: meeting natureOur conservation Sea of and Islands sustainable livelihood targets throughOur wide-spread Livelihoods implementation of LMMAs Our Oceania Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape: a catalyst for implementation of ocean policy Cristelle Pratt and Hugh Govan November 2010 This document was compiled by Cristelle Pratt and Hugh Govan. Part Two of the document was also reviewed by Andrew Smith, Annie Wheeler, Anthony Talouli, Bernard O’Callaghan, Carole Martinez, Caroline Vieux, Catherine Siota, Colleen Corrigan, Coral Pasisi, David Sheppard, Etika Rupeni, Greg Sherley, Jackie Thomas, Jeff Kinch, Kosi Latu, Lindsay Chapman, Maxine Anjiga, Modi Pontio, Olivier Tyack, Padma Lal, Pam Seeto, Paul Anderson, Paul Lokani, Randy Thaman, Samasoni Sauni, Sandeep Singh, Scott Radway, Sue Taei, Tagaloa Cooper, and Taholo Kami at the 2nd Marine Sector Working Group Meeting held in Apia, Samoa, 5–7 April 2010. Photography © Stuart Chape TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE – Toward a Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape: A Policy Analysis 5 1.0 Introduction 7 2.0 Context and scope for a Pacific Oceanscape Framework 9 3.0 Instruments – our ocean policy environment 11 3.1 Pacific Plan and Pacific Forum Leaders communiqués 15 3.2 The Pacific Islands Regional Oceans Policy (PIROP) 18 3.3 Synergies with PIROP 18 3.3.1 Relevant international and regional instruments and arrangements 18 3.3.2 Relevant national and non-governmental initiatives 20 4.0 Institutional Framework for Pacific Islands -
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Report October 2003 P ACIFIC OCEAN
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Economic Report October 2003 P ACIFIC OCEAN HAWAII •Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands/Saipan •Guam HAWAII Republic of Palau Kauai • Oahu Niihau Molokai Maui Lanai American Samoa • Kahoolawe Hawaii Locations (Maps not shown to scale.) BANK OF HAWAII BRANCHES ABOUT BANK OF HAWAII The Bank provides convenient & IN-STORE BRANCHES access to financial services through (as of December 31, 2002) Bank of Hawaii Corporation is a its network of branches, in-store regional financial services company branches and ATMs, and its 24- Hawaii 76 serving businesses, consumers and hour telephone and Internet governments in Hawaii, American banking services. American Samoa 3 Samoa and the West Pacific. The Commonwealth of company’s principal subsidiary, As a company, we are committed to Northern Mariana Bank of Hawaii, was founded in providing the highest level of Islands/Saipan 2 1897 and is the largest independent quality customer service. For more financial institution in Hawaii. information about Bank of Hawaii, Guam 9 please visit our website at Republic of Palau 1 Bank of Hawaii Corporation and its www.boh.com. subsidiaries offer a wide range of financial products and services, Total 91 including: deposit and lending services, investments, trust services, private banking, leasing, mortgage, insurance, cash management, employee benefits and retirement plan services. www.boh.com TO OUR READERS: We are pleased to present this 2003 edition of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Economic Report under a regional research and study partnership between Bank of Hawaii and the East-West Center. CNMI is one of the West Pacific markets which Bank of Hawaii serves, and the Bank’s presence here goes back more than three decades. -
Pacific Island Populations
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS / MID-YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATE / VITAL STATISTICS / POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS / ESTIMATION DE LA POPULATION EN CARACTÉRISTIQUES DE LA POPULATION STATISTIQUES VITALES CARACTÉRISTIQUES DE LA POPULATION MILIEU D’ANNÉE Crude Crude Crude Net Annual Estimated Average Land area Urban Dependency Teenage Fertility Population Average Birth Rate a Death Rate a Migration Growth Rate Annual Growth Rate b Median e Infant Mortality Rate COUNTRY/TERRITORY (km²) Last Density population at Annual Sex Ratio c Ratio Total Fertility Rate Rate f (15–19) COUNTRY/TERRITORY count at last Household (‰) (‰) Rate (‰) (%) (%) Age d (IMR, ‰) g Life Expectancy at Birth h population (persons/ last census (%) Intercensal (15–59) (TFR) 2 Size PAYS / TERRITOIRE Superficie census km ) Growth Rate 2020 2030 2050 PAYS / TERRITOIRE census Rapport de Rapport de Indice synthétique Fécondité des h (km²) Population Tx brut de Tx brut de Tx brut de Tx de Estimation du tx de c Âges f Tx de mortalité Espérance de vie à la naissance Taille a a b masculinité d e adolescentes Population Densité urbaine Tx annuel de natalité mortalité migration croissance croissance annuel médian dépendance de fécondité (ISF) infantile (TMI, ‰) g Dernier moyenne (15–19) au dernier (habitants/ au dernier croissance (‰) (‰) nette (‰) annuel (%) (%) (15–59) recensement des recensement km2) recensement intercensitaire TFR Year Year IMR Year Males Females Year ménages Total Total Total 2020 2020–30 2030–50 2020 % (%) ISF Année Année TMI Année Hommes Femmes Année MELANESIA 540,260 -
(Wallis), Futuna and Alofi Islands (South-West Pacific): an Update
30 Notornis, 2015, Vol. 62: 30-37 0029-4470 © The Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc. Birds of Uvea (Wallis), Futuna and Alofi islands (South-West Pacific): an update Jean-Claude ThIbaulT* Muséum National d’histoire Naturelle, département Systématique et evolution, 55 rue buffon, 75005 Paris, France Alice CIbois department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural history Museum of Geneva, CP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland Jean-YveS MeYer délégation à la recherche, Gouvernement de la Polynésie française, b.P. 20981 Tahiti, Polynésie Française Abstract Alofi, Futuna and Uvea (also called Wallis), 3 islands situated north of Fiji and Tonga archipelagos, are rarely visited by ornithologists. We present new data on the avifauna obtained during surveys in 2014 and we compare them with previous surveys made in the 1920s, 1980s and 1990s. We recorded the extirpation of 1 species (friendly ground- dove, Alopecoenas stairi) probably related to predation, and the decline of another (lesser shrikebill, Clytorhynchus vitiensis) linked to deforestation. Although the recent arrival of the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Futuna is a potential threat for the blue-crowned lorikeet (Vini australis), no decline is apparent at the present time. In general, most landbirds seemed common despite loss of native habitats and hunting pressure; similarly, the seabird populations and number of species appeared stable, a situation probably linked with the general decrease of harvesting. Finally, 2 breeding species (spotless crake, Zapornia tabuensis, and tropical shearwater, Puffinus bailloni) and 3 vagrants (white-faced heron, Egretta novaehollandiae, masked lapwing, Vanellus miles, and pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos) are added to the list. Thibault, J.-C.; Cibois, A.; Meyer, J.-Y. -
GCCA: PSIS) Project Final Record of Second Planning and Steering Committee Meeting 3-5 December 2012
Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States (GCCA: PSIS) project Final Record of Second Planning and Steering Committee Meeting 3-5 December 2012 3rd December 2012 Introductions and Background Participants were welcomed to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Second Planning and Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Climate Change Alliance: Pacific Small Island States (GCCA: PSIS) project by Ms. Patricia Sachs-Cornish, Acting Director, Strategic Engagement and Policy Planning Facility, SPC. Since the first Steering Committee Meeting in May, significant progress has been made with the project. Some highlights include: Five countries have determined their focus for a climate change adaptation project and have had project Concept Notes approved, and two of those countries, Cook Islands and Tonga, are already advancing detailed project design. Seven of the nine countries have signed a letter of agreement with SPC endorsing project arrangements and financial procedures. 14 country missions have been undertaken to advance project planning. Arrangements are underway with several countries to recruit national coordinators. Five requests for mainstreaming climate change into specific sectors have been received. In collaboration with other SPC Divisions and SPREP, three regional/sub-regional training activities have been conducted and three national training activities, in areas covering climate change finance, media training, Climate Change Portal training and JNAP planning (Joint National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management). In October an external evaluation of the project using Results Oriented Monitoring (ROM) was conducted by the European Union (EU). Specific recommendations included revision of the project’s log frame and the preparation of a risk management strategy and an exit strategy. -
RAROTONGA, AITUTAKI, ATIU and SISTER ISLANDS London
visit us at: COOK ISLANDS GUIDE COOKISLANDS.TRAVEL RAROTONGA, AITUTAKI, ATIU AND SISTER ISLANDS London Berlin Vancouver Rome Beijing Seoul To kyo Los Angeles Hong Kong Honolulu Tahiti Perth Capetown Sydney Auckland Kia Orana iscover our hidden gem of the South Pacific and you’ll see why there’s so much more to a little paradise. Unspoilt, simple and so easy to get around, you can explore and play as much or as little as you want in this oasis of absolute freedom. Let the untouched charm of these beautiful islands and friendly locals capture your spirit and envelope your heart. The 15 islands of the Cooks lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii, scattered like fragrant flower petals floating across 2.2 million square kilometres of a serene, opulent ocean. Boasting rare beauty, an idyllic climate, warm welcoming people with heart felt smiles and a pace of life unsurpassed. We invite you to endless adventure, romance and pure relaxation. Come explore and share the Cook Islands with us, and discover why everyone loves a little paradise. For more information regarding flight schedules to the Cook Islands please refer to: www.cookislands.travel/flightinformation cookislands.travel | 3 CONTENTS Welcome 2 How to get here 4 HOW TO Rarotonga – our capital 6 purchase duty-free goods. Be prepared to Aitutaki – heaven on earth 24 GET HERE receive a traditional ei, a garland of fragrant flowers as you leave the airport. The best part Atiu – the island of birds 36 is yet to come, a trip from the airport to your Mauke – the garden island 42 Although we’re a little paradise, we’re accommodation right on the beach is less serviced by big players: Air New Zealand than 30 minutes, anywhere on the island. -
Annual Report 2014
UNIVERSITY OF GUAM UNIBETSEDÅT GUAHAN Society of Emeritus Professors & Retired Scholars The Society’s Eighteenth Annual Report (2014) Compiled by Cynthia B. Sajnovsky, Professor Emerita of Music, Secretary, SEPRS UOG SEPRS An Overview of the Society’s Eighteenth Annual Report (2014) I want to highlight the vitality that members of the Society of Emeritus Professors and Retired Scholars (SEPRS) have shown in numerous academic, research, and service activities. For many of the UOG community – but not all – their awareness of professors emeriti and retired scholars is “out of sight, out of mind.” Yet this report demonstrates how retired faculty continue to help the University achieve its mission for our community and the region. You can locate specific faculty which are listed alphabetically, and in- time we plan to insert a “search-link” function so you can easily click on a name. SEPRS has 53 current members, of whom half live on Guam (26) and half live off-island across the nation (27). Some of us show the affects of our age, yet3/4ths (38) are active members who participate in the Society’s quarterly meetings, donate to the University, or at least report their activities. In 2014, using IT teleconferencing video technology, we have had five (5) off-island members regularly join and participate in the Society’s quarterly meetings held in Emeritus Hall on-island. So what do these retirees do? Well nearly one-third of the members listed in this report are teaching and mentoring university students. For example at UOG that includes Filomena Contoria, George Kallingal, Lourdes Klitzke, and Milagros Moguel, and off-island take a look at Joyce McCauley. -
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731 1960/129 THE COOK ISLANDS PORTS OF ENTRY ORDER 1960 COBHAM, Governor-General ORDER IN COUNCIL At the Government House at Wellington this 31st day of August 1960 Present: HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL PURSUANT to the Customs Act 1913, His Excellency the Governor General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following order. ORDER 1. (1) This order may be cited as the Cook Islands Ports of Entry Order 1960. (2) This order shall come into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette. 2. The ports of entry for the Cook Islands shall hereafter be the ports specified in the First Schedule hereto; and the limits of the ports shall be those specified in that Schedule. 3. The orders specified in the Second Schedule hereto are hereby revoked. SCHEDULES FIRST SCHEDULE PORTS OF ENTRY Nrune Limits Avarua (Island The area enclosed by a line extending from high of Rarotonga) water mark at a point 2,250 ft eastward of the Government wharf at Avarua, in the Island of Rarotonga; extending thence northward 3,000 ft, thence westward 2,400 ft, thence southward to high-water mark, thence along high-water mark eastward to the starting point; together with land lying immediately south, and within 1,200 ft of that area. 732 Cook Islands Ports of Entry Order 1960 1960/129 FIRST SCHEDULE-continued Avatiu (Island of The area enclosed by a line extending from high Rarotonga) water mark at a point 565 ft westward of the north western corner of the main building at present occupied by A.