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BOOK REVIEW. Penguin Books conceived this volume following a news frenzy, in 1996, over the discovery of the so-called ‘Kaimanawa wall’, a geological feature giving the superficial appearance of a structure of large stone blocks, which had been…

OHA Chairperson Haunani Apoliona and CEO Clyde Namuo met with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The two also visited the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Capacity Development Office to discuss the findings of an OHA study titled, The…

Book review.

An ongoing dispute between companies – PSP III, LLC, Investricity, Ltd., and West Wind Works, LLC – and Hawaiian Electric Company over whether the project for renewable energy in Ewa is eligible for a waiver.

A tropical Christmas in Hawaii.

Special article to the Hawaii Herald describing how prewar activities spurred “cultural florescence.”

This article is about the newest club drug to hit Hawaii, MDPV or ‘legal cocaine,’ which is found in bath salts.

Fiction. Note: Appears in chapbook called: Water Ways.

This paper explores the discursive and material impacts of the compensation packages provided to the Orang Asli communities as a result of their forced evacuation to make way for the Sungai Selangor dam.

This paper argues that there is room for improvement and a new, consolidated policy framework is suggested based on the lessons learnt.

This paper analyzes regulatory reforms in five Pacific Island countries: Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.

This article presents a study that estimates the impact of the telecommunications commitments of the WTO on a panel data set of 160 developing countries (including 26 small island developing states) during the period 1995-2006.

Book review.

This article is an overview of the Tongan economy. Recent information suggests that initial growth projection of 2.9 percent for 2005/06 may have to be revised downwards in light of lower than expected prices for squash imports.

A look at the Adventurers' Club of Honolulu.

In Suva, the business of having one's hair attended to is a simple matter.

Obituary: Emosi, a Fijian Samoan

Chorus of frogs in Papua.

The author returns from a visit to New Guinea convinced that while on one hand there is an exceptional opportunity for profitable investment in primary products in the Territory, on the other, drastic alterations in the present system of land holding…

Like most pidgin-English phrases, "going finish" is charged with unspoken meaning in New Guinea.

Anecdotes: the conservatism of natives, particularly in relation to anything they think is being forced upon them, is almost beyond belief.

Photograph.

Long ago, some writer or college of writers composed the Legend of the Tropics. Conceived to adorn a tale of some veracious traveller, perpetuated to embellish torrid romance and travel agency brochures, it seems destined to live forever.

Cases of marine animals becoming entangled in fishing gear or other forms of floating debris are increasingly common. There are relatively few articles that document these phenomena in the Hawaiian Islands. This article documents some occurrences.

This paper explores the land tenure dilemma facing Fiji today. It discusses the land lease system recently proposed by the Native Lands Trust Board (NLTB) and the then Interim Government. This analysis is carried out in terms of efficiency, equity…

Photograph. It brings lumber from the Pacific Northwest to the Islands. The trip from Seattle to Honolulu takes one month.

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The Margaret G, and 85-foot trawler, was found abandoned and adrift.

Poetry.

Poetry.

Poetry.

This article critically assesses the success of market-led structural adjustment in Fiji.

Article about the cultural significance of hair dressing in Japan.

I recollect in November, 1880, thirteen Honolulu people, myself among the number, and two native guides started from Honuapo with complete equipment for the ascent to the summit of Mauna Loa.

Interview.

Short story.

Short story.

Eating a mango in the Islands.

I once owned a catamaran for quite half a day. It was a product of home talent and promptly started on its trial trip.

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