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Full-Text Articles in Pacific Islands Languages and Societies
American Sāmoan Land Tenure—Apportionment Of Communal Lands And The Road To Individually Owned Land Rights, Line-Noue Memea Kruse
American Sāmoan Land Tenure—Apportionment Of Communal Lands And The Road To Individually Owned Land Rights, Line-Noue Memea Kruse
Pacific Studies
When a village was established, the land in that village belonged to the people of that village. A mātai could claim land for his family or clan by clearing and then working it. Any land that was not under the direct “pule” of a mātai remained belonging to the people of the village. Paramount chiefs would have a more general control of larger areas. It is important to keep in mind that the power of a mātai was really defined not by title name, but by the land which he had control. Through this system, ownership of land …
Book Review Forum: Glenn Petersen, Traditional Micronesian Societies: Adaptation, Integration, And Political Organization, Glenn Petersen
Book Review Forum: Glenn Petersen, Traditional Micronesian Societies: Adaptation, Integration, And Political Organization, Glenn Petersen
Pacific Studies
Response: GLENN PETERSEN
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY, BARUCH COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Vol. 37 No. 2 (2014): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 37 No. 2 (2014): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US $26.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, …
Vol. 37 No. 2 (2014): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 37 No. 2 (2014): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Front Matter for the Vol. 37, No 2-Aug 2014 edition of the Pacific Studies Journal.
Lin Poyer's Review Of David Damas's Bountiful Island: A Study Of Land Tenure On A Micronesian Atoll, Lin Poyer
Lin Poyer's Review Of David Damas's Bountiful Island: A Study Of Land Tenure On A Micronesian Atoll, Lin Poyer
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Changing Patterns Of Commitment To Island Homelands: A Case Study Of Western Samoa, Cluny Macpherson
Changing Patterns Of Commitment To Island Homelands: A Case Study Of Western Samoa, Cluny Macpherson
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Madrich: Outer Islanders On Yap, William H. Alkire
Madrich: Outer Islanders On Yap, William H. Alkire
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Madrich: Outer Islanders On Yap, William H. Alkire
Madrich: Outer Islanders On Yap, William H. Alkire
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Judith Huntsman's Review Of Jocelyn Linnekin's Sacred Queens And Women Of Consequence: Rank, Gender, And Colonialism In The Hawaiian Islands, Judith Huntsman
Judith Huntsman's Review Of Jocelyn Linnekin's Sacred Queens And Women Of Consequence: Rank, Gender, And Colonialism In The Hawaiian Islands, Judith Huntsman
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Graun Bilong Mipela: Local Land Courts And The Changing Customary Law Of Papua New Guinea, Jean G. Zorn
Graun Bilong Mipela: Local Land Courts And The Changing Customary Law Of Papua New Guinea, Jean G. Zorn
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Aspects Of Social Organization In Three Samoan Communities, Maureen H. Fitzgerald, Alan Howard
Aspects Of Social Organization In Three Samoan Communities, Maureen H. Fitzgerald, Alan Howard
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin's Review Of Barbara Huber-Greub's Kokospalmenmenschen. Boden Und Alltag Und Ihre Bedeutung Im Selbstverständnis Der Abelam Von Kimbangwa (East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea), Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin
Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin's Review Of Barbara Huber-Greub's Kokospalmenmenschen. Boden Und Alltag Und Ihre Bedeutung Im Selbstverständnis Der Abelam Von Kimbangwa (East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea), Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
A Marshallese Nation Emerges From The Political Fragmentation Of American Micronesia, Leonard Mason
A Marshallese Nation Emerges From The Political Fragmentation Of American Micronesia, Leonard Mason
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Vol. 11 No. 1 (1987): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 11 No. 1 (1987): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …
Vol. 11 No. 1 (1987): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 11 No. 1 (1987): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …
Contributors: Vol 11 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Contributors: Vol 11 No. 1, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Contributors list of Vol. 11 (1987): Pacific Studies Full Issue 1
Melanesian Socialism: Vanuatu's Quest For Self-Definition And Problems Of Implementation, Ralph R. Premdas
Melanesian Socialism: Vanuatu's Quest For Self-Definition And Problems Of Implementation, Ralph R. Premdas
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Rebecca A. Stephenson's Review Of Ngatupuna Kautai Et Al., Atiu: An Island Community, Rebecca A. Stephenson
Rebecca A. Stephenson's Review Of Ngatupuna Kautai Et Al., Atiu: An Island Community, Rebecca A. Stephenson
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Joint Venture Rice Production In The Solomon Islands: The Inner Workings Of Dependent Development, Sonia P. Juvik
Joint Venture Rice Production In The Solomon Islands: The Inner Workings Of Dependent Development, Sonia P. Juvik
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
The Atomization Of Tongan Society, Keith L. Morton
The Atomization Of Tongan Society, Keith L. Morton
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
George E. Marcus's Review Of Jocelyn Linnekin's Children Of The Land: Exchange And Status In A Hawaiian Community, George E. Marcus
George E. Marcus's Review Of Jocelyn Linnekin's Children Of The Land: Exchange And Status In A Hawaiian Community, George E. Marcus
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Book Review Forum On Douglas Oliver's Two Tahitian Villages: A Study In Comparison, Douglas Oliver, Paul Shankman, Greg Dening, F. Allan Hanson
Book Review Forum On Douglas Oliver's Two Tahitian Villages: A Study In Comparison, Douglas Oliver, Paul Shankman, Greg Dening, F. Allan Hanson
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
William E. H. Tagupa's Review Of Marion Kelly's Nā Māla O Kona, The Gardens Of Kona: A History Of Land Use In Kona, HawaiʻI, William E. H. Tagupa
William E. H. Tagupa's Review Of Marion Kelly's Nā Māla O Kona, The Gardens Of Kona: A History Of Land Use In Kona, HawaiʻI, William E. H. Tagupa
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Ishmael Stagner's Review Of Donald Kilolani Mitchell's Resource Units In Hawaiian Culture, Ishmael Stagner
Ishmael Stagner's Review Of Donald Kilolani Mitchell's Resource Units In Hawaiian Culture, Ishmael Stagner
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Cultures In Collision: Hawai‘I And England, 1778, Haunani-Kay Trask
Cultures In Collision: Hawai‘I And England, 1778, Haunani-Kay Trask
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Nancy J. Pollock Review Of Neil Gunson (Ed.), The Changing Pacific: Essays In Honour Of H. E. Maude, Nancy J. Pollock
Nancy J. Pollock Review Of Neil Gunson (Ed.), The Changing Pacific: Essays In Honour Of H. E. Maude, Nancy J. Pollock
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.