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NovEmber 16, 1979

Last month's Newsletter reported turnover in PIP office personnel. A new addition has been ma.de. "M..s. NONIKA SVJEENY has joined Ns. NADINE GUSH! as student helper in the office .

PIP: OCCASIONAL SEI'1INAP. Thursday, November 28

The Newsletter of December 1. 1978 reported that the government of French Polynesia had ask-ed Dr. JAN NEV.JHOUSE, C:teneral Science Department, for assistance as it attsnpts to achieve greater political autonomy and increased econanic self-sufficiency. Dr. Nevmouse has helped to identify an uninhabited atoll in the Tuamotus as a site ~or research on aquaculture, agri­cultuLe, and energy production -v-rith local resources. Dr . Nerrouse had been on leave since last March and has conducted research in both France and Tahiti. He will discuss his research and report on current political and econCI'!lic trends in French Polynesia. Dr. Newhouse's serrrinar should be a good follow up on our recent one ~vith BENGI' and NA!'lE-'TIIERESE DANIEISSON (see September 16 Newsletter).

Time: 2: 00 p.m. , Thursday, November 28

Place: SSRI Conference Roan ---Porteus Hall, Roan 7 04 F

PACIFIC TEIECCM1UNICATIONS CONFERENCE

January 7-9, 1980

STUDENT REGISTRATION GPANTS

The second Pacific Telecommunications Conference (PTC '80) ~11 be held January 7-9, 1980 at the Ilikai Hotel. PTC '80 is intended to provide a forum for professionals from government, business, universities and other sectors v7ho are concerned vlith the growth, use, and :impact of ccmnunication technology in the Pacific area. See brochure attached to this Newsletter.

STUDENT GRAI\ITS: Students interested in telecarrm..mications (technology, econanics, and social aspects) are invited to participate. There are 10 conference reE;istration grants available under a National Science Foundation grant. The grants include conference materials, proceed­ings and lunch for the three conference days. Interested students should suhnit their names, addresses and phone nunbers to: Mr. Richard Barber, Conference Director, Social Science Re­search Institute, University of Ha-vJaii at l'fanoa, 2424 Maile Hay :f,b704, Honolulu, Ha-v?aii 96822. Telephone (808) 948-7879.

OCCASIONAL , December 4

Time: 2: p.m., Tuesday,

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SOUTH PACIFI SOliTH

POPULATION SE'I"'fl.NAR , December 5

speak on "Contarrporary Pol:ynesian }1igration." The focus will be on Australia, Ns:\r Zealand, and the United States. 11r. Franco a Ph. D.

and EIJC Population L"Ylstitute Fellm,7. He c0111pleted University, Chico in 1976, and betvreen 1976 and

Pacific Studies, University California, Santa Cruz. L>aronam Carmunity in 1974. He later expanded his v.urk to

in northern California. Earlier this year he Australia New Zealand and taught at 'Atenisi Institute in the

Franco co-edited NevJ Islanders in Center for (,..U\.J..L<='"', U. of C. ,

Time: : 30 p.m. ' vJednesday, December 5

DR. CAROLINE HALS'IDN, VISITING PACIFIC HISTORIAN

Hawaiian Studies cosnonsored a saninar \vhich 1810-1825: ·A Look at Lives of the published Dr. Ralston's book Grass

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Dr. Ralston is on sabbatical leave fran !!fa_cquarie University, Sydney, Australia, and she will be in Honolulu until early December conducting further research on early contact history in H.mvaii. Students and faculty wishing to talk to Dr. Ralston may contact Professor T:im:::lthy ~·!fa_cnaught, His tory Department, 948-7 6 7 4.

PIP: OCCASIONAL SEMINAR

On 'Thursday, October 25, Hr. Al\1'11-IONY F. EILY, Clerk of National Parliament of Papua Nev;r Guinea, discussed the process of goverrnnent decentralization that is now being implartented in Papua Nev;r Guinea. Mr. Elly \Jas en route hane after havine carrpleted a visit to the main­land. He was a guest of the United States Goverrnnent illlder the International Visitor Pro­gram, administered by the U.S. International Ccm:nunication Agency.

BILINGUAL EDUCATION/HICRONESIA

Nev;rsletter carried a list of current University of Hawaii research and training pro­have a focus on the Pacific. A note fran Hr. DAVID F. BIRD calls to our attention

Bilingual Education Program for Hicronesia was OI!1itted. The program has been in since 1974 and has trained over 80 l'1icronesian educators. The following should be

Topping, Donald M., Principal Investigator Rehg, Kenneth, Coordinator Social Science Research lnstitute 'Bilingual Education Program for Micronesia' U.S. Office of Education 9/179-8/31/80

POSSIBLE PACIFIC SEl1INAR IN TIH

Travel Industry l'!fa_na[;ernent (Tll1) in the College of Business Administration may offer a graduate level seminar, Tll1 676 Socio-Political Factors in Tourisrn , during the 1980-81 academic year. The course description of Tll1 676 as con­

the 1979-81 General Information Bulletin indicates: "Saninar psychological, and anthropological factors as they affect the travel industry. Tourism is examined both as cause and effect of indentifiable societal processes.''

PIP students are interested, Tll1 676 could focus on the Pacific region and be the 1980-81 vear. Students vr.Lth a definite interest in Tll1 676 should add

list now being compiled in the PIP office.

RESULTS OF ANU CONFEHENCE ''THE SMAlL ISlAND STATES OF 'lliE

PACIFIC AND INDJ_AN OCEANS: ANATCMY OF DEVELOP!1ENI'''

in the August 16 ne;\rsletter, PIP Director ROBERT C. KISTE represented the Uni­of Havmii and the Pacific Islands Studies Program at the above titled conference

vJas sponsored by the Develop:nent Studies Centre, Au.stralia National University, Septe:n-3-7, 1979. 1\venty-two papers were presented and a docunent su:nnarizing the papers was

n-r.on,,r<=>ti at the conference. A list of participants, the 22 papers, and the surrmary document deposited in the Pacific Collection, Hamilton Library.

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of the conference, the representatives from the Pacific and Indian Ocean countries future actions. It was concluded that Caribbean states should be included

deliberations, and that a greater emphasis should be placed on developing actual to the problems faced by small island states. The following resolutions were pass­

n.,..,r .... v'"'"'ti meeting in early 1980 is dependent upon the availability of funds and the tentatively been selected as the meeting site.

CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS

Representatives of the Small Islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans who met for one week in Canberra commencing on the 3rd September under the auspices of the Development Studies Centre of the Australian National University reached the conclusions:-

In dealing with issues surrounding the development of small island states tha definition of smallness should not be a matter for concern, but rather speci-

ic ies should be developed for overcoming problems relating to such tates in view of their particular vulnerability.

is recognized that developing island states have similar fundamental prob­lems but these problems vary in degree from state to state depending on many economic, social, cultural and other factors such as geographic dispersion.

It is also recognized that not only does development have as its ultimate ob­jective the well-being of people, but that social and cultural issues as much as economic issues are factors which determine progress in development.

small island states are at different stages of development and it is im­that this be recognized by all other countries and international agen­

to assist them in their forward development planning.

The wide range of papers presented at the conference touch on many issues which are of importance to the small island states. The next step is to review the issues surrounding small island states more specifically. It is therefore

that a number .of studies be commissioned on the following issues:

mobilization of finances diversification of earnings of foreign exchange employment creation and migration administration communications viability of national economies of small island states.

ives proposed the establishment of an 'Association of Small Is­(ASIS) within which they could examine each others' problems and share

iences in the interest of problem solving, not necessarily those on a major but those which are common to the island states.

representatives considered that the Canberra Conference should be re­the first of a series concerned with the identification and analysis

ific development problems of small island states. It was recognized tical considerations played a large part in the solution of the problems , but the Conference agreed that, in the first instance, emphasis should on problem-solving.

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It was recognized that there is a role for many organizations to collaborate in problem identification and solving but initially a small committee should be established to formulate proposals and to commission the various studies already referred to. This committee should meet as soon as possible, but before February 1980. The following members were nominated to the committee:

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Robert Grandcourt (Seychelles)

Terry Chapman (Niue)

Regio Moses (Trust Territories)

Akuila Savu (Fiji)

Chris Laidlaw (Commonwealth Secretariat)

Rodney Cole (DSC) - Scretariat

Ahmed Ali (USP)

Bernado Vunibobo (Fiji- UN)

Ed Dammen (UNCTAD)

HIGH COURT OF fl}1ERICAN SAr.lOA AND illi lAitJ SQIOOL

appreciation goes to Professor DAVID L. CALLIES, School of Law, University of the followinr; report on the School of La"\·7' s recent effort in the always diffi­

cross-cultural communication.

Faculty and staff of the University of llawaii Law School recently organized and icipated in a unique instruction program for the judges of the High Court

American Samoa. In response to a request from RICHARD DN10N, clerk to Chief tice RICHARD MIYN10TO, several members of the law faculty prepared and deliver­

ed a 120 hour series of lectures to the judges of the High Court in Pago Pago and Honolulu, the completion of which culminted in the awarding of certificates of

tion to the judges in a ceremony in Honolulu this past summer. The purpose of the coursP of instruction was to provide the High Court (10

, all chiefs of varying rank) wi tb a better understand'ing of Anglo-American concepts within which they work in meting out Samoan justice in a U,S.

Territory. Largely devised by Professors RICHARD MILLER and ADDISON BOVJMAN, the· course of instruction covered the following basic areas:

Criminal Procedures &

Evidence

Contracts

Real Property/Land Use/

Tenure:

Judicial Ethics

Torts and Judicial Ethics

Professor Addison Bowman

Associate Dean Jeremy Harrison

Professor David Callies

Former Judge and Adjunct

Professor Masato Doi

Professor Richard Miller

The instruction itself consisted of lectures, question-answer periods, and examinations, all delivered through simultaneous translation by two hi­staff members of the High Court, Hessrs. FAOA and LAFI.

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Three of the subjects were taught in Pago Pago. Instructors lectured on the remainder at the University of Hawaii Law School the week prior to certificate of

tion ceremonies in July. It was the intention of the instructors that the concepts discussed relate to both the written Samoan Code and Fa'a

Samoa, or the Samoan Way, the collection of traditions and folkways that govern much of Samoan life. For example, in the area of property and land use, much de-

on the chieftal power to allocate the use of land within his extended family, upon which status, wealth, and survival depends. Thus, Professor CALLIES attempted to relate theories of individual land tenure in fee simple (a rarity in American Samoa), possessory rights, lesser interests in property (easements, servitudes) and the power of government to control the use of land (American Samoa is zoned ... ) to those elements of a largely feudal landholding system \vhich prevails in American Samoa.

The program--now completed--culminated in the awarding of certificates of com-ion by Dean A. JEROME DUPONT of the law school, and a Samoan fiafia in cele­

bration. The High Court presented the law school with ceremonial kava bowls, whisks, staffs and shell leis in appreciation and commemoration of the school's spe­cial relationship with the judges.

Those who participated from the law school community were delighted with op­portunity to develop and refine a course of study which it is hoped will find ap­plicability elsewhere in the Pacific Basin where Anglo-American legal concepts are theoretically interwoven with older and more established indigenous civil and crim­inal justice systems of a unique, often tribal, nature.

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