The Journal of the Polynesian Society VOLUME 114 No.2 JUNE 2005 THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
the journal of the polynesian society Volume 114 june 2005 number 2 Editor JUDITH HUNTSMAN Review Editor MARK BUSSE Editorial Assistants CLAUDIA GROSS DOROTHY BROWN Published quarterly by the Polynesian Society (Inc.), Auckland, New Zealand
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Volume 114 june 2005 number 2 CONTENTS Notes and News... 105 Articles CLUNY AND LA AVASA MACPHERSON The Ifoga: The Exchange Value of Social Honour in Contemporary Samoa... 109 ALEX FRAME AND PAUL MEREDITH Performance and Mäori Customary Legal Process... 135 Shorter Communications D. S WALSH Some Misconceptions Remedied for Raga, an Oceanic Language... 157 Reviews Attenbrow, Val and Richard Fullagar: A Pacific Odyssey: Archaeological and Anthropology in the Western Pacific: Papers in Honour of Jim Specht. MATTHEW CAMPBELL... 165 Bolyanatz, Alexander H.: Pacific Romanticism: Tahiti and the European Imagination. LEE WALLACE... 167 Jones, Alison, Phyllis Herda and Tamasailau M. Suaalii (eds): Bitter Sweet: Indigenous Woman in the Pacific. MELANI ANAE... 169 Oldman, W.O.: The Oldman Collection of Maori Artifacts, and Oldman, W.O.: The Oldman Collection of Polynesian Artifacts. sean MALLON... 171
Parkinson, Phil and Penny Griffiths: Books in Mäori 1815-1900, Ngä Tänga Reo Mäori: An Annotated Bibliography, Ngä Kohikohi me öna Whakamärama. lyn CARTER... 174 Silva, Noenoe K.: Aloha Betrayed: Native Hawaiian Resistance to American Colonialism. ROBERT NICOLE... 176 Sutton, Douglas, Louise Furey and Yvonne Marshall: The Archaeology of Pouerua. GLENN SUMMERHAYES... 178 Thomas, Nicholas: Discoveries: The Voyages of Captain Cook. K. R. HOWE... 180 Publications Received... 183 Publications of the Polynesian Society... 185
NOTES AND NEWS Alex Frame received his LL.D from Victoria University of Wellington and is Professor of Law at the University of Waikato. His biography of Sir John Salmond (1862 1924), Salmond: Southern Jurist, was published by Victoria University Press in 1995. It was awarded the E.H. McCormick Prize at the 1996 Montana Book Awards, and the J.F. Northey Prize for best legal publication in the same year. Alex is also Director of the Te Matahauariki Institute at Waikato University and was commissioned by the Institute to prepare a study of the way in which our legal system might better reflect Maori customary law; Grey and Iwikau: A Journey into Custom was published by Victoria University Press in 2002. Alex has been a teacher of public law for many years and has advised extensively on constitutional questions in the South Pacific, and on Treaty of Waitangi matters in New Zealand. Cluny Macpherson is Professor of Sociology in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University s Albany Campus in Auckland. He is interested in the processes of migration and social transformation in the Pacific and has written on a range of topics from political economy and ethnic identity through to suicide and public health in Samoa and the Pacific region La avasa Macpherson is a nurse, researcher, translator and horticulturalist. She is interested in social transformation in Samoa and in the Pacific more generally. She has written on topics from ethnomedicine, suicide and public health to migrant social organisation and social identity. Paul Meredith is of Ngäti Kaputuhi, Maniapoto and Päkehä descent. Paul has degrees in Law and Maori Studies and is a Research Fellow at Te Matahauariki Institute. Paul has a particular interest in historical Mäori language manuscripts, letters and newspapers. He has recently completed a study of the operation of legislation in 1912 allowing the Europeanisation of Mäori. David Walsh obtained his master s degree in anthropology at the University of Auckland, and was research linguist there (1965-67) for the Bernice P. Bishop Museum s Polynesian Culture History Project. From 1967 until his retirement in 1989 he lectured in anthropological linguistics at the University of Sydney, where he received his Ph.D. in 1983. His long-standing research interest in the Raga language continues in retirement with involvement in lexicographic and textual projects. Book Note: Rere atu, taku manu/fly out, my bird Unfortunately, the Journal s Review Editor was unable to locate a reviewer for Rere atu, taku manu: Discovering History, Language and Politics in the Mäori Language Newspapers, edited by Jenifer Curnow, Ngapare Hopa and Jane McRae, and published by Auckland University Press in 2002. The book is now out-of-print, but readers should be aware of this important scholarly resource. Jeny Curnow writes: The book, for the first time brings to readers of English a sample of the wealth of information in the Mäori-language newspapers. Produced by government, 105
106 Notes & News churches, Mäori, and päkehä philanthropists from the 1840s into the 20th century, the more than 40 newspapers in the Mäori language are an essential part of new Zealand s historical archive, but one that has been little used. in this book, scholars of Mäori language and society open up this hitherto uncovered history in articles which exemplify the newspaper content with contemporary Mäori opinion, vigorous debate on social and political matters, matters of everyday lives, the skilful and poetic use of Mäori language. the accessibility of this resource is advised in a description of how the newspapers have been made available on the internet. Islands of the World Conference IX the international small islands studies association (isisa) organised islands of the World conference i, which was held in Vancouver island, canada, in 1986. subsequent conferences have been held in tasmania, the Bahamas, okinawa, Mauritius, isle of skye, prince edward island and Kinmen island, taiwan. conference IX sustainable islands-sustainable strategies will be convened in Maui, hawai i, at the beginning of august 2006. for more information contact: isisa@hawaii.edu. 2 nd International Conference on Small island Cultures the conference theme is culture and the environment, the conference site is norfolk island and the conference date is 9-12 february 2006. those wishing to present papers at the conference are required to be members of sicri (small island cultures research initiative), but membership is free and may be gained by application via www.sicri.org. Pacific History Workshop 5-7 December 2005-07-05 telling pacific lives focussing on the processes of telling and their effects is the 2005 topic of this recurrent workshop run by the Division of pacific and asian history at the research school of pacific and asian studies, the australian national university. those wishing to present a paper should contact Brij lala: brijlal@coombs.anu.edu.au. The New Edition of ngä Moteatea part ii available in July part ii of Ngä Moteatea will be launched by professor sir hugh Kawharu, president of the polynesian society, on 20 july 2005, immediately before the polynesian society s annual General Meeting. the four part work, with accompanying cds of the songs in each part, is jointly published by the society and auckland university press. to receive members discount, society members should order from the society s assistant secretary: jps@auckland.ac.nz.