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Epeli Hauʻofa

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Papua New Guinea

Died

January 11, 2009

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Hauʻofa was born of Tongan missionary parents working in Papua New Guinea. At his death, he was a citizen of Fiji, living in Suva. He attended school in Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji (Lelean Memorial School), and later attended the University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales; McGill University, Montreal; and the Australian National University, Canberra, where he gained a Ph.D. in social anthropology. Hauʻofa published in 1981 with the title Mekeo: inequality and ambivalence in a village society. Hauʻofa taught briefly at the University of Papua New Guinea, and was a research fellow at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji. From 1978 to 1981 he was the Deputy Private Secretary to His Majesty King Tāufaʻāhau Tup Hauʻofa was born of Tongan missionary parents working in Papua New Guinea. At his death, he was a citizen of Fiji, living in Suva. He attended school in Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Fiji (Lelean Memorial School), and later attended the University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales; McGill University, Montreal; and the Australian National University, Canberra, where he gained a Ph.D. in social anthropology. Hauʻofa published in 1981 with the title Mekeo: inequality and ambivalence in a village society. Hauʻofa taught briefly at the University of Papua New Guinea, and was a research fellow at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji. From 1978 to 1981 he was the Deputy Private Secretary to His Majesty King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (The King of Tonga), while serving as the keeper of palace records. During his time in Tonga, Hauʻofa co-produced the literary magazine Faikara with his wife Barbara. In early 1981 he re-joined USP as the first director of the newly created Rural Development Centre based in Tonga.
Hauʻofa subsequently taught sociology at USP and in 1983 became the Head of the Department of Sociology at the main campus in Suva. In 1997, Hauʻofa became the founder and director of the Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture (OCAC) at USP in Suva.
As the author of Mekeo: Inequality and ambivalence in a village society; and Tales of the Tikongs, Hauʻofa dealt with indigenous responses to the changes occurring and those that have already occurred by modernization and development. Kisses in the Nederends, a novel; and, more recently, We Are the Ocean: Selected Works, include fiction, poetry and essays.
Tales of the Tikongs was translated into Danish in 2002 by John Allan Pedersen (as Stillehavsfortællinger, ISBN 87-7514-076-4)
Epeli Hauʻofa died at the Suva Private Hospital in Suva, Fiji 11 January 2009 at the age of 70. He was survived by his wife, Barbara, and son, Epeli Siʻi. A funeral service was held at the University of the South Pacific campus in Suva, 15 January 2009. He was buried at his farm in Lami, Fiji. ...more

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	Tales of the Tikongs by Epeli Hauʻofa, Vilsoni Hereniko (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 382 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are the Ocean: Selected Works 4.26 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kisses in the Nederends 3.53 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mekeo: Inequality and ambivalence in a village society 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corned beef and tapioca: A report on the food distribution systems in Tonga (Monograph - Development Studies Centre ; no. 19) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Oceania is vast, Oceania is expanding, Oceania is hospitable and generous, Oceania is humanity rising from the depths of brine and regions of fire deeper still, Oceania is us. We are the sea, we are the ocean…”
― Epeli Hau'ofa, We Are the Ocean: Selected Works

tags: ocean, oceania, sea

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“That the past is ahead, in front of us, is a conception of time that helps us retain our memories and to be aware of its presents. What is behind us [the future] cannot be seen and is liable to be forgotten readily. What is ahead of us [the past] cannot be forgotten so readily or ignored, for it is in front of our minds' eyes, always reminding us of its presence. The past is alive in us, so in more than a metaphorical sense the dead are alive - we are our history.”
― Epeli Hau'ofa

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“Just as the sea is an open and ever flowing reality, so should our oceanic identity transcend all forms of insularity, to become one that is openly searching, inventive, and welcoming.”
― Epeli Hau'ofa, We Are the Ocean: Selected Works

tags: identity, inspirational, pacific

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