The Hawaiian Kings
Dole’s descendants continued to run the Dole family firm for more than a century, which moved from sugar into pineapples and is still active today in the fruit industries across the region and in Latin America.
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Pacific
Pitcairn Island
The history of the Pitcairn Islands begins with the colonization of the islands by Polynesians in the 11th century. The Polynesians established a culture that flourished for four centuries and then vanished. Pitcairn was settled again in 1790 by a group of British mutineers of the HMS Bounty and Tahitians.
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The Fakaleitis of Tonga
Tonga’s Fakaleitis are men who live their lives as women. They “perform tasks such as household duties, work in the fields with other women, dress as women, and offer sex to men”
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Shopping in Tahiti: Pareu
Pareu’s are beautiful simple dresses worn by Tahiti’s tribes men and women. Their colourful dyes often depict the beauty of the islands, lush foliage and rainbows of vibrant colours.
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Travel Writers: Fijian Initiation Rites
Wendy Hughes cements new friendships by sharing a traditional kava bowl in Fiji.
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