Ratu sir kamisese mara funeral photos
Ratu sir kamisese mara funeral photos
Fiji chief Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara embodied the modern Pacific ....
Posted on: Sunday, May 23, 2004
Although he visited Hawai'i many times and leaves an enduring legacy internationally, his stature as a modern-day ali'i and his achievements in more closely linking Hawai'i to our Pacific island neighbors remain underappreciated here.
COMMENTARY
Fiji chief Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara embodied the modern Pacific ali'i
By Gerard Finin and Sitiveni Halapua
The extended traditional and state funeral services for Fiji's first and longest-serving prime minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, concluded earlier this month at his chiefly home in Tubou village on Lakeba island.
| Fiji's first and longest-serving prime minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, is shown in traditional chief attire circa August 1955. Photo courtesy of East-West Center |
Mara last came to Honolulu in 2001 to chair the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders.
Convened at the East-West Center every three years to focus on a theme of regional importance, this meeting of government leaders an