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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

As a publication that brings you coverage of a lot of the hard issues from Publisher
across the Pacific, it’s a rather welcome distraction this month to indulge in Netani Rika
the colour, the sheer beauty and the grand pageantry of the recently held General Manager
Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawaii. Samantha Magick

We bring you extended coverage of the festival while also looking ahead on Editor
a more serious note, to the next big Pacific-wide event in Tonga in August, Richard Naidu
where the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum will meet with a new figure at
the helm, Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, who takes over from Henry Sales, Marketing & Subscriptions
Puna of the Cook Islands. Waisale Rokotuiveikau

We preview the upcoming meeting with a critical analysis of the role of the Reporters
Forum amid changing times, and how well placed it is to rise to the array of Aisha Azeemah
challenges facing the Pacific. Kite Pareti
Prerna Priyanka
Events in Fiji took a stunning turn last month. We take a moment to examine
some of the key questions facing political leaders about structures of power Designer
and how they might impact island countries struggling to evolve into their Dick Lee
own form of democracies.
Contributors
With the Paris Olympics coming up at the end of the month, we continue our Elise Huffer
preview of Pacific sports people making their way to the event with a special
report on the prospects of wrestling as an organised sport in the Pacific Nic Maclellan
Islands. It makes for some interesting reading! Anna Naupa
Vanessa Organo
Alipate Pareti
Richard
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