Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1966
Abstract
This is the story of the last (or one of the last) voyages (holau) from Sikaiana. It was recorded by Mark Etua as part of linguistic research done by Peter Sharples among the Sikaiana. The transcription into the Sikaiana language was done by Priscilla Taulupo and the rough translation by Bill Donner (sorry for any errors).
Traditionally, Sikaiana people were master voyagers, capable of traveling hundreds of kilometers. This voyage was probably conducted in the 1920s by a trader for Lever Brothers in his dinghy when he was short of supplies. He had several Sikaiana people help, including the father of Mark Etua.
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Recommended Citation
Etua, Mark; Sharples, Pita; Taulupo, Priscilla; and Donner, Bill, "05 Holau, the Voyage of Mr. Boe" (1966). Sikaiana Oral Stories. 8.
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_oralstories/8
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