The U. H.

Mnoa History Department,

The Center for Pacific Island Studies,
and
The Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
present
Taisi O. F. Nelson and the Mau:
Australian and Hawaiian Dimensions
to New Zealand and Samoan History

A History Forum Public Lecture By

Dr. Patricia OBrien
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
School of History
Australian National University
Friday, October 9th
12:302:00 p.m.
Sakamaki Hall A201
History Department Library
University of Hawaii at Mnoa
Free and Open to the Public
Dr. OBrien will explore how Australia and Australians played a role in the history of
Samoan Mau. The person predominantly responsible for making and maintaining
Australian connections was Taisi O. F. Nelson, the nationalist leader. He had business
interests in Sydney and unlikely friendships with some Australian public figures. This talk
also discusses Taisis exile from Samoa in Auckland during the Great Depression and
connections between Hawaii and Samoa in the 1920s. That connection includes
commemorations of Captain Cook in 1928. Dr. OBrien is the author of The Pacific Muse:
Exotic Femininity and the Colonial Pacific.
For further information, please contact Prof. Peter H. Hoffenberg 956-8497