Penpals

Letters

Friends of Levuka A FEW months ago a small group of Fijians living in Sydney came together as friends of Levuka to raise funds to help the Community Centre at Levuka and the Levuka Intellectually Hand icapped School. They raised nearly F 520,000 through a couple of private home parties, an island dance night, a picnic lovo and a lottery with prizes donated by Air Pacific and the Cast away Island Resort. The money has been given to Levuka.

The Historical and Cultural Society of Levuka and the Levuka Intellectually Handicapped School wish to thank Vetinia Fotofili (secretary), Don and Agnus Mitchell (treasurers) and com mittee members Lily Rae, Allan Rick etts, Richard Petterson and Jo Madden.

Victor Carrell

Northmead, Australia.

Rescue mission I READ your article, Uncle Sam to the rescue, (March 1990) and was surprised that the activity of the Joint Task Force headed by US Army Western Com mand was not mentioned. It included

74 personnel, nine major pieces of equipment including two UH6O aircraft which flew over 144 hours of SAR, support and humanitarian missions.

J Walsh Hanley

Hilo, Hawaii.

Remember Temaru SINCE 1987, I have been mourning the loss of the “old PIM". The PIM that would feature the lovely “Linda of Ponape (Pohnpei)” in Nov 1979, not much more than a decade ago. The new PIM is slick, to impress potential investors to the region from Japan, USA and Europe, but often betraying the warmth and uniqueness of “The Pacific Way”. However with the 1990 s comes new hope. I was thrilled with the coming of an “indigenous” editor.

The new inexpensive ad section in the back and penpal ads are a most welcomed touch.

I almost feel bad having to end on a criticism. But I fail to see how you could leave Tahiti’s Oscar Temaru out of your “Decades Top 10” list of Janu ary 1990. Filling the massive void left by the deaths of John Teariki and the great Povana’a O’opa, Temaru has

worked hard at the difficult task for the liberation of “Maohinui” (French Polynesia) for most of the 1980 s, with out the benefit of the Press you lavish on the struggle in Kanaky (New Cale dinia).

Welcome back PIM!

Ivan Vernon Mckinney

Santa Ana, California.

Penpals • Joseph Passinggan, 20. Likes: Col lecting stamps, exchanging postcards and photographs, Pacific culture.

Address: Robos Artifact Shop, PO Box 105, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Pro vince, Papua New Guinea. • Martlyne Agui Reunion, 17. She is a high school student who “loves” sing ing, fishing, dancing, collecting stamps, exchanging photos and writing letters.

Address: Robos Artifact Shop, PO Box 105, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Pro vince, Papua New Guinea. • Aqua-vitae Santos Reunion, 23.

Likes: writing, photography, reading, Pacific culture. Address: Robos Artifact Shop, PO Box 105, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.