Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 64 No. 2

The News Magazine

February 1994

From The

Editor’S Desk 6

Letters 7

Pacific Diary 10

Headlines 11

Business Bulletin 12

Business

Solbrew sets up niche in Solomons 13 Z not just the end of the alphabet 15 Levers ready to pull out 16

Money

Debts decreasing 17

People

Sandra Lee creates history 18

Hawaii

Hawaiian lands Hawaiian hands 20

Religion

Cross and the gospel 23

New Caledonia

Matignon monitor 24

Computers 25

Cover Stories

Slow response from tourism bureaus 27 Roadside confusion 29

Guam

Political hope lingers on 32 An uphill battle 33

The United Nations

Environmental questions 34

Telecom Expo 37

Books

Melanesia 2010 42

Focus On Air Pacific 45

Sport

‘Singh the Swing' 52 Faaa zooms ahead 54 Rugby dilemma 55

Yachting

Cruising on Blind Faith 56

Shipping 57

Columnists

Jemima Carrett 35 Bill McCabe 43

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty Acting Editor: Martin Tiffany Associate Editor: Arvind Kumar Correspondents: Christine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, lan Williams, Johnson Honimae, Karen Mangnall, Liz Thompson, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Wally Hiambohn.

Columnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Sydney).

Julian Moti (Pacific Law). Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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FIJI funeral: President Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau’s casket at Somosomo, Taveuni, for final rites last month. More pictures on page 19.