Hawai‘i Should Adopt a “Whole of Government” Approach to Destination Management
Paul Brewbaker, Frank Haas, and James Mak Hawai‘i has a long history of publishing community-based tourism plans with various version of these plans going back to the 1970s. Despite these well-intentioned efforts, tourism in Hawai‘i has not been effectively managed and has, thus far, been unable to achieve the vision articulated by the Hawai‘i Tourism […]
Read MoreNew publication explores the socioeconomic costs and value of indigenous Fijian funerals
A new publication by Kimberly Burnett, Ron Vave, and Alan Friedlander in World Development Sustainability looks at financing and expenditure of indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) funerals in Fiji. Perceived obligatory adherence to an immutable culture, plus emulation, can compel families to carry out a costly funeral. To balance a respectable funeral against household survival, families reduced […]
Read MoreBalancing culture and survival: An urban-rural socioeconomic assessment of indigenous Fijian funerals in Fiji
Abstract: As a final act, families of the deceased strive to implement funeral rites that are befitting of their loved one. However, perceived obligatory adherence to an immutable culture, plus emulation, can compel families to carry out a costly funeral. Yet, no data exist on financing and expenditure of indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) funerals in Fiji, […]
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