'Okusitino Māhina
Title
'Okusitino Māhina
Birthplace
Tefisi, Vava-u, Tonga
Primary Sources
Māhina, 'O. (2010). Tā, vā and moana: Temporality, spatiality, and indigeneity. Pacific Studies, 33(2/3), 168–202.
Māhina, 'O. (2008). From vale (ignorance) to `ilo (knowledge) to poto (skill). The Tongan theory of ako (education): Theorising old problems anew. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 4(1), 67–96. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/117718010800400108
Māhina, 'O. (2004). Art as tā-vā, “time-space” transformation. In T. Baba, ‘O. Māhina & U. Nabobo-Baba (Eds.), Researching the Pacific and indigenous peoples: Issues and perspectives (pp. 86–93). Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland: Centre for Pacific Studies.
Māhina, 'O. (2004). Ko E Tohi 'a E Reed Ki He Lea Tonga, Heliaki, Auckland: Reed.
Māhina, 'O. (2004). Issues and challenges in Pacific research: Some critical comments. In T. L. Baba, O. Māhina, N. Williams, & U. Nabobo-Baba (Eds.), Researching Pacific and indigenous peoples: Issues and perspectives (pp. 186–200). University of Auckland.
Māhina, 'O. (1992). The Tongan Traditional History Tala-e-Fonua: a Vernacular ecologycentred historico-cultural concept. Unpublished dissertation for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Australian National University.
Māhina, 'O. (2008). From vale (ignorance) to `ilo (knowledge) to poto (skill). The Tongan theory of ako (education): Theorising old problems anew. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 4(1), 67–96. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1177/117718010800400108
Māhina, 'O. (2004). Art as tā-vā, “time-space” transformation. In T. Baba, ‘O. Māhina & U. Nabobo-Baba (Eds.), Researching the Pacific and indigenous peoples: Issues and perspectives (pp. 86–93). Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland: Centre for Pacific Studies.
Māhina, 'O. (2004). Ko E Tohi 'a E Reed Ki He Lea Tonga, Heliaki, Auckland: Reed.
Māhina, 'O. (2004). Issues and challenges in Pacific research: Some critical comments. In T. L. Baba, O. Māhina, N. Williams, & U. Nabobo-Baba (Eds.), Researching Pacific and indigenous peoples: Issues and perspectives (pp. 186–200). University of Auckland.
Māhina, 'O. (1992). The Tongan Traditional History Tala-e-Fonua: a Vernacular ecologycentred historico-cultural concept. Unpublished dissertation for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Australian National University.
Secondary Sources
Fonua, S., Fonua, F. U. F. A. T. M. I., Fonua, R. P. T., & Fonua , L. T. (2022). Fata ho poto: Tongan science learners and engagement, enjoyment and success in secondary school and university settings. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 51(2).
https://doi.org/10.55146/ajie.v51i2.44
Fa’avae, D. (2018). Negotiating the Vā: The “self” in relation to others and navigating the multiple spaces as a New Zealand-raised Tongan male. In Phiona Stanley, Greg Vass (Eds) Questions of culture in autoethnography (pp. 57–68). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Questions-of-Culture-in-Autoethnography/Stanley-Vass/p/book/ 9781138919587
https://doi.org/10.55146/ajie.v51i2.44
Fa’avae, D. (2018). Negotiating the Vā: The “self” in relation to others and navigating the multiple spaces as a New Zealand-raised Tongan male. In Phiona Stanley, Greg Vass (Eds) Questions of culture in autoethnography (pp. 57–68). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Questions-of-Culture-in-Autoethnography/Stanley-Vass/p/book/ 9781138919587
Extra Resources
Māhina, ʻŌ. (2022, 20 March 2022) Hūfanga ‘Ōkusitino Māhina (Videographer: Paul Janman)/Interviewer: A. L. Refiti.). Vā Moana: space and relationality in Pacific thought and identity interviews, Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces Research Cluster, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Accessed 16 Oct 2023, https://vimeo.com/666492088
Figiel, S. (2023, 10 May) Interview with Sia Figiel (Videographer & interviewer: Emily Parr). Vā Moana: space and relationality in Pacific thought and identity interviews, Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces Research Cluster, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Figiel, S. (2023, 10 May) Interview with Sia Figiel (Videographer & interviewer: Emily Parr). Vā Moana: space and relationality in Pacific thought and identity interviews, Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces Research Cluster, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Collection
Citation
“'Okusitino Māhina,” Decoloniality, First Nations Thinkers and thought and practices from the Global South, accessed August 7, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/decoloniality-and-thinkers-from-the-global-south/items/show/404.