Rapa Nui Journal Volume 8 Issue 3

All good journalists know that their stories should be written in such a way that, in the event of a space shortage, they can be cut from the bottom and will still make sense. For me, a former journalist, old habits die hard. Thus, when the RNJ computer went on the blink recently and lopped off the last four (typewritten) pages of my letter 'The origins of the illustrations in Thomson's report of 1891' (RNJ 8:49-51), the hassled editor apparently didn't even notice the difference. I take this as a compliment. Even so, to amplify several points that were meant to be amplified and to enable me take up a comment made in an editorial note, I would like to summarize what was left out.

Easter Island Foundation News by William Liller, CEO

"Die Osterinsel" (Easter Island) A 30-minute film documentary by the German television channel ARD, written and directed by Gerhard Hofmann, 1994. Broadcast in Germany on Saturday afternoon, 7 August 1994. Review by Steven Roger Fischer, Meersburg, Germany.

RAPA NUl: THE EASTER ISLAND LEGEND ON FILM by Kevin Reynolds and Tim Rose Price, Photographs by Ben Glass. A Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook, Newmarket Press, New York 1994. 160 pp., ill, (Colorplates)

Bisignani,1. D. 1994. Big Island of Hawaii Handbook, Including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, The Kona Coast, and Waipio Valley. Second Edition. Moon Publications, Chico, California. 350 Pages, 22 Maps, drawings, photographs, some in color. ISBN: 1-56691-006-4. Price $13.95. Phone (800) 345-5473.

The Evolution and Organization of Prehistoric Society in Polynesia. Edited by Michael W. Graves and Roger C. Green. New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 19,1993. 125 pages, black and white photos, line drawings, maps, charts. Soft cover. This volume can be ordered from Sales Manager, New Zealand Archaeological Assn.,

In our last issue [RNJ 8 (2):52] we reviewed Peter Crawford's Nomads of the Wind, the BBC book that accompanies the TV series of the same name. We now hear that the TV series will be shown in the United States on PBS, beginning in November.

Martinsson-Wallin, Helene. 1994. Ahu -- The Ceremonial Stone Structures of Easter Island: Analyses of Variation and Interpretation of Meanings. Aun 19. Societas Archaeologica Upsaliensis. Uppsala. 188 pages, 163 illustrations and photographs, and a bibliography. Soft cover, ISBN 91-506-1043-0.