Car(ry)ing Tongan: Ideologies from Tongan Punake on Language, Land, and Tauhi Vā A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI AT MĀNOA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES May 2016 By Brian Kāfakafa Dawson Thesis Committee: Alexander Mawyer, Chairperson Yuko Otsuka, Committee Lisa Uperesa, Committee Tēvita ʻŌ. Kaʻili, Special Committee Guest