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Developing this resource presented a significant opportunity to re-imagine, report and conceptualise, theorise, and represent Pasifika psychological research in a holistic form. Inspired by He Kohikohinga Rangahau (Hollis, Cooper, Braun & Pomare, 2010),‘O le Toe Ulutaia is a celebration of Pasifika and Psychological research which have been conducted to date. The articles date back to the 1960’s when Pasifika-led materials were first being produced.‘O le Toe Ulutaia holds close to 60 years worth of research, with exponential increases in the publication of new materials with each passing decade.

The name of this bibliographic resource,‘O le Toe Ulutaia’, conveys many meanings. The word ‘Ulu not only refers to the head in Samoan, it also translates to breadfruit, a staple food throughout the Pacific, with its seasonal harvest ordering traditional Samoan life. Toe Ulutaia is a term that denotes an elder of the family, church or society. The significance of this person is that they are typically one of the few remaining members of their generation and represent an accumulation of knowledges and practices that came before–ready to be passed along to the next generation. As a metaphor, the bibliography represents a living and growing collection of knowledge that will nourish and sustain subsequent generations, developing with successive contributions, by generations to come. 1