Theorist

Tēvita O. Kaʻili

Pacific/Oceanic thought (tā-vā)

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Details

Nationality: Tongan

Notes

Anthropologist theorising Tongan sociospatial relations through tā-vā.

Connections

proposed Vā / Tā-Vā (the space-between)
associated with Vā Moana / Pacific Relational Thought
authored Marking Indigeneity: The Tongan Art of Sociospatial Relations

Sources

Kaʻili, T. O. Marking Indigeneity: The Tongan Art of Sociospatial Relations. University of Arizona Press, 2017.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Tēvita O. Kaʻili." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/tevita-kaili/. Accessed July 17, 2026.