I sabel Tok Stori

During the time of tension in Solomon Islands, traditional leaders were often a source of continuity and stability. As debates about constitutional reform and possible state government progress, the importance of traditional leadership is once again a topic of national discussion. The Isabel Tok Stori forum offered an opportunity to discuss these issues from local, national, and regional perspectives.

With community members and leaders from the Province, Church, and Council of Chiefs present, the Buala Tok Stori allowed for open discussion of traditional leadership in Santa Isabel as well as possible futures for indigenous governance in the Solomon Islands and beyond

N avigating Solomon Islands Future

The civil unrest that started in late 1998 left the Solomon Islands with a deteriorating economy, weak government capacity, law and order problems, and led to the description of the Solomon Islands state as “the Pacific’s first failed state.” In July 2003 an Australian-led Pacific Islands Forum Regional Assistant Mission to Solomon Island (RAMSI) was deployed to help re-establish law and order, and rebuild the country.

Navigating Solomon Islands Future is a Pacific Islands Development Program-sponsored project, which aims to provide avenues for Solomon Islanders to reflect on their country’s past, and positively influence its future.