ABSTRACT
Harmony and economics of traditional religion are key themes of this chapter on Pacific ecology, with trees as the case study and the impact on ecology. On large and small islands, atolls, and other places, coconut trees and large canopy kauri trees provide humans with food, shelter, and identity. These identities connecting trees, cultures, and ecologies have shaped the cultures of the peoples of the Pacific (Tui Atua, 2007). Our primary focus in this chapter is the Māori, my people, of Aotearoa.
