The studies of Hisakatsu Hijikata, an amateur ethnographer who made intensive field observations in Micronesia before and during World WarⅡ, are regarded as a valuable contribution to the recording and preserving of the region's traditional cultures. So as to make these studies available to English-speaking students and researchers in the South Pacific and elsewhere, one volume of his collective works, entitled Society and Life in Palau, was translated into English and published. Copies were donated to libraries, universities and research institutes throughout the Pacific Islands and around the world.