Malo ni! Talofa. Maima is a PhD Candidate at the Adelaide University. She is also the Pacific Research Fellow and academic co-lead for the Regional Perspectives research collaboration, between the Adelaide University with Pacific partners funded by the Defence, Science and Technology Group. The program focuses on the security challenges facing the Pacific Islands and examines how Australia pursues its security in the region and beyond. Her research focusses on the intersection of security and development in Pacific communities. She has a particular interest in whole of country processes and grounded theory approaches. Her research interests include: Pacific security, geopolitics, development. Maima has over 20 years of international development experience in the Pacific at national and regional levels. She has presented on Pacific regional security issues and policies at various strategic forums. She has also taught on the Pacific's strategic security priorities and policies as a Visiting Fellow to the Australian College of Defence. She has working experiences of Bougainville, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Fiji, Nauru, Niue, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. She was bestowed the Samoan high chief title of Maualaivao in 2008.