and desirable has prevented a wholehearted attempt to adjust to the island. | The writer, was closely involved with the former Bikini people during his years of service as District Anthropologist in the Marshall Island. He lived on Kili for several pro- Jonged periods and was able to sce what life on Kili is like. In his opinion the complaints of tne €x-Bikint people on Kiil are valid. Conditions are certainly unfavorable. There are periods when the isiand is isolated and the people are very short of food. There is no doubt that Kili could support a smaller population, if the island could be supplied adequateiy from the outside world. However, the only solution acceptable to the former Bikinians, as a whole, is to return them to. ‘Bikini. Attempts to Aid in the Adjustment Process The Administration of the Trust Territory made various efforts to assist the relocated Bikinians to make a successful adjustment to Kili. A fifty-foot schooner was purchased and turned over to the group. This was to be used to supply the island in addition to the regular field trip stops. The craft. was soon lost in the surf due to mishandling by the inexperienced crew. A second craft was provided several years later, - This was a great help but was lost in a typhoon which swept through the southern Marshalls in December of 1957. Government land was provided for the use of the Kili people on the neighvoring atoll of Jaluit, Several acres on Jabwor Island were used aS a village area. .Houses, a storehouse, and other f, Sore en - oma eee ae as fae ot 933103 | ecsay