Kua‘āina Kahiko: Life and Land in Ancient Kahikinui, Maui 9780824840204
In early Hawai‘i, kua‘āina were the hinterlands inhabited by nā kua‘āina, or country folk. Often these were dry, less de
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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Notes About this Book
Prologue in the Land of La‘amaikahiki
1. Discovering Ancient Kahikinui
2. Return to Kahikinui
3. Lava Landscapes
4. Living on Lava
5. Stones Stacked upon Stones
6. Time
7. The Pānānā of Hanamauloa
8. Farming the Rock
9. Kauhale: Domestic Life of Nā Kua‘āina
10. “The Many Smoky Fish of the Land”
11. How Many Maka‘āinana?
12. The Archaeology of Hydrology
13. Heiau: Sites of Sacrifice and Power
14. Seasons of the Gods
15. The Hao of La Pérouse
16. The Catechist of St. Ynez
17. Paiko’s Windmill
Epilogue the Future of Kahikinui
Appendix A: Palapala‘āina: Mapping the Land
Appendix B: Gazetteer of Kahikinui Place Names
Glossary of Hawaiian Words
Sources and Further Reading
Bibliography of Kahikinui Archaeology
Index
About the Author
