- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
Chapter One Keiki o ka ‘Āina -
Chapter Two An Apprenticeship in Science (1963–1968) -
Chapter Three Moloka‘i-Nui-a-Hina (Hālawa Valley, 1969–1970) -
Chapter Four The Smallest Polynesian Island (Kolombangara and Anuta, 1971) -
Chapter Five Lux et Veritas (Yale University, 1972–1974) -
Chapter Six Of Pigs and Pondfields (Futuna and ‘Uvea, 1974) -
Chapter Seven The Isle of Sacred Coconuts (Niuatoputapu, 1976) -
Chapter Eight Matou, Nga Tikopia (Tikopia, 1977) -
Chapter Nine The Ghost of Sinapupu (Tikopia and Vanikoro, 1978) -
Chapter Ten Aloha ‘Āina (Hawai‘i, 1979–1984) -
Chapter Eleven The Anahulu Valley (Kawailoa, O‘ahu, 1982) -
Chapter Twelve “Looking for the Lion” (Seattle and the Burke Museum, 1984–1988) -
Chapter Thirteen The Search for the Lapita Homeland (Mussau Islands, 1985) -
Chapter Fourteen The Secrets of Talepakemalai (Mussau Islands, 1986–1988) -
Chapter Fifteen Hawaiki, The Polynesian Homeland (Manu‘a Islands, 1986–1989) -
Chapter Sixteen Fiat Lux (Berkeley, California, 1989–) -
Chapter Seventeen The Gathering Place of Men (Mangaia, Cook Islands, 1989–1991) -
Chapter Eighteen Kahikinui, “Great Tahiti” (Kahikinui, Maui, 1995–2000) -
Chapter Nineteen Forbidden Peninsula (Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, 2000) -
Chapter Twenty Belly of the Stonefish (Mo‘orea, Society Islands, 2000–2010) -
Chapter Twenty-One Roots of Conflict (Hawai‘i and Maui, 2001–2009) -
Chapter Twenty-Two The Sun Sets at Ana Tetea (Mangareva Islands, 2001–2014) -
Chapter Twenty-Three Kekaulike’s Kingdom (Kaupō, Maui, 2003–2013) -
Chapter Twenty-Four Reflections - Appendix
- Glossary of Polynesian Words
- Index
Kahikinui, “Great Tahiti” (Kahikinui, Maui, 1995–2000)
Kahikinui, “Great Tahiti” (Kahikinui, Maui, 1995–2000)
- Chapter:
- (p.249) Chapter Eighteen Kahikinui, “Great Tahiti” (Kahikinui, Maui, 1995–2000)
- Source:
- Unearthing the Polynesian Past
- Author(s):
Patrick Vinton Kirch
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
This chapter describes a re-engagement with Hawaiian archaeology through research efforts in Kahikinui, one of the twelve ancient districts (moku) of Maui. Some might have thought Kahikinui an odd choice in which to investigate the rise of archaic states in ancient Hawai‘i, as it is considered a kua‘āina, or “backwater” district (literally “back of the land”). Yet it proved to be the right place to investigate the rise of archaic states in ancient Hawai‘i. Being ecologically marginal Kahikinui had not suffered from the effects of nineteenth- and twentieth-century land development; the archaeological landscape of an entire moku, or district, was intact. More importantly, the radical shifts in economic production, land tenure, religious organization, and social structure that accompanied the transition to archaic states would likely be reflected more clearly in such outlying kua‘āina lands than in the “salubrious core regions” frequented by the chiefs.
Keywords: Kahikinui, Hawaiian archaeology, University of Hawai‘i, Maui, archaic states, ancient Hawai‘i, kua‘āina lands, chiefdoms
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- Title Pages
- Epigraph
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
-
Chapter One Keiki o ka ‘Āina -
Chapter Two An Apprenticeship in Science (1963–1968) -
Chapter Three Moloka‘i-Nui-a-Hina (Hālawa Valley, 1969–1970) -
Chapter Four The Smallest Polynesian Island (Kolombangara and Anuta, 1971) -
Chapter Five Lux et Veritas (Yale University, 1972–1974) -
Chapter Six Of Pigs and Pondfields (Futuna and ‘Uvea, 1974) -
Chapter Seven The Isle of Sacred Coconuts (Niuatoputapu, 1976) -
Chapter Eight Matou, Nga Tikopia (Tikopia, 1977) -
Chapter Nine The Ghost of Sinapupu (Tikopia and Vanikoro, 1978) -
Chapter Ten Aloha ‘Āina (Hawai‘i, 1979–1984) -
Chapter Eleven The Anahulu Valley (Kawailoa, O‘ahu, 1982) -
Chapter Twelve “Looking for the Lion” (Seattle and the Burke Museum, 1984–1988) -
Chapter Thirteen The Search for the Lapita Homeland (Mussau Islands, 1985) -
Chapter Fourteen The Secrets of Talepakemalai (Mussau Islands, 1986–1988) -
Chapter Fifteen Hawaiki, The Polynesian Homeland (Manu‘a Islands, 1986–1989) -
Chapter Sixteen Fiat Lux (Berkeley, California, 1989–) -
Chapter Seventeen The Gathering Place of Men (Mangaia, Cook Islands, 1989–1991) -
Chapter Eighteen Kahikinui, “Great Tahiti” (Kahikinui, Maui, 1995–2000) -
Chapter Nineteen Forbidden Peninsula (Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, 2000) -
Chapter Twenty Belly of the Stonefish (Mo‘orea, Society Islands, 2000–2010) -
Chapter Twenty-One Roots of Conflict (Hawai‘i and Maui, 2001–2009) -
Chapter Twenty-Two The Sun Sets at Ana Tetea (Mangareva Islands, 2001–2014) -
Chapter Twenty-Three Kekaulike’s Kingdom (Kaupō, Maui, 2003–2013) -
Chapter Twenty-Four Reflections - Appendix
- Glossary of Polynesian Words
- Index
