- 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
Kekaulike’s Kingdom (Kaupō, Maui, 2003–2013)
Kekaulike’s Kingdom (Kaupō, Maui, 2003–2013)
- Chapter:
- (p.317) Chapter Twenty-Three Kekaulike’s Kingdom (Kaupō, Maui, 2003–2013)
- Source:
- Unearthing the Polynesian Past
- Author(s):
Patrick Vinton Kirch
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
This chapter first delves into excavations at Nu‘u Bay in Kaupō, before reflecting on the author's book, How Chiefs Became Kings (2010). Kaupō, today a sleepy ranching community, was one of twelve districts (moku) of Maui's ancient kingdom. Around A.D. 1710, almost seven decades before British captain James Cook broke the sea barrier that had isolated the Hawaiian archipelago from the rest of the world, Kaupō was the royal seat of King Kekaulike. Revered to this day by Hawaiians on Maui, Kekaulike was a descendant of the great Pi‘ilani, who first unified the island kingdom around A.D. 1570. A survey on Kekaulike's life paves the way for reflections on the shift from complex chiefdom to archaic state in Hawaiian society, which is explored in the book, How Chiefs Became Kings.
Keywords: Nu‘u, Kaupō, Maui, chiefdoms, archaic states, How Chiefs Became Kings, King Kekaulike
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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
