Kuaʻāina kahiko : life and land in ancient Kahikinui, Maui

1. Verfasser: Kirch, Patrick Vinton , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2014].
Umfang/Format: xxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Schlagworte:
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Prologue: In the land of Laʻamaikahiki
  • Discovering ancient Kahikinui
  • Return to Kahikinui
  • Lava landscapes
  • Living on lava
  • Stones stacked upon stones
  • Time
  • The pānānā of hanamauloa
  • Farming the rock
  • Kauhale: Domestic life of na kuaʻāina
  • "The many smoky fish of the land"
  • How many makaʻainana?
  • The archaeology of hydrology
  • Heiau: Sites of sacrifice and power
  • Seasons of the gods
  • The hao of La Pérouse
  • The catechist of St. Ynez
  • Paiko's windmill
  • Epilogue: The future of Kahikinui.