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Carlos Andrade begins by examining the stories r
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that identify the origins and places of the earliest Nā Kua‘āina Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawai‘i? d
Living Hawaiian Culture Jon M. Van Dyke e
inhabitants of Hā‘ena. Th e narrative outlines the
Davianna Pōmaika‘i McGregor 2007, 504 pages, illus., maps H ¯a ‘ E N A
unique relationships developed by Hawaiians H
2007, 384 pages, illus. Cloth isbn: 978-0-8248-3210-0
with the environment and describes the system ā
Cloth isbn: 978-0-8248-2946-9 Paper isbn: 978-0-8248-3211-7 ‘e
used to look aft er the land and the sea. Andrade n
Paper isbn: 978-0-8248-3212-4
goes on to research the changes wrought by con- “Fascinating....Deeply researched.... a
“A bold intervention in modern Adds a new and thought-provoking (cid:23)
cepts and perceptions introduced by European,
Hawaiian politics, a summoning dimension on a debate that has Th
American, and Asian immigrants. He delves into
to the barricades that by its too oft en boiled down into
the impact of land privatization as Hawai‘i strug- r
end will have you cheering. simplistic arguments.” o
gled to preserve its independence. u
Nā Kua‘aina is the inspiring story Honolulu Advertiser g
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Late nineteenth reclaim its embatt led heritage.” e (cid:23) Th rough the Eyes of the Ancest ors (cid:23)
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century photographs es (cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)(cid:23)
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Th e Mahele and the Kuleana Act, legislation that e
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had a profound infl uence on Hā‘ena. Part of this r
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story includes a description of the thirty-nine
Hawaiians who pooled their resources, bought the
entire ahupua‘a of Hā‘ena, and held it in common
from the late 1800s to 1967—a litt le-known chap-
ter in the fi ght to perpetuate traditional lifeways.
Lastly, Andrade collects the stories of kūpuna
who share their experiences of life in Hā‘ena and
surrounding areas, capturing a way of life that is
quickly disappearing beneath the rising tide of HĀ‘ENA IS A LAND steeped in antiquity
non-Native people who now inhabit the land. yet vibrantly beautiful today as any Hollywood
fantasy of a tropical paradise. He ‘āina momona,
Hā‘ena: Th rough the Eyes of the Ancest ors is a dis-
a rich and fertile land linked to the sea and the
tinctive work, which blends folklore, geography,
rising and sett ing sun, is a place of gods and god-
history, and ethnography. It casts a wide net over
desses: Pele and her sister, Hi‘iaka, and Laka,
information from earliest times to the present,
patron of hula. It epitomizes the best that can
primarily related from a Native persp ective. It
be found in the district of northwest ern Kaua‘i,
should be of great interest to historians, ethnolo-
known to aboriginal Hawaiians as Hale Le‘a
gists, sociologists, and students of Hawaiian lan-
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arlos ndr ade (House of Pleasure and Delight). Th is work is
guage, literature, and culture.
an ambitious att empt to provide a unique per-
Carlos Andrade is associate professor of Hawaiian sp ective in the complex story of the ahupua‘a
studies at the University of Hawai‘i. University of Hawai‘i Press of Hā‘ena. (Continued on back fl ap)
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822-1888 www.uhpress.hawaii.edu
HĀ‘ENA
Through the Eyes of the Ancestors
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HĀ‘ENA
Through the Eyes of the Ancestors
Carlos Andrade
A Latitude 20 Book
University of Hawai‘i Press
Honolulu
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page i
Kala Kelau, Hanalei, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, ca. 1920.
Louis R. Sullivan Collection, Bishop Museum.
page ii (detail); pages xx–xxi
Maka‘āinana—those that live on the land. Hoa‘āina at lo‘i complex fronting
Limahuli Valley. Photograph by Alfred Mitchell, 1892, Bishop Museum.
page iv–v
Bullock riders gather on the coastal plain. Mānoa valley is in the background.
Photograph by Alfred Mitchell, 1892, Bishop Museum.
Publication of this book has been assisted by grants from the
National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Lannan Foundation,
Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies,
and Indigenous Communities Mapping Initiative.
© 2008 University of Hawai‘i Press
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Andrade, Carlos, 1944–
Ha‘ena : through the eyes of the ancestors / by Carlos Andrade.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn 978-0-8248-3119-6 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Haena (Hawaii)—History. 2. Haena (Hawaii)—Social life and customs.
3. Hawaiians—Hawaii—Haena—Social life and customs. 4. Hawaiians—
Land Tenure—Hawaii—Haena—History. 5. Land tenure—Social aspects—
Hawaii—Haena—History. 6. Human ecology—Hawaii—Haena—History.
7. Kauai (Hawaii)—History. 8. Kauai (Hawaii)—Social life and customs.
9. Haena (Hawaii)—Folklore. 10. Kauai (Hawaii)—Folklore. I. Title.
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••••
To my father, Lawrence, who told us stories.
To my mother, Angeline, who read us books.
For my children,
Makali‘i
Pelikaokamana‘o‘i‘o
Kaimalino
For our mo‘opuna
Makali‘ili‘i
Ho‘oipoikeahemakaniohāli‘imailelauli‘i
Kaleohoneakawaianuheaolimahuli
Kamali‘iolono
Hāli‘imailelauli‘ili‘i
and my lover, wife, and friend
Maile.
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Photograph by Chipper Wichman, 2007.
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‘Ō‘ili pulelo ke ahi o Makana.
••••
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