Haena : through the eyes of the ancestors / Carlos Andrade.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrade, Carlos, 1944-

Series:

Latitude 20 book.

A Latitude 20 book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hawaiians--Hawaii--Haena--Social life and customs.

Hawaiians.

Hawaiians--Land tenure--Hawaii--Haena--History.

Land tenure--Social aspects--Hawaii--Haena--History.

Land tenure.

Human ecology--Hawaii--Haena--History.

Human ecology.

Haena (Hawaii)--History.

Haena (Hawaii).

Haena (Hawaii)--Social life and customs.

Kauai (Hawaii)--History.

Kauai (Hawaii).

Kauai (Hawaii)--Social life and customs.

Haena (Hawaii)--Folklore.

Kauai (Hawaii)--Folklore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ha'ena is a land steeped in antiquity yet vibrantly beautiful today as any Hollywood fantasy of a tropical paradise. He 'aina momona, a rich and fertile land linked to the sea and the rising and setting sun, is a place of gods and goddesses: Pele and her sister, Hi'iaka, and Laka, patron of hula. It epitomizes the best that can be found in the district of northwestern Kaua'i, known to aboriginal Hawaiians as Hale Le'a (House of Pleasure and Delight). This work is an ambitious attempt to provide a unique perspective in the complex story of the ahupua'a of Ha'ena.Carlos Andrade begins by examining the stories that identify the origins and places of the earliest inhabitants of Ha'ena. The narrative outlines the unique relationships developed by Hawaiians with the environment and describes the system used to look after the land and the sea. Andrade goes on to research the changes wrought by concepts and perceptions introduced by European, American, and Asian immigrants. He delves into the impact of land privatization as Hawai'i struggled to preserve its independence. The Mahele and the Kuleana Act, legislation that laid the foundation for all landholding in Hawai'i, had a profound influence on Ha'ena. Part of this story includes a description of the thirty-nine Hawaiians who pooled their resources, bought the entire ahupua'a of Ha'ena, and held it in common from the late 1800s to 1967-a little-known chapter in the fight to perpetuate traditional lifeways. Lastly, Andrade collects the stories of kupuna who share their experiences of life in Ha'ena and surrounding areas, capturing a way of life that is quickly disappearing beneath the rising tide of non-Native people who now inhabit the land.Ha'ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors is a distinctive work, which blends folklore, geography, history, and ethnography. It casts a wide net over information from earliest times to the present, primarily related from a Native perspective. It should be of great interest to historians, ethnologists, sociologists, and students of Hawaiian language, literature, and culture.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

chapter one. Origins

chapter 2. Hoa'āina, the Land as Companion

chapter three. From Ahupua'a to Real Estate

chapter four. The Impact of the Mahele and Kuleana Act

chapter five. Hui Kū'ai 'Āina o Hā'ena

chapter six. Kūpuna

Epilogue

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

"A Latitude 20 book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index.

ISBN:

9780824868826

082486882X

9780824862725

0824862724

9781441619679

1441619674

OCLC:

647928124