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Book Kahana Bay Navigation Improvements  Oahu

Download or read book Kahana Bay Navigation Improvements Oahu written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kahana

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  • Author : Robert H. Stauffer
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2003-09-30
  • ISBN : 9780824825904
  • Pages : 292 pages

Download or read book Kahana written by Robert H. Stauffer and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the most detailed case study of land tenure in Hawai‘i. Focusing on kuleana (homestead land) in Kahana, O‘ahu, from 1846 to 1920, the author challenges commonly held views concerning the Great Māhele (Division) of 1846–1855 and its aftermath. There can be no argument that in the fifty years prior to the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, ninety percent of all land in the Islands passed into the control or ownership of non-Hawaiians. This land grab is often thought to have begun with the Great Māhele and to have been quickly accomplished because of Hawaiians’ ignorance of Western law and the sharp practices of Haole (white) capitalists. What the Great Māhele did create were separate land titles for two types of land (kuleana and ahupua‘a) that were traditionally thought of as indivisible and interconnected, thus undermining an entire social system. With the introduction of land titles and ownership, Hawaiian land could now be bought, sold, mortgaged, and foreclosed. Using land-tenure documents recently made available in the Hawai‘i State Archives’ Foster Collection, the author presents the most complete picture of land transfer to date. The Kahana database reveals that after the 1846 division, large-scale losses did not occur until a hitherto forgotten mortgage and foreclosure law was passed in 1874. Hawaiians fought to keep their land and livelihoods, using legal and other, more innovative, means, including the creation of hui shares. Contrary to popular belief, many of the investors and speculators who benefited from the sale of absentee-owned lands awarded to ali‘i (rulers) were not Haole but Pākē (Chinese). Kahana: How the Land Was Lost explains how Hawaiians of a century ago were divested of their land—and how the past continues to shape the Island’s present as Hawaiians today debate the structure of land-claim settlements.

Book Native American Grave and Burial Protection Act  repatriation   Native American Repatriation of Cultural Patrimony Act  and Heard Museum Report

Download or read book Native American Grave and Burial Protection Act repatriation Native American Repatriation of Cultural Patrimony Act and Heard Museum Report written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geological Survey Water supply Paper

Download or read book Geological Survey Water supply Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hawaii

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  • Author : Greg Ward
  • Publisher : Rough Guides
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9781858287386
  • Pages : 592 pages

Download or read book Hawaii written by Greg Ward and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2001 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to Hawaii covers all of Hawaii's visited islands, from the lush resorts and deluxe beaches to the interior wilderness, rainforest and volcanoes. The book provides comprehensive details on outdoor activities; a detailed background on Hawaiian culture; and in-depth reviews of hotels, restaurants and nightlife options, to suit every budget.

Book Feathered Gods and Fishhooks

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  • Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2023-07-31
  • ISBN : 0824894464
  • Pages : 542 pages

Download or read book Feathered Gods and Fishhooks written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Feathered Gods and Fishhooks was the pioneering synthesis of ancient Hawaiian civilization from an archaeological perspective. This long-awaited revised edition now brings the field up to date, incorporating the results from hundreds of archaeological projects undertaken throughout the Hawaiian Islands over the past thirty-five years that have benefited from tremendous technological advancements, and presents an authoritative account of the origins and progression of Hawaiian culture prior to the arrival of Europeans. Generously illustrated, this revision includes dozens of new photographs and maps, along with a selection of color plates. This volume, like its predecessor, provides a synthesis of Hawaiian archaeology that avoids unnecessary jargon and is comprehensible to the interested layperson, yet is sufficiently detailed to be useful to the professional archaeologist. Feathered Gods and Fishhooks: The Archaeology of Ancient Hawai‘i begins with an explanation of archaeological practice in Hawai‘i, from antiquarian pursuits in the late nineteenth century through the development of modern research techniques, taking into account the recent tensions surrounding the significant shift of archaeology from a largely academic endeavor to a professional consulting enterprise. Following a review of environmental constraints and opportunities, and of the main kinds of archaeological evidence, the book explores the latest information on the first Polynesian settlement of Hawai‘i. To achieve a holistic view, the wide range of topics discussed in this work include material culture, agricultural systems, population size, ritual architecture variations, diversity in landscapes, and archaeological evidence for historical transformations following European contact. The final chapters survey, island-by-island, major sites and patterns of ancient settlement. In total, this book tells a story of Hawaiian history, culture, and wisdom in an attempt to preserve ancestral archaeological records. As with the first edition, the revised Feathered Gods and Fishhooks is an indispensable resource on the history of ancient Hawai‘i. Of particular note is the extensive bibliography, a key guide to hundreds of often difficult-to-locate reports and publications on Hawaiian archaeology.

Book Hawaii s War Years

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  • Author : Gwenfread Allen
  • Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
  • Release : 2021-05-25
  • ISBN : 0824885015
  • Pages : 433 pages

Download or read book Hawaii s War Years written by Gwenfread Allen and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When war struck December 7, 1941, the people of Hawaii were not unprepared. Within minutes after bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, a well-rehearsed disaster relief plan went into full operation. Thousands of volunteers of all ages and races toiled selflessly to bring order out of chaos. Even before the pall of smoke had died away, air raid trenches had begun to crisscross lawns. By nightfall, windows were blacked out, curfew stilled the darkness, and citizen-soldiers stood girded for a last-ditch fight. During the following tension-ridden days, the entire populace was fingerprinted and inoculated; gas masks were issued and evacuation kits prepared. Barbed wire entanglements, taped windows, sandbag barricades, camouflaged buildings, gas alarms—everywhere were constant, grim reminders of total war. No other American community felt the tensions and shapeless fears the Islands knew during those first months after Pearl Harbor. And, as the Pacific war progressed, no other American community felt its impact so much as Hawaii. Headquarters area, training, staging, and supply area, repair base—Hawaii served as the springboard of the Pacific offensive. Hordes of troops and war workers deluged the Islands; land and buildings were taken over by the armed forces. Controls of every type plagued businesses and individuals. No phase of Island living was left untouched by the war. Hawaii's War Years, 1941–1945, the official history of Hawaii's dramatic part in World War II, is a comprehensive, unbiased account based on material collected over a six-year period by the Hawaii War Records Depository. Written by an Island newspaperwoman with the proper perspective for a subject of such scope, the book does not attempt to render judgments. It is primarily a book of record, a straightforward presentation of facts.

Book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1972

Download or read book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1972 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Acquisition List

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  • Author : University of Hawaii at Manoa. Library. Hawaiian Collection
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 306 pages

Download or read book Acquisition List written by University of Hawaii at Manoa. Library. Hawaiian Collection and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal of the Pan Pacific Research Institution

Download or read book Journal of the Pan Pacific Research Institution written by Pan-Pacific Research Institution and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journal

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  • Author : Pan-Pacific Research Institution
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1926
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 644 pages

Download or read book Journal written by Pan-Pacific Research Institution and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hearings  Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Appropriations

Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Appropriations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Occasional Papers

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1923
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 784 pages

Download or read book Occasional Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: