Nā Kua'āina : : Living Hawaiian Culture / / Davianna Pōmaika'i McGregor.
The word kua'âina translates literally as "back land" or "back country." Davianna Pômaika'i McGregor grew up hearing it as a reference to an awkward or unsophisticated person from the country. However, in the context of the Native Hawaiian cultural renaissance of the la...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2007] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 36 illus., 5 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Nä Kua'äina and Cultural Kïpuka
- 2. Waipi'o Mano Wai: Waipi'o, Source of Water and Life
- 3. Häna, mai Ko'olau a Kaupö: Häna, from Ko'olau to Kaupö
- 4. Puna: A Wahi Pana Sacred to Pelehonuamea
- 5. Moloka'i Nui a Hina: Great Moloka'i, Child of Hina
- 6. Kaho'olawe: Rebirth of the Sacred
- 7. Ha'ina Ia Mai: Tell the Story
- Appendix I: 1851 Petition from Puna Native Hawaiians to Extend the Deadline to File a Land Claim
- Appendix II: Number of Males Who Paid Taxes in Puna in 1858
- Appendix III: Moloka'i, Petition of July 2, 1845
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index