Tide and Current : : Fishponds of Hawai'i / / Carol Araki Wyban.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Wyban, Carol Araki,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.) :; over 40 b&w illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction to the Paperback Edition --; Echoes from the Pond of Life --; Lokoea --; 1. Background --; 2. Resource Assessment --; 3. The Ecosystem --; 4. The Harvest --; 5. The Market --; 6. Water Quality and Inputs --; 7. Seed Stock Management --; 8. Expanding Productivity --; 9. Fishpond Reflections --; Ancient Fishponds --; 10. Hawaiian Resource Management --; 11. Water Management --; 12. From Fishing to Fishponds: Technology Development --; 13. Types of Fishponds --; 14. Pond Distribution and Yields --; 15. Social Practices and Religious Beliefs --; 16. Postcontact Transitions --; Fishponds Today and Tomorrow --; 17. Loko Iʻa Today --; 18. Thoughts for the Future --; Appendix: List of Known Fishponds --; Notes --; Glossary of Hawaiian Terms --; References --; Index --; About the Author
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824886523; 9783110689624
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824886523?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carol Araki Wyban.

Tide and Current chronicles ten years in the life of author and artist Carol Araki Wyban, during which she lived with, learned about, and came to love the fishponds of Hawai'i. In lyric prose and art, the book captures the essence of the timeless ecological truths she discovered.The author relates her experiences from the viewpoint of an entrepreneur, but one with a deep commitment to the past and to the legacy given to us by the ancient Hawaiians regarding the use of fishponds as food production systems. Unlike other native cultures that hunted and gathered over vast territories, the Hawaiians developed renewable, sustainable, and comprehensive management of their natural resources in the islands' limited space. They were innovators who took a great step from catching fish to raising fish. Wyban presents not only the daily routine of life at a commercial fishpond, but also an in-depth look at how the Hawaiians managed their resources, the technology they developed, and the myths, legends, and kapu associated with their fishponds.