Tide and Current : : Fishponds of Hawai'i / / 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 rela...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.) :; over 40 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • 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