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Ancient Hawai'i
by Herb Kawainui Kane
An e-Book Publication

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Ancient HawaiiDiscover Ancient Hawai'i. Adventure back in time to meet "the Hawaiians of Old," the people of an era of more than 1,600 years, extending from the moment of Polynesian discovery to the landing of European explorers.

This serialized, on-line publication of Ancient Hawai'i is a complete version of the book in print which is available on-line from this site. The book (112 pages) is profusely illustrated in full color. Ancient Hawai'i is an introduction to such topics as Hawaiian origins, mythical beginnings, spiritual concepts and priests, the power of chiefs and elders, the extended family, the balance of opposites, male-female relationships, mana and kapu, the lives of commoners, voyaging and navigation, land tenure, exchange of goods and services, weapons and warfare, the Makahiki season, fishing, plants and planting, medicine, material arts, domestic arts, performing arts, feats of memory, stone working, house and canoe construction, sports and entertainments.

Note: Most of the images in this publication are clickable links to larger versions of same and have descriptive text attached.

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I was impressed by the sweep, clarity, and authority of the writing, and the enormous appeal of the paintings. This book is a mine of information, much-needed for the classroom, brilliantly presented for anyone seeking an introduction to the ancient civilization of Hawai'i.

Kalani Meinecke
Head of Hawaiian Studies
Windward Community College, Oahu   

Ancient Hawaii, by Herb Kawainui Kane:
INDEX

------ Click on a chapter title to begin reading.
---INTRODUCTION
---THE DISCOVERERS OF HAWAI'I (c1)
---ORIGINS (c2)
---TAHITIAN CONQUEST (c3)
---NAVIGATORS (c4)
---POLYNESIAN GENESIS (c5)
---WORLDS APART (c6)
---THE LAND (c7)
---CHIEFS (c8)
---MANA AND RANK (c9)
---KAHUNA (c10)
---THE POWER OF WORDS (c11)
---RECIPROCITY
---MAKAHIKI
---WARFARE
---COMMONERS
---UNTOUCHABLES
---FOOD
---THE ANCIENT LANDSCAPE
---FISHING
---PLANTING
---KAPA
---TOOLS
---CANOES
---PERFORMING ARTS
---SPORTS AND GAMES



Book copyright ©1997 Herb Kawainui Kane
ISBN 0-943357-02-0 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-94228

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by any electronic or mechanical means, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

All kapa reproduced in this book are copyrighted © by kapa artist Puanani Kanemura Van Dorpe

The paintings were photographed by Lee Allen Thomas, Maui Custom Color and Colorprints, Inc.

Color scanning by Steven Gray, Todd Olson, Aaron Shimakura

Pagemaker 6.5 assembly by James Raschick

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