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A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawaii

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The Sands of Waimanalo Part Two: In Pele's Islands Six: Flightless Ducks and Palm Forests Seven: Voyaging Chiefs from Kahiki Eight: Ma'ilikukahi, O'ahu's Sacred King Nine: The Waters of Kane Ten: The Reign of the Feathered Gods Eleven: The House of Pi'ilani Fourteen: The Altar of Ku Sixteen: The Return of Lono Seventeen: Prophecy and Sacrifice Epilogue: Review quote "A tale told for everyone It is a fascinating narrative, impossible to put down. Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Similar Items Related Subjects: Hawaii -- History -- To Hawaii -- Environmental conditions.

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Cancel Forgot your password? English View all editions and formats. List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: Islands out of Time Part One: A Trail of Tattooed Pots Two: East from Hawaiki Three: Follow the Golden Plover Four: Voyages into the Past Five: The Sands of Waimanalo Part Two: In Pele's Islands Six: Flightless Ducks and Palm Forests Seven: Voyaging Chiefs from Kahiki Eight: Ma'ilikukahi, O'ahu's Sacred King Nine: The Waters of Kane Ten: The Reign of the Feathered Gods Eleven: The House of Pi'ilani Fourteen: The Altar of Ku Sixteen: Here, the author finds two elderly fishermen on a beach and, after some discussion, asks what they know of a nearby spit of land.

A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief : The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i

It is a simple story but in presenting it Kirch clearly conveys that findings published in traditional sources often do not reach beyond the bounds of academia. The book is composed of three parts. The first part, Voyages provides background to the story of human migrations in the Pacific. Through the lens of his excavations at Talepakemalai, Mussau Island, Kirch outlines the development of the Lapita culture and its rapid spread from Near Oceania to its eastern extent in the West Polynesian archipelagos of Tonga and Samoa.

While fictional, this story serves to humanise the process of long-distance voyaging, adding weight to the achievement of settling the far-flung islands that comprise Polynesia.


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Return voyages are discussed as an important part of the settlement process, both to maintain social bonds and to collect new settlers.