Carlos Andrade
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824831196
- eISBN:
- 9780824868826
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824831196.003.0004
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
This chapter examines the impact of the Mahele and Kuleana Act on landholding in Hā'ena. It first explains how Hā'ena was awarded to Abner Pākī, a powerful ali'i closely allied with the Kamehameha ...
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This chapter examines the impact of the Mahele and Kuleana Act on landholding in Hā'ena. It first explains how Hā'ena was awarded to Abner Pākī, a powerful ali'i closely allied with the Kamehameha family, by virtue of Mahele 1848. It then discusses Pākī's appointment of Kekela, a close relative, as konohiki of Hā'ena. It also considers how maka'āinana can receive an award of land under the Kuleana Act of 1850; selling of ahupua'a to groups of maka'āinana who organized hui kū'ai 'āina (cooperatives to buy land) as a means to raise the cash necessary to purchase lands being offered for sale; and the kinds of hardships faced by maka'āinana as they adjusted to the new property regime.Less
This chapter examines the impact of the Mahele and Kuleana Act on landholding in Hā'ena. It first explains how Hā'ena was awarded to Abner Pākī, a powerful ali'i closely allied with the Kamehameha family, by virtue of Mahele 1848. It then discusses Pākī's appointment of Kekela, a close relative, as konohiki of Hā'ena. It also considers how maka'āinana can receive an award of land under the Kuleana Act of 1850; selling of ahupua'a to groups of maka'āinana who organized hui kū'ai 'āina (cooperatives to buy land) as a means to raise the cash necessary to purchase lands being offered for sale; and the kinds of hardships faced by maka'āinana as they adjusted to the new property regime.
Carlos Andrade
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824831196
- eISBN:
- 9780824868826
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824831196.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
Hā'ena is a land steeped in antiquity yet vibrantly beautiful today as any fantasy of a tropical paradise. He 'aina momona, a rich and fertile land linked to the sea and the rising and setting sun, ...
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Hā'ena is a land steeped in antiquity yet vibrantly beautiful today as any fantasy of a tropical paradise. He 'aina momona, a rich and fertile land linked to the sea and the rising and setting sun, is a place of gods and goddesses. It epitomizes the best that can be found in the district of northwestern Kaua'i, known to aboriginal people of Hawai'i as Halele'a (House of Pleasure and Delight). This book offers a unique perspective in the complex story of the ahupua'a of Hā'ena by examining the unique relationships developed by Hawaiians with the environment as well as the system used to look after the land and the sea. It also explores the changes wrought by concepts and perceptions introduced by European, American, and Asian immigrants; the impact of land privatization as Hawai'i struggled to preserve its independence; and the influence of the Mahele of 1848 and the Kuleana Act of 1850 on Hā'ena. Part of this story includes a description of the thirty-nine Hawaiians who pooled their resources, bought the entire ahupua'a of Hā'ena, and held it in common from the late 1800s to 1967. Lastly, the book collects the stories of kupuna who share their experiences of life in Hā'ena and surrounding areas, capturing a way of life that is quickly disappearing beneath the rising tide of non-Native people who now inhabit the land.Less
Hā'ena is a land steeped in antiquity yet vibrantly beautiful today as any fantasy of a tropical paradise. He 'aina momona, a rich and fertile land linked to the sea and the rising and setting sun, is a place of gods and goddesses. It epitomizes the best that can be found in the district of northwestern Kaua'i, known to aboriginal people of Hawai'i as Halele'a (House of Pleasure and Delight). This book offers a unique perspective in the complex story of the ahupua'a of Hā'ena by examining the unique relationships developed by Hawaiians with the environment as well as the system used to look after the land and the sea. It also explores the changes wrought by concepts and perceptions introduced by European, American, and Asian immigrants; the impact of land privatization as Hawai'i struggled to preserve its independence; and the influence of the Mahele of 1848 and the Kuleana Act of 1850 on Hā'ena. Part of this story includes a description of the thirty-nine Hawaiians who pooled their resources, bought the entire ahupua'a of Hā'ena, and held it in common from the late 1800s to 1967. Lastly, the book collects the stories of kupuna who share their experiences of life in Hā'ena and surrounding areas, capturing a way of life that is quickly disappearing beneath the rising tide of non-Native people who now inhabit the land.
Carlos Andrade
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824831196
- eISBN:
- 9780824868826
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824831196.003.0005
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
This chapter focuses on Hui Kū'ai 'Āina o Hā'ena (Hā'ena Cooperative/Company to Purchase Land), one of many hui (organizations, gatherings together of people) formed by the people to buy land in the ...
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This chapter focuses on Hui Kū'ai 'Āina o Hā'ena (Hā'ena Cooperative/Company to Purchase Land), one of many hui (organizations, gatherings together of people) formed by the people to buy land in the aftermath of the Mahele and Kuleana Act. The manner in which hui organized themselves, as indicated by the bylaws they drafted to guide the activities of their organizations, is a reflection of their desire to retain some features of the traditional life ways of the ancestors. This chapter first considers the original shareholders of Hui Kū'ai 'Āina o Hā'ena before discussing its purchase of the ahupua'a (land division). It also considers the legal wranglings that led to the partition of hui lands, resulting in the fragmentation of the communally based system that had served the Hawaiian people so well.Less
This chapter focuses on Hui Kū'ai 'Āina o Hā'ena (Hā'ena Cooperative/Company to Purchase Land), one of many hui (organizations, gatherings together of people) formed by the people to buy land in the aftermath of the Mahele and Kuleana Act. The manner in which hui organized themselves, as indicated by the bylaws they drafted to guide the activities of their organizations, is a reflection of their desire to retain some features of the traditional life ways of the ancestors. This chapter first considers the original shareholders of Hui Kū'ai 'Āina o Hā'ena before discussing its purchase of the ahupua'a (land division). It also considers the legal wranglings that led to the partition of hui lands, resulting in the fragmentation of the communally based system that had served the Hawaiian people so well.
