Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau (1815–1876)

(2) *RARE (1) ali'i hawaiian chiefs (1) and consolidation of the Hawaiian kingdom; the arrival of Captain James Cook; the coming of traders and missionaries; and politics of the Hawaiian kingdom through the death of Kamehameha III in 1854. Written from 1866 through 1871 by one of Hawai`i's grea (1) and house construction. The accounts bring to light both technical detail and Hawaiian philosophy. (1) anthropology (2) as well as the elaborate rituals of canoe making (1) Asia (1) BPBD (1) chiefs (1) custom (1) eight generations before Kamehameha the Great (1) focusing on the customs of the common people. He describes the cultivation of food and other plants used by the Hawaiians. The book documents the rich Hawaiian tradition of fish farming (1) Hawaii (16) Hawaii 22 (1) Hawaiian language (1) Hawaiiana (4) HI (1) historical non-fiction (1) history (7) Kamakau examines the material culture of his ancestors (1) kapa making (1) Leiʻs bok (1) magic (1) mom (1) NAL (1) natives (3) non-fiction (1) Oceania (Polynesia): Hawaii (3) Pacific History (2) Pasifika (2) Portico (2) religion (2) Ruling Chiefs of Hawai`i is an essential element in any collection of Hawaiian resources. (1) shamanism (1) sold 2013 (1) This is the history of Hawai`i from the great chief `Umi (1) through the reign of Kamehameha III. Major events include Kamehameha's birth (1) Umi's book (1) witchcraft (1)