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Exalted sits the chief : the ancient history of Hawai'i Island

Title
Exalted sits the chief : the ancient history of Hawai'i Island / Ross Cordy.
Author
Cordy, Ross H.
Publication
Honolulu, Hawaii : Mutual Pub., 2000

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Description
viii, 464 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subject
  • Antiquities
  • Hawaii Island (Hawaii) > History
  • Hawaii Island (Hawaii) > Antiquities
  • Hawaii > Hawaii Island
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-453) and index.
Contents
The land, the ʻāina, in 1795 -- Hawaiian culture under Kamehameha: the end of the old ways -- Understanding the information on history -- A.D. 300s -800s: earliest times -- A.D. 900s-110s: to the dry side -- Centuries of change ending with the arrival of Pili: A.D. 110s-1300s -- A.D. 1400s-1500s: the ascendency of the Pili line in Waipiʻo & Liloa and ʻUmi -- A.D. 1600s: the reigns of ʻUmi's descendants in Kona -- The A.D. 1700s: Keawe, Alapaʻinui & Kalaniʻōpuʻu and the rise of Hawaii as a power in the archipelago -- Kīwalaʻō, Kamehameha, Keawemaʻuhili, & Keōua. A.D. 1781-1792: the decade of strife -- The search for better understanding.
Call Number
JFE 22-722
ISBN
  • 1566473411
  • 9781566473415
  • 1566473403
  • 9781566473408
LCCN
00107918
OCLC
45632554
Author
Cordy, Ross H.
Title
Exalted sits the chief : the ancient history of Hawai'i Island / Ross Cordy.
Imprint
Honolulu, Hawaii : Mutual Pub., 2000 (2001 printing)
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-453) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 22-722
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