Community Growth and Heiau Construction: Possible Evidence of Political Hegemony at the Site of Kaunolu, Lana'I, Hawai'i

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dc.contributor.authorDixon, Boyd
dc.contributor.authorCarpenter, Alan
dc.contributor.authorEble, Francis
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Christi
dc.contributor.authorMajor, Maurice
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-04T19:45:22Z
dc.date.available2010-08-04T19:45:22Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractEarly accounts of Hawaiian history indicate that the island of Lana'i first came under the political rule of Maui chiefs during the fifteenth century A.D. Results of a 1991 intensive survey and mapping of the archaeological sites of Kaunolii and Mamaki on the southwest coast of the island, however, did not detect surface evidence of this relationship prior to the mid-1600s, with substantial habitation at the villages presumably occurring in the succeeding two centuries. An interpretation of monumental- scale heiau (religious structure) construction style at both sites, and a study of possible community growth at Kaunolii, do suggest that off-island political hegemony may be detected in the architectural record. But, several additional avenues for future research are proposed to refine the chronology and nature of this hypothetical political relationship. KEYWORDS: chiefdoms, heiau, Hawai'i, Lana'i, architectural style, community growth.
dc.identifier.citationDixon, B., A. Carpenter, F. Eble, C. Mitchell, and M. Major. 1995. Community Growth and Heiau Construction: Possible Evidence of Political Hegemony at the Site of Kaunolu, Lana'I, Hawai'i. Asian Perspectives 34 (2): 229-55.
dc.identifier.issn1535-8283 (E-ISSN)
dc.identifier.issn0066-8435 (Print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/17065
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press (Honolulu)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 34
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNumber 2
dc.subjectchiefdoms
dc.subjectheiau
dc.subjectHawai'i
dc.subjectLana'i
dc.subjectarchitectural style
dc.subjectcommunity growth
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshAsia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshOceania--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshEast Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.titleCommunity Growth and Heiau Construction: Possible Evidence of Political Hegemony at the Site of Kaunolu, Lana'I, Hawai'i
dc.typeArticle
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