The power of an anthropological approach to long-term history lies in its unique ability to combi...

The evolution of complex Oceanic chiefdoms into something very much like classic 'archaic states'...

This is an archaeological perspective on the elaborate system of chiefdoms found in the islands o...

In early Hawai‘i, kuaaina were the hinterlands inhabited by kuaaina, or country folk. Often these...

Were there major population collapses on Pacific Islands following first contact with the West? I...

Offers a fresh narrative based upon some provocative interpretations of the complex relationships...

Some 1,500 years ago, Polynesian seafarers discovered and settled the Hawaiian Islands, spawning ...

Perhaps no scholar has done more to reveal the ancient history of Polynesia than noted archaeolog...

Precontact Hawaiian civilization is represented by a rich legacy of archaeological sites, many of...

'The first edition of Feathered Gods and Fishhooks was the pioneering synthesis of ancient Hawaii...

Kua'āina Kahiko