Book
Native planters in old Hawaii: their life, lore, and environment
Bishop Museum Press • Honolulu • Published In 1972 • Pages: xviii, 641
By: Handy, E. S. Craighill (Edward Smith Craighill), Handy, Elizabeth Green, Pukui, Mary Kawena.
Abstract
This study, originally made in the 1930s, is an appraisal of traditional horticulture as it existed in the Hawaiian Islands prior to Euro-American contact. The work describes in detail the various plants raised by the Hawaiians, the types of location and areas in which they were planted, the differentiation of varieties, methods of cultivation, and uses of plants. The document is divided into five major parts dealing in turn with Hawaiian prehistoric perspectives, the various animals and plants significant in the economy, demographic features of the islands, the MAKAHIKI harvest festival, and a description, island by island, of the major Hawaiian Islands ( Kauai, Niihau, Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Lanai and Hawai), in terms of land use, agriculture, mythology, settlement patterns, climate, and topography and geology. Five appendices present data on plant and animal identifications.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Ethnologist-4,5
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Coverage Date
- late eighteenth century - 1950s
- Coverage Place
- Hawaiian Islands, United States
- Notes
- [by] E. S. Craighill Handy and Elizabeth Green Handy. With the collaboration of Mary Kawena Pukui
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 633-641)
- LCCN
- 78119560
- LCSH
- Hawaiians