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xi aCknowledgmenTs This book is dedicated to my mother, Liâne P. C. Iaukea, and to my sister, Lesley Iaukea. We embarked on this journey through our family history together , and we’ve come out of it with a greater appreciation of our own resilience , amidst forces that would see us as smaller than we really are. This book is written in honor of my kūpuna, ‘aumakua, akua, a me nā Ali‘i. Mahalo nuiforleadingmebackandforallowingmetotellyourstories.Ihonor your mana and stand in awe of the grand experiences and the depths of character that your narratives reveal. I want to acknowledge my dissertation committee: Chair Michael J. Shapiro , Phyllis Turnbull, Kanalu Young, Kathy Ferguson, and Brian Murton— mentors who allowed me to write the dissertation that I wanted to. I acknowledgethefinancialsupportIreceivedasalongtimescholarshiprecipientofThe Kamehameha Schools, as an ‘Ōiwi Dissertation Fellow, and as a MellonHawai ‘i Postdoctoral Fellow; and I wish to acknowledge Matt Hamabata, thestaff,andtheAdvisoryCouncilatTheKohalaCenter;TheKahiauFoundation ; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities. Thank you to Niels Hooper, editor at the University of California Press, for your support of this project. I am also appreciative of Cindy Fulton and Marian Rogers of the University of California Press. Mahalo nui to Craig Howes for the careful editing of this manuscript and the moral support given throughout the book-writing process; to Luella Kurkjian at the Hawai‘i State Archives for helping me uncover my ancestor’s documents; and to Ted Wong xii . AcknowleDgMentS attheBureauofConveyancesforhispatientsupportduringtheresearchstage. A special heartfelt thank you to Team Sydney—those individuals who emotionally and energetically support and sustain me. Other important individuals to me are Geoff Alm, Chris Angell, Kim Ki‘ili, Leslie Kuloloio, Eddie Rothman, Jon Osorio, and Michael Jay Green. To my surfing and paddling communities, the Suis and Silvas morning crews, and other lifelong friends—I am appreciative of the deep friendships, the laugh-out-loud camaraderie, and the untold amount of love and support shared over the years. Finally, along with Suis and Silvas, mahalototheplaces whereIfeelathomeandwhereIfindconnectionstomyself:Haapiti,Pavones, Rice Bowls, Velzyland, Black Point, and Ho‘okipa. ...

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