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- The Value of Hawaii 2: Ancestral Roots, Oceanic Visions
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Hawai'i Press
summary
How can more of us protect and create waiwai, value, for coming generations? Continuing the conversation of The Value of Hawai‘i: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future, this new collection gathers together fresh voices sharing their inspiring work in farming, government, voyaging, water rights, archaeology, gender advocacy, education, business, community health, art, immigration, and more to enhance the present and future value of Hawai‘i. By exploring connections to ancestors and others across our Pacific world, the contributors to this volume offer passionate and poignant visions. Their autobiographical essays will inspire readers to live consciously and lead ourselves as island people.
Table of Contents
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- How to Use this Book
- pp. ix-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- We Are Islanders
- pp. 1-8
- Aloha
- Tūtū's Aloha ‘Äina Grace
- pp. 11-17
- Mo‘olelo: Stories and Storytelling
- So Listen to Me
- pp. 23-31
- No Seed Left Unturned
- pp. 32-41
- We, The Star Keepers
- pp. 42-48
- Eyes of the Night Lights
- pp. 49-51
- Kalihi Calls
- pp. 60-67
- I am a Farmer
- pp. 68-69
- Kuleana and Developing Hawai‘i Responsibly
- Lāna‘i’s Community Wealth
- pp. 82-87
- Urbanism as Island Living
- pp. 88-99
- A Perspective on Energy Policies in Hawai‘i
- pp. 100-110
- A Way with Waste
- pp. 111-118
- Reclaiming Our Stories of Struggle
- pp. 122-129
- The Urban Island Pendulum
- pp. 130-138
- I am of Oceania
- pp. 144-145
- Molokai Stories, Identity, and Kuleana
- pp. 146-152
- Fishponds, Food, and the Future in Our Past
- pp. 163-170
- Huaka‘i: Finding Your Position and Tour Way
- Micronesian Diaspora(s)
- pp. 181-187
- Backyard Kuleana
- pp. 207-215
- My Journey as an Ally for Social Justice
- pp. 216-223
- Cultivating Foresight and Empowerment
- pp. 224-232
- Pu‘uhonua: Creating Safe and Sacred Spaces
- TransFARMation
- pp. 235-240
- Te Lumanaki o Tokelau i Hawai‘i
- pp. 241-249
- The Second Gift
- pp. 250-253
- Praying for Mendedness
- pp. 265-271
- Pu‘uhonua, Creating Places of Healing
- pp. 274-279
- Aloha
- Defending Hawai‘i Without Machine Guns
- pp. 291-298
- Contributors
- pp. 301-314
Additional Information
ISBN
9780824840259
Related ISBN(s)
9780824839758
MARC Record
OCLC
875894923
Launched on MUSE
2014-04-15
Language
English
Open Access
No