I Ulu I Ka Aina: Land

Series Page, Production Notes, Back Cover

Hawai`inuiākea Series Editorial Board Maenette K.P. Ah Nee-Benham, Jonathan K. Osorio, Puakea Nogelmeier, Lia O’Neill-Keawe, Lilinoe Andrews The Hawai`inuiākea Series provides a multidisciplinary venue for the work of scholars and practitioners from the Hawaiian community, a platform for thinkers and doers who grapple with real-world queries, challenges, and strategies. Each volume features articles on a thematic topic from diverse fields such as economics, education, family resources, government, health, history, land and natural resources, psychology, religion, and sociology. Each volume includes kapuna reflections, current viewpoints, and original creative expression. No. 1 I Ulu I Ke Kumu, Puakea Nogelmeier, editor, 2011. Proposals for volume themes may be submitted to: Hawai`inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge Hawai`inuiākea Series Office of the Dean 2450 Maile Way Spalding 454 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/ Production Notes for Osorio | I Ulu I Ka ‘Āina Jacket design by Mardee Melton Text design and composition by Peak Services in Palatino Linotype Printing and binding by Sheridan Books, Inc. Printed on 60 lb. House White, 444 pi. UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I PRESS Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822-1888 www.uhpress.hawaii.edu HAWAI‘INUIĀKEA SCHOOL OF HAWAIIAN KNOWLEDGE 2540 Maile Way Spalding 454 Honolulu, Hawai’i 96822 http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk HAWAIIAN CULTURE Hawai‘inuiākea presents I Ulu i ka ‘Āina, ten essays about the relationships between Kanaka Maoli and the land. From the memories of long-time activists, cultural practitioners, and seasoned administrators to the insights of young scholar/ advocates for our cultural, economic, and political progress, each piece declares the inseparability of the Kanaka from the ‘Āina. It is that inseparability and not our numbers, our relative poverty, nor even our political status that will determine the destiny of the Hawaiian nation.We grow the land; we grow ourselves. Contributors include Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Carlos Andrade, Wendell Kekailoa Perry, Dana Nāone Hall, Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Neil J. Hannahs, Leon No‘eau Peralto, Kaiwipuni Lipe. Edited by Jonathan K. Osorio. Indigenous knowing is contextual common sense that has endured for a reason. In his article“Hawaiian Geography” Carlos himself says,“This narrative is a first journey, a journey to explore an elder geography, a geography that flows from within, and is not imposed from elsewhere.” I suspect that as we get clearer about what the difference between a Hawaiian Geography and a Geography of Hawai‘i is, these distinctions will build on their own coherence and have more of a global impact that is grounded first in local knowing/action. But first we must be clear about what exactly is growing from within. —MANU ALULI MEYER ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jonathan Osorio is a scholar and professor on the faculty at the University of Hawai‘i’s Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. He is an expert on Hawai‘i politics and history, music and identity, and indigenous civil rights and social justice. He is also well-known as an activist and advocate for Hawaiian self-determination. ISBN 978-0-8248-3977-2 9 780824 839772 9 0 0 0 0 www.uhpress.hawaii.edu ...