{"product_id":"na-kuaaina-living-pa","title":"Na Kuaaina: Living Hawaiian Culture Davianna McGregor","description":"\u003cp class=\"product_title entry-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNā Kua‘āina: Living Hawaiian Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etranslates literally as “back land” or “back country.” Davianna Pômaika‘i McGregor grew up hearing it as a reference to an awkward or unsophisticated person from the country. However, in the context of the Native Hawaiian cultural renaissance of the late twentieth century,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame to refer to those who actively lived Hawaiian culture and kept the spirit of the land alive. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emo‘olelo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(oral traditions) recounted in this book reveal how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave enabled Native Hawaiians to endure as a unique and dignified people after more than a century of American subjugation and control. The stories are set in rural communities or cultural\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekîpuka\u003c\/i\u003e—oases from which traditional Native Hawaiian culture can be regenerated and revitalized.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy focusing in turn on an island (Moloka‘i),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003emoku\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(the districts of Hana, Maui, and Puna, Hawai‘i), and an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eahupua‘a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Waipi‘io, Hawai‘i), McGregor examines\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elife ways within distinct traditional land use regimes. The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘òlelo no‘eau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(descriptive proverbs and poetical sayings) for which each area is famous are interpreted, offering valuable insights into the place and its overall role in the cultural practices of Native Hawaiians. Discussion of the landscape and its settlement, the deities who dwelt there, and its rulers is followed by a review of the effects of westernization on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the nineteenth century. McGregor then provides an overview of social and economic changes through the end of the twentieth century and of the elements of continuity still evident in the lives of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e. The final chapter on Kaho‘olawe demonstrates how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekua‘âina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the cultural\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ekîpuka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunder study have been instrumental in restoring the natural and cultural resources of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavianna Pômaika‘i McGregor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is professor of ethnic studies at the Univeristy of Hawai‘i and a historian of Hawai‘i and the Pacific.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUH Press, 2007\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePaperback,  \u003c\/span\u003e384 pages | 36 illus., 5 maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"UH Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33901394460804,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/1161\/7924\/files\/9780824832124-600x872.jpg?v=1784335617","url":"https:\/\/basically-books-co.myshopify.com\/products\/na-kuaaina-living-pa","provider":"Basically Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}