Ref ID:	32835
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Dixon, Boyd Carpenter, Alan Eble, Francis Mitchell, Christi Major, Maurice
Title:	Community growth and <i>heiau</i> construction: possible evidence of political hegemony at the site of Kaunolu, Lana'i, Hawai'i
Date:	1995
Source:	Asian Perspectives (1995)
Abstract:	Early accounts of Hawaiian history indicate that the island of Lana`i first came under the political rule of Maui chiefs during the fifteenth century A.D. Results of a 1991 intensive survey and mapping of the archaeological sites of Kaunolu and Mamaki on the southwest coast of the island, however, did not detect surface evidence of this relationship prior to the mid-1600s, with substantial habitation at the villages presumably occurring in the succeeding two centuries. An interpretation of monumental-scale heiau (religious structure) construction style at both sites, and a study of possible community growth at Kaunolu, do suggest that off-island political hegemony may be detected in the architectural record. But, several additional avenues for future research are proposed to refine the chronology and nature of this hypothetical political relationship.
Date Created:	12/28/2002
Volume:	34
Number:	2
Page Start:	229
Page End:	255