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Economic and Social Organization of a Complex Chiefdom: The Halelea District, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Timothy Earle
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In the early 1970s, Timothy Earle worked with Marshall Sahlins doing archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Halelea district in Kaua'i, Hawaii. In this volume, Earle reports on his archaeological and historical research on irrigation in this region. He also discusses modern taro agriculture and community organization. Illustrations by Eliza H. Earle.
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Contents
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I. Evolutionary Significance Of Chiefdoms
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Chiefdoms
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Ecological Theories of Cultural Evolution
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Archaeology of Chiefdoms
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II. Social Organization In Polynesia And Hawaii
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The Polynesian Model
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Hawaiian Social Organization
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Summary
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III. The Halelea District
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Environment of the Hawaiian Islands
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Halelea
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Halelea Ahupua'a
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Summary
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IV. The Evolutionary Significance Of Irrigation
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The Hydraulic Theories
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Test of the Hydraulic Theory
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V. Modern Taro Agriculture
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Taro Cultivation
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Halelea's Modern Taro Irrigation
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The Operational Requirements of Modern Irrigation
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Summary
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VI. Archaeological Research On Irrigation
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Site Descriptions of Irrigation Complexes
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Types of Halelean Irrigation
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Archaeological Evidence for the Managerial Requirements of Halelean Irrigation
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Summary
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VII. Historical Research On Irrigation
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Explorer Accounts of Irrigation
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Taro Cultivation
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Land Records of 1850
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Cross-cultural Comparisons
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The Significance of Irrigation in Hawaii
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Conclusions
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VIII. The Hawaiian Community
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Social and Economic Organization of the Halelean Communities
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Summary
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A Consideration of the Theory of Redistribution
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Population Circumscription and Warfare
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Conclusion
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IX. A Reconsideration Of Chiefdom Organization
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Polynesia: Structure and Process
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The Hawaiian Chiefdom: The Evolution of Regional Centralization
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The Ahupua'a: The Local Community in a Regional Context
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Summary
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X. Summary And Conclusions
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Published: 1978
Publisher: University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- 978-1-949098-00-6 (paper)
- 978-1-951519-08-7 (ebook)