A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief

The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i

By: Patrick Vinton Kirch

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Hardcover | 6 August 2012 | Edition Number 1

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Tracing the origins of the Hawaiians and other Polynesians back to the shores of the South China Sea, archaeologist Patrick Vinton Kirch follows their voyages of discovery across the Pacific in this fascinating history of Hawaiian culture from about one thousand years ago. Combining more than four decades of his own research with Native Hawaiian oral traditions and the evidence of archaeology, Kirch puts a human face on the gradual rise to power of the Hawaiian god-kings, who by the late eighteenth century were locked in a series of wars for ultimate control of the entire archipelago.

This lively, accessible chronicle works back from Captain James Cook's encounter with the pristine kingdom in 1778, when the British explorers encountered an island civilization governed by rulers who could not be gazed upon by common people. Interweaving anecdotes from his own widespread travel and extensive archaeological investigations into the broader historical narrative, Kirch shows how the early Polynesian settlers of Hawai'i adapted to this new island landscape and created highly productive agricultural systems.

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"A tale told for everyone... Engaging and accessible... It is a fascinating narrative, impossible to put down." -- R. Scaglion Choice "The writing, like the book's title, is engaging; it inspires reflection." -- Emalani Case Journal of Pacific History

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Prologue Islands out of Time	p. 1
Voyages
A Trail of Tattooed Pots	p. 21
East from Hawaiki	p. 38
Follow the Golden Plover	p. 50
Voyages into the Past	p. 68
The Sands of Waimanalo	p. 82
In Pele's Islands
Flightless Ducks and Palm Forests	p. 99
Voyaging Chiefs from Kahiki	p. 112
Ma'ilikukahi, O'ahu's Sacred King	p. 131
The Waters of Kane	p. 143
"Like Shoals of Fish"	p. 156
The Reign of the Feathered Gods
'Umi the Unifier	p. 173
'Umi's Dryland Gardens	p. 187
The House of Pi'ilani	p. 202
"Like a Shark That Travels on the Land"	p. 217
The Altar of Ku	p. 231
The Return of Lono	p. 247
Prophecy and Sacrifice	p. 265
Epilogue Hawai'i in World History	p. 288
Alphabetical List of Hawaiian Historical Persons	p. 303
Glossary of Hawaiian Words	p. 311
Sources and Further Reading	p. 317
Index	p. 335
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A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief

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