ABSTRACT

First published in 1999. The kaukau a li‘i were lower ranked chiefs who served the AIVi Nui (high chiefs). This work describes how that service role changed over time. Equally important is this study's attempt to understand the Native Hawaiian past in the context of how the kaukau ali 7 lived. The formal relationship between a kaukau alVi and an AIVi Nui was based on the routine performance of hana laxvelawe or "service tasks."

chapter Chapter One|24 pages

“Ka Mana‘o o ka Wā Mamua”

(The Meaning of the Past)

chapter Chapter Two|46 pages

“He Leo No Ke Ko‘ihonua”

(A Voice For The Genealogical Chant)

chapter Chapter Three|30 pages

Hana Lawelawe i ka Wā ‘Aikapu

(Service Tasks in the Era of Separate Eating)

chapter Chapter Four|38 pages

Hana Lawelawe I Ka Wā ‘Ainoa

(Service Tasks in the Era of Free Eating)

chapter Chapter Five|30 pages

“He Lei Ho‘okahi no Moana”

(A Descendant Family of the Moana Lineage)