" With unparalleled knowledge of Polynesia's history, ecology, languages, and archaeology,
Patrick V. Kirch shows us how, when, and why Hawaiian society crossed the gulf from …

In the face of environmental uncertainty due to anthropogenic climate change, islands are at
the front lines of global change, threatened by sea level rise, habitat alteration, extinctions …

Research in the leeward Kohala dryland agricultural field system on Hawaiʻi Island
provides the opportunity to develop a fine-grained chronology for its development—both …

The tempo plot, a statistical graphic designed for the archaeological study of rhythms of the
long term that embodies a theory of archaeological evidence for the occurrence of events, is …

Heiau,'Āina, Lani is a collaborative study of 78 temple sites in the ancient moku of Kahikinui
and Kaupō in southeastern Maui, undertaken using a novel approach that combines …

Through intensive archaeological investigation of temples in Hawai'i, the authors reveal a
sequence of religious strategies for creating and maintaining authority that has application to …

The diverse islands of Oceania are ideal locations for the study of human ecology. Here, we
argue that human behavioural ecology (HBE) provides a useful theoretical framework to …

The journals of C aptain C ook and his crew contradict bad‐year economic theories that
posit that traditional H awaiian farmers were living at the margin. Recognising that pig herds …

Emergent archaic states in pre-contact Hawai'i used a ritual control hierarchy implemented
through a system of temples to manage production, extract tribute, and reinforce the …

Building upon a pioneering 1909 survey of Moloka 'i Island heiau (temples) by archaeologist
John FG Stokes, the pre‐contact temple system of Hālawa Valley is described and analysed …