Contents
I. Evolutionary Significance Of Chiefdoms
Chiefdoms
Ecological Theories of Cultural Evolution
Archaeology of Chiefdoms
The Polynesian Model
Hawaiian Social Organization
Summary
III. The Halelea District
Environment of the Hawaiian Islands
Halelea
Halelea Ahupua'a
Summary
IV. The Evolutionary Significance Of Irrigation
The Hydraulic Theories
Test of the Hydraulic Theory
V. Modern Taro Agriculture
Taro Cultivation
Halelea's Modern Taro Irrigation
The Operational Requirements of Modern Irrigation
Summary
VI. Archaeological Research On Irrigation
Site Descriptions of Irrigation Complexes
Types of Halelean Irrigation
Archaeological Evidence for the Managerial Requirements of Halelean Irrigation
Summary
VII. Historical Research On Irrigation
Explorer Accounts of Irrigation
Taro Cultivation
Land Records of 1850
Cross-cultural Comparisons
The Significance of Irrigation in Hawaii
Conclusions
Social and Economic Organization of the Halelean Communities
A Consideration of the Theory of Redistribution
Population Circumscription and Warfare
Conclusion
IX. A Reconsideration Of Chiefdom Organization
Polynesia: Structure and Process
The Hawaiian Chiefdom: The Evolution of Regional Centralization
The Ahupua'a: The Local Community in a Regional Context
Summary
X. Summary And Conclusions