Kaiaulu: Gathering Tides

By Mehana Blaich Vaughan

Book Overview

On the northeast coast of Kaua'i, catch from small local reefs, and the sharing of this abundance, has sustained area kaiaulu (communities) for centuries, through tidal waves, hurricanes, burgeoning tourism, an influx of new residents, and toss of access to coastal lands, now private retreats for the ultra-wealthy. Building on interviews with more than sixty Hawaiian elders, leaders, and fisher men and fisher women, Kaiaulu shares their stories of enduring community efforts to cultivate fishing spots, maintain connection to family lands, reassert local governance rooted in ancestral values, and teach future generations to carry on, Kaiaulu is a skillfully written and deeply personal tribute to a community based not on ownership, but on reciprocity, responsibility, and caring for the places that shape and sustain us all. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087071922X
• ISBN13: 9780870719226
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"