Contains a syllabus, midterm exam, selected bibliography, and supplemental materials from Kellyʻs Ethnic Studies course, "Land Tenure Change in Hawaiʻi." Supplemental documents include resources on land alienation, rights, and tables of major private landowners throughout Hawaiʻi. [NOTE: Contains "Selected Letters from the Land File of the Department of the Interior of the Hawaiian Kingdom" from the Hawaiʻi State Archives].

Contains three separate draft reports discussing the Kona, Hawaiʻi region.

Contains testimony supporting the reconstruction of Panahaha Fishpond and similar structures to revitalize Hawaiian culture. Emphasizes the interconnectedness of dryland cultivation, loʻi kalo, and fishponds, and highlights the negative impact of land privatization on fishpond stewardship.

Contains a speech given at a conference on Molokai drawing awareness to the systematic destruction and genocide of the productivity of Hawaiian fishponds. Includes a map of crown lands of Keauhou.

Contains a report of fishponds and fishing specific to ʻAnaehoʻohalu on the island of Hawaiʻi. Discusses the name of the fishpond, the wildlife dynamic within, fishing on canoes, resources used to make canoes, the types of fish sought after, chiefs at ʻAnaehoʻomalu, the importance of salt and carbohydrates, the petroglyphs within the area, and the Piko Ritual as depicted by petroglyphs at ʻAnaehoʻomalu.

Contains testimony opposing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s proposal to dig a ditch through Kawainui Marsh, citing inadequate environmental assessments and political motives. Additionally discusses alternatives to preserve Kawainui Marsh and address the issue of flooding within the area caused by urbanization on flood-prone land. Contains supplemental historical documents about the area and comments on the environmental impact assessment.

Contains a speech regarding the history and issue of major landowners controlling the economy of Hawaiʻi. [NOTE: Two speeches on the same concept are kept because they discuss different eras].

Contains a speech given at a Land Use Commission meeting regarding the history of competition for land use in Hawai'i. Contains an agenda for the forum and a table of major private landowners in 1967. Includes handwritten notes by Marion Kelly. [NOTE: There is a portion of the speech in which Kelly included two different versions. Both are kept because they contain different information.]

Contains notes, correspondence, and other supplemental materials relating to the Association of American Geographers Meeting focused on "Interpreting Island Land Tenure."

George Kuluau Chong, Kaunakakai in Molokai

Contains a speech given at the 10th Pacific Science Inter-Congress discussing the colonial purpose of globalization to exploit people and their resources in Hawaiʻi, particularly through the conditional actions of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Further discusses the ADBʻs negative impact on a countryʻs independence and the right of its respective citizenry to govern themselves.

Assortment of graphic overlays relating to indigenous management models, maps, population distribution, production intensification in pre-contact Hawaiʻi, and art of different Native Hawaiian leaders and lands.

Contains correspondence, vision statements, an agenda, and meeting notes in regard to the Halawa Luluku Working Group. Additionally includes background information on Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. [NOTE: HLID Working Group was created to help mitigate some of the adverse impacts resulting from the construction of the Interstate H-3 Highway. See more at https://www.kaainamomona.org/halawa-luluku-interpretive-development].