Box 1
Contains 69 Results:
Negative Haole Impact on Hawaiians
The Kona Story
Contains a brief report on how Kanaka Maoli were careful preservers of their natural resources through their cultivation in Kona, Hawaiʻi, using fishponds and breadfruit forests. Includes references to moʻolelo Umi a Liloa.
A journey through Puna: Tracking Pele
Contains information of the volcanic activity in Kalapana, Puna of Hawaiʻi Island, descriptions of Hawaiian deity, Pele, and narrative journey in which Marion and a colleague took through the region. Includes slide selections from Puna District, Hawaiʻi. [IMPORTANT: Written in collaboration with Rebecca A. Stephenson, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Guam.
The State of Hawaiʻi Responds to Sovereignty Movement
Contains a comprehensive history of various events related to the 1993 centennial in Hawaiʻi, including laws, constitutional changes, annexation, the sovereignty movement, and indigenous rights. Includes protest flyers, resolutions, and articles.
Asian Perspectives Reviews, 1974
Halawa Valley, Puʻuohoku Ranch, and Heiau, Molokai, ca 1975
Contains a compilation of Commission Awards and claimants of Kuleana Land in Halawa Valley, Molokai, along with background history on Halawa Valley and Puʻuohoku Ranch, a report on heiau and other significant sites of Halawa Valley and East Molokai, and a summary and conclusion of the area. Also includes an emailed letter from Marion regarding updates to her report sent to Douglas Horne.
Molokai Artifacts List, 1987
Contains a list of artifacts selected for the Molokai exhibit. Includes correspondence and evaluation of cultural persistence and continuity among Native Hawaiians on Molokai.
Cultural History Report on Makua Valley, 1977
Consists of a report prepared for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers covering various aspects of Makua Valley, including its setting, legends, historical periods, military occupation, and recommendations for land-use impact assessment. The report delves into topics such as Kuleana Land, Ranching History, Makua Valley Gardens, Railroad, Protestant Church, Military Activities' Impacts, and Public Access Limitations. Includes an appendix, figures, and handwritten notes.
Na Mala o Kona: Gardens of Kona, 1983
Contains a comprehensive report on the historical land use in Kona, Hawaiʻi, detailing registered Kuleana Land Claims, Garden Land Area and Zones, Crop Distribution, and the Kona Field System, among other topics. Accompanied by photos, sketches, maps, and tables, along with an additional report featuring an interview with Joseph Gomes, details on Louis Claude de Saulses de Freycinet in Kona and Kohala in 1819, and early visitor descriptions.
Historical Background and Moʻolelo of Kaʻu, 1980
Alanui Aupuni at Ninole and Koloa in Kaʻu
Contains a report discussing the old government road within the area of Ninole pond. Includes information on Koloa Beach, its legendary multiplying stones (ʻiliʻili o Koloa), and a summarized interview with long-time resident of Kaʻū, William Meinecke.
Archaeological Salvage of Keahole to ʻAnaehoʻomalu, 1973
Consists of a report prepared for the Department of Transportation detailing 284 archaeological features from the Keahole to ʻAnaehoʻomalu section of the Queen Kaʻahumanu highway on the island of Hawaiʻi. The report details patterns of indigenous residential occupation, and the relationships between major zones of prehistoric habitation. Includes tables and illustrations.
Life or Death: Tragic Reality of Hawaiian Wildlife
"Contains a report discussing the threats faced by the native plants and animals of Hawaiʻi, and urges education on this issue to protect species that remain. Discusses Hawaiian wildlife prior to human settlement, the impact of Polynesians, the past two centuries of Western species introductions, and the circumstances of today. Includes correspondence.
IMPORTANT*– Written in collaboration with Wayne Gagne and Nelson Foster."
Honouliuli, Oʻahu History , 1979
Contains information regarding the history of Honouliuli Ahupuaʻa in Oʻahu Hawaiʻi, and specifically discusses famous places, population, ranching and sugar plantations, and the military. Includes maps of the region.
Kawainui Fishpond, 1979 - 1990
Contains an assortment of reports about Kawainui Fishpond in Oʻahu, discussing its historical significance, land use changes, and transition from fishpond to marsh, along with recommendations. Included are notes by Marion Kelly and a newspaper article she authored on the subject.