| RZ-50440-05 | Research Programs: Collaborative Research | Regents of the University of New Mexico | An Integrative Historical and Archaeological Study of the Rise to Leadership of Kamehameha the Great, Hawaii | 7/1/2005 - 8/31/2010 | $110,000.00 | Michael | W. | Graves | | | | Regents of the University of New Mexico | Albuquerque | NM | 87131-0001 | USA | 2005 | Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Collaborative Research | Research Programs | 100000 | 10000 | 100000 | 0 | A study of the rise to power of Kamehameha, the 18th-century Hawaiian chief who united the Hawaiian Islands socially and politically. The project makes use of a variety of archival and archaeological resources. (18 months)
This study uses oral traditions, genealogies, historical documents, and archaeological materials to examine the rise to power in late 18th-early 19th century Hawaii of Kamehameha the Great. Specifically, four factors are identified that contributed to his leadership success in Kohala, Hawaii Island: personal attributes, management of natural resources, socio-political context, and human resources. This research poses a series of questions regarding these four factors and the answers we develop for the questions will be integrated into a new synthetic account of societal development and historical change in Hawaii. |