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Hawaiian cultural and natural resource management

Author:
McGregor, Davianna P.
Title:
Hawaiian cultural and natural resource management
Periodical:
Cultural Resource Management
Year:
1996
Volume:
19
Pages:
p.17-20
Subject:
Hawaiian cultural resources management Hawaiian natural resources management
Summary:
This document describes how the ahupuaa, (land division from sea to mountain), is the basic unit of the Hawaiian cultural resource management. Also described is the importance of understanding and maintaining the spiritual, cultural, and natural balance of life along with the elemental life forces of nature such as land, air, water, and ocean in an effort to sustain the traditional Hawaiian methods of cultural and natural resource management.
Label:
Hawaiian Culture
Date:
1996
Collection:
Periodicals