Community Training and Traditions: Accessing Archaeological Methodology In Creating a Baseline for Trail Stewardship

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Along the base of Muliwai Pali in Waipio Valley, Hawaii the King’s Trail gently travels through a traditional cultural landscape rich in moʻolelo (story) and genealogy. During the summer of 2020 descendants of Waipio, Muliwai and Waimanu participated in the documentation and mapping of select portions within a 1.5 mile corridor of this kuamoʻo (trail) from Nenewe Falls traveling makai (toward the ocean) as an initiation in renewing our kuleana (responsibility/right) as trail stewards. Documentation of the trails style, form, materials, and condition will assist our community in creating a baseline for interpreting our role as stewards of this ala hula (well-known path) for future generations. The purpose of this initiative is to re-familiarize lineal descendants with kuleana along the trail with the place names, land transaction history and cultural resources through an active role in trail stewardship to cultivate balance, reciprocation and health within our community structure. Survey and mapping workshops, focus on improving research literacy, and collaborative research design serves to assist our descendant community in forming a baseline for stewardship as active proponents in preserving this ancestral trail.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• SAA 2021: General Sessions

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Abstract Id(s): 33474