Alaka'i: Traditional Leadership 3to8supp leaving behind a unified realm

leaving behind a unified realm and an extraordinary legacy

and whimsical rhymes—meeting native Hawaiian creatures and plants from the island’s volcanic slopes down to the sea

edited by Puakea Nogelmeir

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Alaka'i: Traditional Leadership 3to8supp leaving behind a unified realmWhen Kamehameha unified the islands into a single kingdom, an ideal for Native Hawaiian leadership was born. What was leadership like prior to Kamehamehas rise, and why was his feat a defining moment for the culture? In Alakai, Malcolm Nea Chun combines traditions of the early chiefs with the well recorded legacy of Kamehameha to piece together a picture of traditional leadership. Then, bringing this idea forward to the present day, he asks which