Front Matter, Table of Contents, Editorial

Abstract

The fifth volume of Hawaiian Archaeology attains several goals. First, Volume 5 is a thematic issue of the journal, structured around papers in Hawaiian skeletal biology and related topics. Although these papers do not fill the Volume 5, the several articles on burials and skeletal biology represent a range of work being done in Hawai'i today, and the authors provide direction for future research. Second, the very last of prior contributions, received in the 1980s, now appear on these pages. Third, we have included two new types of articles: an obituary and a review. While we hope that occasions requiring the former will be few and far between, we are hopeful that future volumes of Hawaiian Archaeology will carry reviews of books, journals, and monographs of importance to the professional communities who work in and with Hawaiian archaeology.