Pre-Contact and Early Historic Cultural Landscapes in Kahikinui District, Maui: A Progress Report
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1995-06-01
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5
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1
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38
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52
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On the morning of May 28th, 1786, Jean-Frans;ois de Galaup de la Perouse in
command of the French frigates Boussole and Astrolabe sighted the snow-covered
summits of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea and, soon after, that of Haleakala. To la
Perouse "the island of Maui looked delightful," and he directed his ships to coast
it one league offshore. La Perouse and his sea-weary crew were enthralled with
"waterfalls tumbling down the mountainside into the sea," as they passed the districts
known to the Hawaiian inhabitants of Maui as Kipahulu and Kaupa
(Dunmore, ed. 1994:80). This idyllic landscape was soon replaced-much to the
dismay of the sailors-as "the mountains receded towards the interior of the
island."
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Kahikinui, Maui, Progress Report, la Perouse, survey, Berkeley, Architectural, settlement clusters, Residential, rituals, excavations
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