Life In Old HawaiʻI: AhupuaʻA Educational Poster – Traditional Land Division Visual

Description

Poster showing an example of the traditional Ahupuaa land division system in Hawaii, running from Mauka to Makai — the mountain to the sea.

By Marilyn Kahalewai

This large, full-color poster depicts many aspects of precontact Hawaiian life before foreign influences changed the environment and lifestyle of the Hawaiian people. The poster was the inspiration for the book Life in Early Hawai‘i: The Ahupua‘a.

1993. 27” x 37”.
Printed with fade-resistant inks on acid-free 100# cover stock.

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