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Lanaʻi : fragments of history, 1400-1945 / William G. Munro.

by Munro, William G.

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[S.l. : s.n. 2022], ©2009.

Gibson, Walter Murray, 1822-1888.

Munro, George Campbell, 1866-1963.

Lanai (Hawaii) -- History.

9781667868721 (paperback)

ix, 248 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Intro -- Chapter 1. -- Early Settlement -- The return to Kahiki -- Cultivating land -- Hierarchies of a feudal society -- The establishment of ahupuaʻa land divisions -- The ahupuaʻa of Lānaʻi -- The work of a konohiki -- Capturing water on Lānaʻi -- Feudal power struggles -- Chapter 2. -- The Post-Cook Years -- Land tenure and land rights -- Chapter 3. -- The Mormon Colony -- Pālāwai Basin -- Chapter 4. -- The Gibson Reign -- LDS committee investigates Gibson's questionable practices -- LDS semi-annual conference at Iosepa -- Gibson's excommunication -- Recruiting workers to Lānaʻi -- Move to Kōʻele -- Gibson develops land interests across the island -- Sheep ranching and decline of Lānaʻi's fragile ecosystems -- King David Kalākaua and Gibson -- The "Hawaiian League" opposes Hawaiian Sovereignty -- Walter M. Gibson's final years -- Impacts of sheep, cattle and goat ranching -- Chapter 5. -- The Hayseldens and the Gay Estate -- Island management under Fred Hayselden -- Opium smuggling at Kahalepalaoa -- Maunalei Sugar Company -- Drilling wells for water development -- Bubonic Plague in Honolulu puts end to Maunalei Sugar Co. venture -- End of Maunalei Sugar Company -- Hayselden's business deal with Neuman and Pain --

Chapter 6. -- Lānaʻi Under the Ownership of Charles Gay -- Major land owners on Lānaʻi -- Sale of ceded lands on Lānaʻi to Charles Gay -- Chapter 7. -- The "Lanai Company" Venture -- Arrival of George Munro and development of wells and Maunalei water resources -- Chapter 8. -- The Baldwin Ownership -- Pasture improvements on the ranch -- Water resources, fog drip and value of Norfolk Island pine -- Axis deer introduced -- Pineapple interests on Lānaʻi -- Chapter 9. -- Development of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company -- Lānaʻi Operations -- Development of Kaumālapaʻu Harbor -- Development of Lānaʻi city and initiation of planting operations -- Lānaʻi's early airfield -- Developing a new water system -- Tracing owners of kuleana -- Harvesting pineapple -- Evolution of Lānaʻi -- Chapter 10. -- Epilogue -- A Family Legacy.

"This book reflects his lifetime interest in the history of his home island of Lana'i. Born and raised on the island in the plantation era, he was part of a family with deep roots on the island. He returned to the island often over the years, documenting cultural-historical and natural resources around the island and amassing an informal collection of important information for any student of Lana'i's history."--Amazon.

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