Research Guides: HWST 207: Mālama Ahupuaʻa: Discovering Resources

Searching Staples

Evaluate each repository / collection for purpose & intent, scope, and type of materials.
Build context and breadth into your searches: hala vs. lau hala vs. lauhala vs. ulana lauhala
Use quotations to search for phrases: "malama aina" vs. malama aina
Use * (or sometimes ! or ?) to truncate searches: hawaii* searches for hawaii, hawaiian, hawaiians
Use filters (e.g. date, type, subject) to narrow search results
Re-order results by date, relevance, or title if needed
Use Email, Print, Cite tools if needed

Upload Your Artifacts

As you complete the search exercises to the right, upload your research artifacts to your group's folder in the class' shared Google Drive folder. Click the folder above to get to the class' shared Google Drive folder.

After clicking the folder above, create a new folder for your group. Come up with a name for your group, and then use that name as the name for your group's folder in the class' shared Google Drive folder

AVA Konohiki
The goal of the AVA Konohiki project is to train young Native Hawaiians to be Konohiki, or traditional Hawaiian Land Stewards, who manage the water, land, agricultural and fishing resources of 1,300 ahupuaʻa, in order to provide food for a population of 1 million people. AVA collected māhele documents (Buke Māhele, LCAs, Testimonies) and a number of HGS maps for each ahupuaʻa on Oahu.

Ulukau
Hawaii-focused collection of books, newspapers and other publications. Includes many basic reference sources.

Upload a Research Object
Choose an item (picture, map, newspaper article) that you think is helpful in the research of your particular moku or ahupuaʻa, then upload it here to share it with Keahiahi. Note: Be sure to add the last names of your group members to the file name (ex: Potter-Weasley.pdf).