Chapter 1.
The Story of the Hawaiian Islands�An Introduction
A Place of Beauty and Extremes
The Island Building Process�Origins of the Hawaiian-Emperor Chain
Geographic Isolation and Biological Processes
Initial Colonizing Species�Adaptive Radiation
Humans Arrive
Ancient Polynesians�The First Hawaiians
The Development of a Unique Hawaiian Culture
�Aumākua�Sacred Guardians
Forest and Sea
Hawaiian Craftsmanship�Houses, Weapons, Tools
Hawaiian Games, Sports, Rituals, Ceremonies, and Celebrations
Social Structure of Ancient Hawai�i
Western Contact