Kapu: Gender Roles in Traditional Society (Ka Wana Series)

By Malcolm Naea Chun

Kapu touches upon the sensitive issue of the role of men and women in Native Hawaiian society. Looking for the earliest traditional and historical accounts, Malcolm Naea Chun traces the roles of men and women in traditional society and describes the ending of the Kapu system and the influence brought about by the introduction of foreigners and foreign ideas. He then poses a most difficult question for Native Hawaiians since the ending of the kapu system and the overthrow of the kingdom: what are roles of Native Hawaiian men and women today? Do they preserve and represent Hawaiian culture and society, and if not, what is being done about it? This book is one of eleven short volumes of the Ka Wana series, which is part of the Pihana Na Mamo Native Hawaiian Education Program.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583510443
• ISBN13: 9781583510445
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: University of Hawaii, Curriculum Research & Development Group
• Length: 33 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.