Chapter 5. Libel, Law, and Justice Before the ‘Aha ‘õlelo

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Introduction. He Ao ‘Õlelo: A World of Words 1
4. Chapter 1. The Political Economy of Mana: Obligation, Debt, and Trade 18
5. Chapter 2. Creating an Island Imaginary: Hawai‘i’s American Origins 52
6. Chapter 3. The Isles Shall Wait for His Law: Planting the American Congregational Mission 84
7. Chapter 4. Hawaiian Women, Kapu, and the Emergence of Kãnãwai 132
8. Chapter 5. Libel, Law, and Justice Before the ‘Aha ‘õlelo 175
9. Afterword 221
10. Appendix. Textual Sources and Research Methods 229
11. Glossary 235
12. Notes 243
13. Index 283
14. Acknowledgments 295