Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 3, 1 March 1989 — Two Archaeology Conferences Focus on Land, Sea Research [ARTICLE]

Two Archaeology Conferences Focus on Land, Sea Research

Two conferences on Hawaiian archaeology will take plaee at the end of this month. A symposium on marine archaeology in Hawai'i will be presented March 27-30 by the University of Hawai'i Marine Option Program, in conjunction with the UH anthropology department. Also, the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (SHA), a professional organization, is holding its second conference March 31 through April 2 on Maui. The public is invited to attend both conferences. The marine archaeology symposium will meet at the recently-opened Hawai'i Maritime Center at Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor. Topics include: Hawaii's maritime history, including Polynesian voyaging; Bishop Museum marine artifacts from Hawai'i and Polynesia; fishing strategies of ancient Hawaiians; and archaeology of Hawaiian fishponds. Other discussions will be more technically oriented, including search and mapping methods, and use of modern technology, such as submersible craft or "side-scan" sonar. Two free evening lectures at 7 p.m. will be held at Kuykendall auditorium on the UH Manoa campus. On Wednesday, March 29, the topic is "Is the Most Ancient Evidence of Hawaiian and Polynesian Pre-history Underwater?" It will be given by Dr. Terry Hunt of the UH anthropology department. Hunt is current president of the Society for Hawaiian Anthropology (SHA). The next evening Prof. R. Duncan Mathewson III of Florida Keys Community College, will speak on "Treasures of the Atocha," a Spanish galleon whieh contained a cargo of gold, emeralds and other valuable artifacts. Registration for the symposium is $70. For information and registration forms contact the

Marine Option Program, University of Hawaii, 1000 Pope Rd., Rm. 229, Marine Science Bldg., Honolulu, HI 96822, or eall 948-8433. The SHA Hawaiian archaeology conference will meet in the Maui Community College science building. Two days of conference papers and presentations will be preceded by a field trip. Three conference symposia will cover: • theoretical issues, including presentations on: Native Hawaiian social complexity; prehistoric bird-hunting in Hawai'i, J.S.G. Stokes' career in Hawaiian archaeology; and geomorphic change in precontact Ko'olaupoko. • research methodology, including the need for a computerized archaeology data base, radiocarbon dating in Hawai'i; adze manufacture and analysis; and the University of Hawai'i archaeology field school. • research reports, on: the H-3 freeway project; an archaeological survey of DHHL land in Nanakuli valley; Kalapana; a Kaua'i adze quarry; burial sites at Queen St., Kaka'ako, Mokuleia and Bellows Air Force Base. Acommunity perspective presentation on the Honokahua, Maui burial site will be made by Leslie Kuloloio. Kuloloio is a member of the Hui Alanui O Makena group and has been a community representative monitoring the site under a memoranda of agreement. Following eaeh symposium there will be a question and answer period. A panel-led discussion will focus on current issues in Hawaiian archaeology and how site significance is assessed. To register for the SHA conference eall 2618082 evenings, or write to the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology, P.O. Box 22911, Honolulu, HI 96822. Registration fee is $10.