Children of the Land: Exchange and Status in a Hawaiian Community

'Children of the land' is a translation of the word kama'aina, which means old-timer, a long-time resident of a place. This book describes a Hawaiian community of kama'aina, of Hawaiians who still reside on the land of their ancestors. It's a study of continuity and change in a Hawaiian-American community widely perceived as traditional. The author bases her study of field work in Keanae, a rural village on Maui and addresses a paradox: the persistence of tradition in the most acculturated society in Polynesia.