Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future : Kanaka Maoli and Critical Settler Cartographies in Hawai'i

In Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future , Candace Fujikane contends that the practice of mapping abundance is a radical act in the face of settler capital's fear of an abundance that feeds. Cartographies of capital enable the seizure of abundant lands by enclosing "wastelands" claimed to be underdeveloped. By contrast, Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) cartographies map the continuities of abundant worlds. Vital to restoration movements is the art of kilo, intergenerational observation of elemental forms encoded in storied histories, chants, and songs. As a participant in these movements, Fujikane maps the ecological lessons of these elemental forms: reptilian deities who protect the waterways, sharks who swim into the mountains, the navigator Māui who fishes up the islands, the deities of snow and mists on Mauna Kea. The laws of these elements are now being violated by toxic waste dumping, leaking military jet fuel tanks, and astronomical-industrial complexes. As Kānaka Maoli and their allies stand as land and water protectors, Fujikane calls for a profound attunement to the elemental forms in order to transform climate events into renewed possibilities for planetary abundance. In Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future , Candace Fujikane contends that the practice of mapping abundance is a radical act in the face of settler capital's fear of an abundance that feeds. Cartographies of capital enable the seizure of abundant lands by enclosing "wastelands" claimed to be underdeveloped. By contrast, Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) cartographies map the continuities of abundant worlds. Vital to restoration movements is the art of kilo, intergenerational observation of elemental forms encoded in storied histories, chants, and songs. As a participant in these movements, Fujikane maps the ecological lessons of these elemental forms: reptilian deities who protect the waterways, sharks who swim into the mountains, the navigator Maui who fishes up the islands, the deities of snow and mists on Mauna Kea. The laws of these elements are now being violated by toxic waste dumping, leaking military jet fuel tanks, and astronomical-industrial complexes. As Kanaka Maoli and their allies stand as land and water protectors, Fujikane calls for a profound attunement to the elemental forms in order to transform climate events into renewed possibilities for planetary abundance. '"In this era of late liberal settler colonialism, cartography as a methodology is critical to rearticulating our radically contingent relationships with the living lands, seas, and skies. Kanaka Maoli and critical settler cartographies in Hawai'i reveal the ways that climate change is bringing about the demise of capital, making way for Indigenous economies of abundance that ask, how will the earth recognize us? Kanaka Maoli mapping practices emphasize the continuities of lands across waterways and ecosystems. Exhausted cartographies of capital are being transformed by Kanaka Maoli and settler ally artists, writers, and activists who map abundance with exponentially restorative effects"--Provided by publisher Dedication 6 Contents 10 Note on the text 12 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction: Abundant Cartographies for a Planetary Future 38 1 Moʻoʻāina as Cartographic Method: Recovering the Birthplace of Māui in Waiʻanae 68 2 Maps in Motion: Mapping Wonderin Waiʻanae on Huakaʻi Aloha ʻĀina 97 3 Moʻoinanea’s Waterways on Mauna a Wākea: Beyond Settler Colonial Thresholds in the Wao Akua 123 4 Kūpuna Pōhaku on Mauna a Wākea: Spiraling Back to the Piko 152 5 Vertical Maps of Subterranean Watersin Kalihi: The Laws of Haumea and Kānemilohae 181 6 Moʻoʻāina Cascades in Waiāhole and Heʻeia: A Cartography of Hau(mea) 211 Conclusion: ʻIwakilomoku: Foreseeing a Future beyond Capital 245 Notes 258 Bibliography 280 Index 294 Abundant Cartographies for a Planetary Future -- Moʻoʻāina as Cartographic Method: Lessons from Waiʻanae -- Maps in Motion: Mapping Wonder in Waiʻanae on Huakaʻi Aloha ʻĀina -- Moʻoinanea's Waterways on Mauna a Wākea: Beyond Settler Colonial Thresholds in the Wao Akua -- Kūpuna Pōhaku on Mauna a Wākea: Spiraling Back to the Piko -- Vertical Maps of Subterranean Waters in Kalihi: The Laws of Haumea and Kānemilohae -- Moʻoʻāina Cascades in Waiāhole and Heʻeia: A Cartography of Hau(mea) -- ʻIwakilomoku: Foreseeing a Future Beyond Capital "Candace Fujikane draws upon Hawaiian legends about the land and water and their impact upon Native Hawai'ian struggles to argue that Native economies of abundance provide a foundation for collective work against climate change."-- Provided by publisher