Imi Haku; Searching For One to Follow:

Before contact, the maka’āinana were tied to the land but not to an ali‘i, a chief, and would seek a better one if theirs did not rule well and provide for them.
Even through the Monarchy Period, as the number of Ali’i Nui were in decline, the people and the lesser chiefs sought rulers to lead them through their times of trouble, a practice that continues anew in the current age, especially after Statehood. But what makes a “good chief?”
Come join us Monday night at the North Kohala Public Library when we highlight examples of good and bad ali‘i and see if we can identify any in our own place and time.

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