Panel #1: Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Rights Law

February 4, 2017

  • Part one of this series will focus on ways in which Native Hawaiian traditional and customary rights are currently recognized in the law, including the protection of fresh water resources and iwi kūpuna. Featuring Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law Director and Professor Melody MacKenzie, and Environmental Law Program Director and Professor David Forman.

From left: Shane Palacat-Nelson, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Hannah Kihalani Springer, Kaʻūpūlehu community member; Todd Tashima ’17; Wayne Tanaka ’09, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; David Forman ʻ93; Mahina Tuteur ’14; Melody MacKenzie ʻ76; and Alyssa-Marie Kau ’18