On Thursday, September 5, Ka Huli Ao held its first Maoli Thursday of the Fall 2019 semester, “Kapu Aloha: Exploring Native Hawaiian Legal and Cultural Perspectives on Maunakea.”  Panelists included Dr. Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio, Dean of Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge; Jocelyn Doane, Public Policy Manager at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Dr. Rosie Alegado, Associate Professor of Oceanography and Sea Grant.  The panelists provided complex historical, legal, cultural, and scientific perspectives on Maunakea, and considered how Native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices support Kapu Aloha and the struggle for self-determination.  Second year law student Liʻipiʻilani Stevens Nāhiwa moderated, and Prof. Kapuaʻala Sproat, Director of Ka Huli Ao, introduced the panel.

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