Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 2, 1 February 2014 — LEARNING NATIVE HAWAIIAN LAW [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LEARNING NATIVE HAWAIIAN LAW

More than 1 00 people from Hawai'i state and county governments learned about trust obligations in relation to Native Hawaiian cultural and natural resources at the University of Hawai'i-Mōnoa William S. Richardson School of Law, UH said in a news release. The training course was provided by Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law and funded by the 0ffice of Hawaiian Affairs. The Jan. 1 1 training - whieh covered Hawai'i's puhlie land trust, a historical overview and context for understanding Hawai'i's unique laws, and the impact decision-making has on Native Hawaiian culture and practices - attracted state and county elected officials like Maui County Council Chair Gladys Baisa, who called the training "essential . . . for puhlie servants in making crucial decisions for the community." 0ther attendees were from the Kaua'i-Ni'ihau Burial Council; state House and Senate staff; state departments of the Attorney General, Agriculture, Health, Land and Natural Resources, and Transportation; state Water Commission; and Honolulu Planning Commission, among others. Pictured from left are: Environmental Law Program interim Director David Forman; assistant professor Kapua Sproat; OHA policy advocate Jocelyn Doane; assistant professor Malia Akutagawa; Ka Huli Ao Director and associate professor Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie; student and community outreach coordinator Derek Kauanoe; and OHA Ka Pouhana, CE0 Kamana'opono Crabbe. - Courtesy : Ka HuliAo Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law

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