The case of  Kalipi v. Hawaiian Trust  deals with the rights of William Kalipi, a Native Hawaiian, to enter undeveloped lands necessary for Native Hawaiian Practices, such as Kahana Ahupuaa tenants in referring to the the Hawai'i State Constitution, Article XII, Section 7, the decision reads:  "For the court's obligation to preserve and enforce such traditional rights is a part of the State Constitution." The Kalipi Case has lay out certain conditions, tenants of an ahupuaa, are interpreted a...


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