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For Native Hawaiians, “ola i ka wai”: water is life. The word “kānāwai,” meaning traditional Hawaiian law, can be literally translated as “relating to water.” Prior to Western contact, the notion that anyone could “own” rights to water was inconceivable. When Native Hawaiian traditions and customs were codified in writing, kingdom laws explicitly recognized water as a

Title : Native Hawaiian Law - A Treatise, Chapter 9: From Wai to Kānāwai - Water Law in Hawai'i
Author : D. Kapua'ala Sproat
Language : en
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