Ēwe Hānau o ka ʻĀina: A Policy Review Focused on Hawaiʻi’s Public Land Trust

• Published in: Land (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 48
• Main Authors: Riley, J. Kawika, Akamu, Cade, Riley, Lorinda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Constitutions; Elections; Federal court decisions; land policy; Land use planning; Law; native Hawaiian; Native peoples; public land; Public lands; Voters; United States > US

ʻĀina (land) is central to Native Hawaiian culture and ways of life. The illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and annexation to the US resulted in the loss of Hawaiian crown and government land, which was placed in trust for the benefit of the Hawaiian people. These lands, now managed by the St...