Kuleana rights
Kuleana rights arose in the mid-1800s and protected the entitlement of Hawaiian tenant farmers and their descendants to, among other things, access landlocked real estate parcels.[1]
In 2012 the Hawaiian Supreme Court confirmed the viability of Kuleana rights in the present day.[2]
In 2016 Mark Zuckerberg filed suit to eliminate the ownership interests of more than 100 Hawaiians in Kuleana lands.[3]
Referemces
- ^ “UA KOE KE KULEANA O NA KANAKA” (RESERVING THE RIGHTS OF NATIVE TENANTS): INTEGRATING KULEANA RIGHTS AND LAND TRUST PRIORITIES IN HAWAII, Harvard Law Review (2005)
- ^ Long Awaited Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Confirms Private Land Access Rights, Hawaii Reporter (April 30, 2012)
- ^ Facebook owner says legal action needed to be sure kuleana land owners receive payment, The Garden Island (January 20, 2017)