Ka ʻOihana Wai o Honolulu

Moving from pre-kingdom management of wai to government control of water was a hugely significant shift for Hawaiʻi's people and lands. This ʻohina is an exploration of traditional beliefs, and practices around wai, the Hawaiian Kingdom's development of the ʻOihana Wai o Honolulu until 1887 including a sampling of legal cases, including some pertinent to Maui Komohana (West Maui).
Ma ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ka wai mai mua mai o ke aupuni Mōʻī a loli na ke aupuni hou e hoʻoponopono, he kāhuli ʻokoʻa no ko Hawaiʻi ʻāina a me kona poʻe. ʻO kekahi mea hou loa, ʻo ka hoʻokumu ʻana i Ka ʻOihana Wai o Honolulu mua loa o Hawaiʻi, ʻo ia hoʻi Ka ʻOihana Wai o Honolulu o Honolulu. He loli mai ke kūlana o ka wai a lilo he waiwai kūʻai na ka lehulehu a puni.
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