Read the press release from the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation (NHLC) regarding a Hawai’i Supreme Court decision issued today involving water rights in East Maui. NHLC represented the hui of East Maui community members that brought this case.
Read the press release here: Press Release – Supreme Court Decision re Carmichael Case
Read the Supreme Court’s opinion here: 2022-03-03-Opinion-of-the-Court-by-Wilson-J.pdf
More information about East Maui Water Rights: https://www.nativehawaiianlegalcorp.org/mauiwater
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