I Koe ke Kuleana

Protecting Wahi Pana and Culturally Significant Places

The I Koe ke Kuleana program takes inspiration from the Mahele and Kuleana Act documents that reserved and preserved the rights of the makaʻāinana for access, gathering, and other purposes even after the adoption of fee simple land ownership in Hawaiʻi. This program is meant to ensure that these rights continue to be reserved and preserved for the people of Hawaiʻi.

This program seeks to defend and uphold the constitutional rights of cultural practitioners and sacred place stewards to enable access to, and culturally necessary protection of, sacred places. This program includes legal advocacy in courts and before administrative agencies, as well as engagement in Native Hawaiian consultation processes involving federal, state, and local government agencies.

If you have a legal issue and would like to see if we can help you, please call our office at (808) 521-2302 or contact us using our Contact Form.

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Kirsha Durante

Litigation Director

Terina Faʻagau

Staff Attorney

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