Water and the law in Hawaiʻi / Lawrence H. Miike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miike, Lawrence H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Law and legislation--Hawaii.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages) : illustrations, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2004]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Water and the Law in Hawaii provides an intellectual and legal framework for understanding both the past and future of Hawai'i's freshwater resources. It covers not only the kānāwai (laws) governing the balancing act between preservation and use, but also the science of aquifers and streams and the customs and traditions practiced by ancient and present-day Hawaiians on the āina (land) and in the wai (water). In placing Hawaiʻi water law in the context of its historical development, the author condenses an enormous amount of information on traditional Hawaiian social structure and mythology. His analysis and explanation of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court decisions on water rights pose difficult questions and reveal the Court's at times defective reasoning by referring readers to original source material. He is the first author to explain fully how water use permits will play out in a variety of circumstances that may arise in the future, and he discusses the interrelationship between the State Water Code and the common law on water rights, which few people understand or are aware of. Water and the Law in Hawaiʻi is a vital contribution to understanding water law in Hawaiʻi. It will prove invaluable to students of the subject and will appeal to those with an interest in cultural anthropology, planning, Hawaiian history, and political science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

1. Aquifers, Streams, and Things

2. Hawaiian Mythology and Social Structure

3. Land and Water in the Kingdom of Hawai'i

4. Traditional and Customary Rights on Private Property

5. Water Law in Hawai'i

6. The Waiāhole Ditch Controversy

7. Water and the Future

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-260) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824873943

0824873947

OCLC:

608422602