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Legal test notes right of Native Hawaiians
The Supreme Court upholds convictions but restates protections for practitioners
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 16, 2012
~~<p>In a 3-2 ruling the Hawaii Supreme Court has upheld the petty misdemeanor conviction of a man who contended that he was entitled as a Native Hawaiian practitioner to live in a closed area of a state park in Kala­lau Valley on Kauai.</p>
<p>Lloyd Pratt, 59, a kahu, or Native Hawaiian minister, maintained he was entitled to be in the Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park as a caretaker for the area, which includes ancient Hawaiian burial sites.</p>
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In a 3-2 ruling the Hawaii Supreme Court has upheld the petty misdemeanor conviction of a man who contended that he was entitled as a Native Hawaiian practitioner to live in a closed area of a state park in Kalalau Valley on Kauai.
Lloyd Pratt, 59, a kahu, or Native Hawaiian minister, maintained he was entitled to be in the Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park as a caretaker for the area, which includes ancient Hawaiian burial sites. Login for more...
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