Kuleana rights

Kuleana rights arose in the mid-1800s and protected the entitlement of Hawaiian tenant farmers and their descendants to, among other things, access landlocked real estate parcels.[1]

In 2012 the Hawaiian Supreme Court confirmed the viability of Kuleana rights in the present day.[2]

In late 2016 Mark Zuckerberg filed suit to eliminate the ownership interests of more than 100 Hawaiians in Kuleana lands.[3] Early in 2017 Mr. Zuckerberg announced that he would drop the litigation.[4]

See also

References
  1. “UA KOE KE KULEANA O NA KANAKA” (RESERVING THE RIGHTS OF NATIVE TENANTS): INTEGRATING KULEANA RIGHTS AND LAND TRUST PRIORITIES IN HAWAII, Harvard Law Review (2005); Avoiding Trouble in Paradise, Business Law Today (December 2008)
  2. Long Awaited Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Confirms Private Land Access Rights, Hawaii Reporter (April 30, 2012)
  3. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sues Hawaiian families over Kauai land, USA Today (January 19, 2017)
  4. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg drops case to acquire Hawaiian land, BBC (January 28, 2017)

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