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Ancient Hawaiian Water Rights, and Some of the Customs Pertaining to Them

Ancient Hawaiian Water Rights, and Some of the Customs Pertaining to Them ANCIENT HAWAIIAN WATER RIGHTS And Some of the Customs Pertaining to Them EMMA METCALF NAKUINA Commissioner of Private Ways and Water Rights, District of Kona, Oahu All auwais (water courses), had a proper name, and was generally called after either the land, or the chief of the land that had furnished the most men, or had mainly been instrumental in the inception, planning and carrying out of the required work. All auwais tapping the main stream were done under the authority 1 2 of a Konohiki of an Ahupuaa, Ili or Ku. In some instances the konohikis of two or three independent lands—i.e. lands not paying tribute to each other—united in the work of auwai making, in which case the konohikis controlling the most men was always the recognized head of the work. Auwais, were generally dug from makai—seaward or below—upwards. The konohiki who had the supervision of the work having previously marked out where it would probably enter the stream, the diggers worked up to that point. The dif- ferent ahupuaa’s, ili’s or ku’s taking part in the work, furnished men according to the number of cultivators on each land. There was no limit though to the number http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Ancient Hawaiian Water Rights, and Some of the Customs Pertaining to Them

Metcalf Nakuina, Emma
Organization & Environment , Volume 20 (4): 4 – Dec 1, 2007
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ANCIENT HAWAIIAN WATER RIGHTS And Some of the Customs Pertaining to Them EMMA METCALF NAKUINA Commissioner of Private Ways and Water Rights, District of Kona, Oahu All auwais (water courses), had a proper name, and was generally called after either the land, or the chief of the land that had furnished the most men, or had mainly been instrumental in the inception, planning and carrying out of the required work. All auwais tapping the main stream were done under the authority 1 2 of a Konohiki of an Ahupuaa, Ili or Ku. In some instances the konohikis of two or three independent lands—i.e. lands not paying tribute to each other—united in the work of auwai making, in which case the konohikis controlling the most men was always the recognized head of the work. Auwais, were generally dug from makai—seaward or below—upwards. The konohiki who had the supervision of the work having previously marked out where it would probably enter the stream, the diggers worked up to that point. The dif- ferent ahupuaa’s, ili’s or ku’s taking part in the work, furnished men according to the number of cultivators on each land. There was no limit though to the number

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