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Wai: Indigenous Water, Industrial Water in Hawai`i

Wai: Indigenous Water, Industrial Water in Hawai`i Archives of Organizational and Environmental Literature WAI Indigenous Water, Industrial Water in Hawai‘i CAROL A. MACLENNAN Michigan Technological University ai is the Hawaiian word for fresh water, and the use of this word Wthroughout the Hawaiian language reflects its central place in indige- nous island culture. Kanawai, a word for law, locates water at the cornerstone of human relationships in early Hawai‘i. Water regulation ordered much of the agri- cultural and political social system in its taro-producing valleys of Hawai‘i. Deeply integrated in the political hierarchy and spiritual world, wai was a foun- dation of life and meaning. Water was to be shared so that life was possible. It was water, rather than land, that formed one of the central connections of social life. As Hawaiians engaged European traders and planters in the early 1800s, they established a sovereign nation utilizing Western law and modifying customary Hawaiian laws regarding use of resources. Although land was largely “alienated” from the community, privatized, and sold, water remained under Hawai‘i law a shared resource during the earliest years of plantation development. Well into the 20th century, Hawai‘i law recognized the unique role water played in native agri- culture and spiritual life. This http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Organization & Environment SAGE

Wai: Indigenous Water, Industrial Water in Hawai`i

Maclennan, Carol A.
Organization & Environment , Volume 20 (4): 9 – Dec 1, 2007
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Archives of Organizational and Environmental Literature WAI Indigenous Water, Industrial Water in Hawai‘i CAROL A. MACLENNAN Michigan Technological University ai is the Hawaiian word for fresh water, and the use of this word Wthroughout the Hawaiian language reflects its central place in indige- nous island culture. Kanawai, a word for law, locates water at the cornerstone of human relationships in early Hawai‘i. Water regulation ordered much of the agri- cultural and political social system in its taro-producing valleys of Hawai‘i. Deeply integrated in the political hierarchy and spiritual world, wai was a foun- dation of life and meaning. Water was to be shared so that life was possible. It was water, rather than land, that formed one of the central connections of social life. As Hawaiians engaged European traders and planters in the early 1800s, they established a sovereign nation utilizing Western law and modifying customary Hawaiian laws regarding use of resources. Although land was largely “alienated” from the community, privatized, and sold, water remained under Hawai‘i law a shared resource during the earliest years of plantation development. Well into the 20th century, Hawai‘i law recognized the unique role water played in native agri- culture and spiritual life. This

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