Breann Swann Nuʻuhiwa has published “Government of the People, by the People, for the People: Cultural Sovereignty, Civil Rights, and Good Native Hawaiian Governance” in the Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal.
Here is an excerpt:
Yet “civil rights,” as they are understood and articulated by the federal government, are not necessarily congruous with core Native Hawaiian beliefs about leadership, relationships, and responsibility. Furthermore, as history demonstrates, the wholesale appropriation of American rights principles by the Native Hawaiian people can hinder Native Hawaiian sovereignty and privilege non-community members over community members. Accordingly, the founders of the reorganized Native Hawaiian government must take special care to balance external expectations with Native Hawaiian beliefs and values in order to develop an approach to civil rights that maximizes Native Hawaiian sovereignty. This article seeks to provide information and analysis that may be of use to the Native Hawaiian convention participants as they design a civil rights approach.
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