Traditional Customary Practice...

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Article 12, Section 7 of the Hawai`i State Constitution protects the exercise of traditional and customary practices of the Native Hawaiians. Mending your fishing net to close up large pukas, so fish can't escape, increasing your yield, is just such a traditional practice. It is not about recreation. It is about sustenance and feeding your children on extremely limited means...

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