State v. Hanapi

Opinion of the Court by

KLEIN, J.

Defendant-appellant Alapai Hanapi appeals from his conviction of and sentence for criminal trespass in the second degree, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 708-814(l)(a) (1993). 1 On appeal, Hanapi contends that his conviction should be reversed because: (1) the district court committed reversible error when it excluded relevant evidence and testimony in support of his constitutionally protected native Hawaiian rights; and (2) there was insufficient evidence to convict him because the prosecution failed to negative his native Hawaiian rights…