State v. Pratt

Opinion of the Court by

LEONARD, J.

In this case, Defendant-Appellant Lloyd Pratt (Pratt) argues that as a native Hawaiian he has a constitutionally protected right to, inter alia, take up residence in a State wilderness park in Kalalau Valley on the Island of Kaua'i as part of and in order to facilitate his exercise of customary and traditional native Hawaiian practices and to act as a “hoa'aina” or caretaker of the land and restorer of ancient Hawaiian sites. Based on this assertion (and other arguments discussed herein), Pratt contends that this court must reverse three judgments entered on…