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<br />gathering rights resources in furtherance of the self-sufficiency and long term subsistence <br />sustainability of aquatic life and wildlife in the County. \[county Charter, GMAC Rules of <br />Practice and Procedure\] <br /> <br />Proposed Additions to the Glossary: <br />Game Management is to manage, sustain, and enhance habitat and populations of game <br />mammals, birds, and/or fish as related to the preservation of subsistence hunting and fishing as <br />well as protecting traditional and cultural gathering rights. <br />Gathering Rights are those rights possessed by Native Hawaiians to access and gather from <br />lands as allowed by the Hawai’i Constitution, Hawai’i Revised Statutes, and state Supreme Court <br />legal precedent. <br />Loko’ia is a traditional Hawaiian fishpond that was used for the cultivation and management of <br />fish. These fishponds were constructed by ancient Hawaiians as a means of sustaining a reliable <br />source of food. Today, many Loko i’a are being restored and are used for cultural and <br />educational purposes, as well as for the cultivation and management of fish for commercial and <br />personal use. They are an important part of Hawaii’s cultural heritage and are valued for their <br />contributions to the sustainable use of natural resources. <br />Public Trust Doctrine is the legal doctrine that, for the benefit of present and future <br />generations, the State and its political subdivisions shall conserve and protect Hawaii’s natural <br />beauty and all natural resources, including land, water, air, minerals and energy sources, and <br />shall promote the development and utilization of these resources in a manner consistent with <br />their conservation and in furtherance of self-sufficiency. \[Hawai’i Supreme Court\] <br />Subsistence Practices is the customary and traditional uses of wild and cultivated renewable <br />resources for direct personal or family consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, <br />transportation, culture, religion, and medicine; for barter, or sharing, for personal or family <br />consumption; and for customary trade. <br />Traditional and Customary Rights Those rights protected under the Hawai’i Constitution for <br />subsistence, cultural, and religious purposes. Gathering and access rights are the two most basic <br />examples of traditional and customary practices protected under State law. These practices <br />include walking along ancestral trails, song, dance, and chant about an the area, celebrating the <br />land and the flora and fauna that grow upon it, and honoring the current and historical <br />significance of the area, cultural ceremonies comparable to religious ones, Hunting and gathering <br />activities conducted in accordance with Hawaiian norms and values extant from 300-1400 A.D. <br />were customary and traditional notwithstanding changes in the items that they gather <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />