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About The Legal Work: Restore Stream Flow Water in Hawaiʻi is a public trust resource, protected under the state Constitution and Water Code. Plantations diverted many Hawaiian streams to water sugar cane and pineapple fields, drying out and destroying the native life and Hawaiian communities connected with those streams. Now that plantations are in decline, the water can be restored to the native streams.

A continued series of cases, brought by Earthjustice on behalf of our clients, has reaffirmed the legal principle of water as a public trust and methodically succeeded in restoring flows to traditional uses. See more stories on Restore Stream Flow.

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About The Mid-Pacific Office The Hawaiian Islands are an evolutionary and cultural wonder. Located in Honolulu, the Mid-Pacific regional office is fighting habitat destruction, overfishing and harmful sonar use, while also helping Hawaiʻi’s leading solar industry shine through. Learn more.

“Our work to rectify 150 years of injustice is far from over.”
– Isaac MoriwakeEarthjustice attorney, on the long fight to restore water to Maui streams.
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Flows Restored To Waimea River And “Grand Canyon of the Pacific”

Maui Couple Plants a Taro Patch, Grows a Movement for Hawaiian Water Rights

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