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On October 3-5, 2003, Kanaka Maoli of Ka Pae ʻĀina Hawai'i gathered at Ka 'Aha Pono - NativeHawaiian intellectual Property Rights Conference - and united to express our collective right of self-determination to perpetuate our culture under threat of theft and commercialization of the traditional knowledge of Kanaka Maoli, our wahi pana, and nā mea Hawai'i.

Attending as participants were Kanaka Maoli who are Hawai'I’s foremost kumu hula; elders skilled in lā'au Iapa'au; traditional and contemporary artists; and individuals who engage in all cultural expressions, including spiritual and ceremonial practice, subsistence agronomy, marine economic pursuits, and the maintenance and transmission of Hawai'I’s oral traditions; teachers and academics; and attorneys. Several non-Hawaiian participants made significant contributions throughout the conference.