William S. Richardson School of Law - Ethos

Ethos

Richardson's ethos enshrouds Kānāwai Māmalahoe, the fundamental precept of Hawaiian law. Originating in a royal edict by King Kamehameha I in 1797, galvanizing the Kingdom of Hawai'i’s legal system, Kānāwai Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle, was enshrined later in the Hawai'i State Constitution, Article 9, Section 10. According to Hawaiian legend, King Kamehameha conceived the principle, when:

While chasing two fishermen who were fishing illegally, King Kamhameha caught his leg in the reef, and one of the fisherman, Kaleleiki, hit him mightily on the head with a paddle in defense, which broke into pieces. Luckily, Kamehameha was able to escape.
Years later, the same fisherman was brought before King Kamehameha. Instead of ordering for him to be killed Kamehameha ruled that the fisherman had only been protecting his land and family, and so the Law of the Splintered Paddle was declared.

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