Kānāwai Māmalahoe
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Kānāwai Māmalahoe is a historic Hawaiian law established by Kamehameha I that protects the safety and rights of noncombatants, often summarized as the principle to “let the old men, women, and children lie in safety.”
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian law
ⓘ
historic law ⓘ legal principle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ke Kānāwai Māmalahoe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law of the Splintered Paddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
children
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ noncombatants ⓘ old men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | oral tradition before written constitutions ⓘ |
| country | Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | “Let the old men, women, and children lie in safety” ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kamehameha I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
symbol of justice in Hawaii
ⓘ
symbol of protection for the weak ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
limitation on violence in warfare
ⓘ
protection of civilians during conflict ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | late 18th century Hawaii ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
early form of humanitarian law
ⓘ
precursor to modern protections for civilians in war ⓘ |
| hasMottoForm | “E nā kānaka, e mālama ʻoukou i ke akua, a e mālama hoʻi i kā ʻoukou poʻe kānaka” ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Hawaiian language ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mercy in warfare
ⓘ
responsibility of rulers to protect subjects ⓘ |
| inception | 1797 ⓘ |
| influences |
Hawaiian concepts of human rights
ⓘ
modern Hawaiian legal culture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | battlefield incident involving Kamehameha I and fishermen ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition | Native Hawaiian customary law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedIn |
Hawaiian Kingdom constitutional law
ⓘ
State of Hawaii constitutional law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
noncombatants shall not be harmed
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travelers and the defenseless must be protected ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional principle in Hawaii ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human rights
ⓘ
laws of war ⓘ protection of noncombatants ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of the State of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedIn | Hawaii state jurisprudence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hawaiian Kingdom military campaigns
ⓘ
Kamehameha I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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