U.S. District Judge David Ezra today issued a court order requiring Hui Malama Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei's executive director and board members to appear before him on Tuesday and explain why he should not order them jailed or fined.
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He ordered Hui Malama executive director Edward Halealoha Ayau and board members Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele, Kahu Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell Sr., William Aila and Antoinette Freitas to appear before him at 10 a.m. Tuesday "to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court for failing to comply with this Court's Order Settling Compliance Dates."

Alan Murakami, an attorney with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corp. which is representing Hui Malama, said Tuesday's hearing will be "certainly one of those defining moments because this is where the rubber hits the road."

He added: "The judge is going to determine if my clients' religious beliefs are deserving of constitutional protection."