ultrafacts:Kānāwai Māmalahoe, or Law of the Splintered Paddle/oar, is a precept in Hawaiian law, originating with King Kamehameha I in 1797. The law, “Let every elderly person, woman and child lie by the roadside in safety,” is enshrined in the
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