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Lively discussions on land use and finding ways to insert Hawaiians and cultural practices into public policy decisions punctuated the first day of the 2024 Native Hawaiian Convention. It’s the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s largest conference yet and the first on the Big Island, with approximately 2,000 registered attendees cramming the hallways and convention rooms at the Hilton Waikoloa. Improving engagement with government entities was another major theme of the opening sessions on Tuesday. The impact of a Hawaii Supreme Court decision protecting Hawaiian cultural practices drew a standing-room…