In re Application of Hawaii Electric Light Company

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: July 2, 2012
• Docket: SCWC-11-0000067
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-11-0000067 02-JUL-2012 03:53 PM

NO. SCWC-11-0000067

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

In the Matter of the Application of

HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC.

For Approval of Rate Increases

and Revised Rate Schedules and Rules

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KEAHOLE DEFENSE COALITION, INC., a Hawai'i

nonprofit corporation, Petitioner/Participant-Appellant,

vs.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I,

Respondent/Appellee,

and

HAWAII ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, INC., a Hawai'i nonprofit

corporation, Respondent/Participant-Appellee,

DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, Respondent/Appellee.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(ICA NO. CAAP-11-0000067; DOCKET NO. 05-0315)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

(By: Nakayama, Acting C.J., Acoba, and McKenna, JJ.,

Circuit Judge Nishimura, in place of Recktenwald, C.J.,

recused, and Circuit Judge Perkins, due to vacancy)

The Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on May 16,

2012 by Petitioner/Participant-Appellant Keahole Defense

Coalition, Inc. is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, July 2, 2012.

Michael J. Matsukawa, /s/ Paula A. Nakayama

for petitioner

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

Thomas W. Williams, Jr.,

Peter Y. Kikuta, /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

Lisa A. Bail,

Adams K. Robinson /s/ Rhonda A. Nishimura

(Goodsill, Anderson,

Quinn & Stifel), /s/ Richard K. Perkins

for respondent