Wo v. Board of Land and Natural Resources

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 11-APR-2024 08:14 AM Dkt. 21 ODAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

HENRY CHANG WO, JR.,

Respondent/Appellant-Appellee,

vs.

BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; DAWN N.S. CHANG, in her official capacity as Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources;

Respondents/Appellees-Appellees,

and

HASEKO (EWA), INC.; CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING,

Petitioners/Appellees-Appellees

and

DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, Respondent/Appellee-Appellee,

and

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI,

Petitioner/Appellee-Appellee.

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KUAʻĀINA ULU ʻAUAMO,

Respondent/Party in Interest-Appellant.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 1PC1410001373)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., McKenna, Eddins, and Devens, JJ., and Circuit Judge Kawano, in place of Ginoza, J., recused, dissenting)

Petitioners/Appellees-Appellees University of Hawaiʻi, Haseko (Ewa) Inc., and City and County of Honolulu, Department of Planning and Permitting’s Application for Writ of Certiorari filed on February 12, 2024, is rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 11, 2024.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Vladimir P. Devens

DISSENT

I respectfully dissent to the majority’s Order Rejecting Application for Writ of Certiorari, and would accept Petitioners University of Hawaiʻi, Haseko (Ewa) Inc., and City and County of Honolulu, Department of Planning and Permitting’s application.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, April 11, 2024.

/s/ Kelsey T. Kawano