Case Title: Nelson v. Hawaiian Homes Commission

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State: hawaii

Court: Hawaii Supreme Court

Date: 2013-07-17T00:00:00Z

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_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-30110 17-JUL-2013 09:40 AM NO. SCWC-30110 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I RICHARD NELSON III, KALIKO CHUN, JAMES AKIONA, SR., SHERILYN ADAMS, KELII IOANE, JR., and CHARLES AIPIA (deceased), Respondents/Plaintiffs/Appellants, vs. HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS, JOBIE MASAGATANI, in her official capacity as Chair of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, IMAIKALANI P. AIU, PERRY ARTATES, LEIMANA K. DAMATE, GENE ROSS DAVIS, JEREMY KAMAKANEOALOHA HOPKINS, MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, IAN LEE LOY, and RENWICK V. I. TASSILL, in their official capacities as members of the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Respondents/Defendants/Appellees, and KALBERT K. YOUNG, in his official capacity as the State Director of Finance, and the STATE OF HAWAI'I, Petitioners/Defendants/Appellees. CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (ICA NO. 30110, CIVIL NO. 07-1-1663-08) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, and McKenna, JJ.; with Pollack, J., concurring, and with Acoba, J., dissenting) Upon consideration of the Motion for Reconsideration filed by Respondents/Plaintiffs/Appellants Richard Nelson III, Kaliko Chun, James Akiona, Sr., Sherilyn Adams, and Kelii Ioane, Jr., on July 8, 2013, together with the Opinion, and the records and files in this case, and having fully considered the arguments set forth in the Motion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is denied. DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, July 17, 2013. Alan T. Murakami and Camille K. Kalama for respondents /s/ Mark E. Recktenwald /s/ Paula A. Nakayama /s/ Sabrina S. McKenna CONCURRENCE BY POLLACK, J. I concur in the denial of the Motion for Reconsideration for the reasons stated in my concurring opinion. /s/ Richard W. Pollack DISSENT BY ACOBA, J. I respectfully dissent and would grant the motion for reconsideration. /s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. 2