Hawaii Blind Vendors Ass'n v. Department of Human Services

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

Appellants, beneficiaries of a program assuring that priority is given to the blind and visually handicapped in the establishment of vending operations in public buildings, brought this action in the circuit court claiming violations of the substantive and procedural law governing the program. The circuit court granted summary judgment against Appellants’ claims. We reverse and remand to the circuit court with the direction that the court remand to the involved agency for an administrative hearing.

Opinion of the Court

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Since 1937, Hawaii law has provided for the…