Foster Village Community Ass'n v. Hess

OPINION OF.THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

This appeal by Foster Village Community Association and East Foster Village Community Association (hereinafter appellants) from the decision of the Honolulu Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) presents the novel question whether a pig is a pet and thus permitted as an accessory use in a residential neighborhood, and the mundane question whether a decision on that issue by the ZBA is a rule-making function. (Where appropriate in this opinion appellees Jerry Hess, chairman of the ZBA, the ZBA, and Connie Chun (Chun), will collectively be referred to as appellees.) The…