In Re Cosmopolitan Hotel Ex Rel. Scoby

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LE BARON, J.

This is a special proceeding, initiated by a landlord. It pertains to emergency rent control for housing accommodations within the city and county of Honolulu, and involves a complaint by the landlord against the order of the rent control commission establishing maximum-rent ceilings and minimum-service standards for the landlord’s housing accommodations.

On May 23, 1944, the landlord petitioned the commission to establish ceilings and standards on its housing accommodations pursuant to section 3, (c), of ¡ordinance number 941 of the city and county of…