State v. Magoon

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MOON, C.J.

Plaintiff-appellant/appellee State of Hawai'i (State) commenced an ejectment action against three landowners — defendants-appellants/appellees John Henry Magoon, Jr. (Magoon), Richard R. Kelley (Kelley), and 3787 Diamond Head Road Development Corporation (DHRDC) (collectively landowners) — alleging ownership of six parcels of real property located along a strip of land in Kaalawai, Oahu, adjacent to the sea below Diamond Head. These parcels, identified as parcel Nos. 2,4,5,6, 8, and 13, to which the landowners also claim ownership and which they have occupied…