County of Hawai'i, Department of Finance v. Civil Service Commission

ACOBA, Judge.

This case presents the question of whether an agency, which is a party to an administrative contested case hearing, may appeal the adjudicatory agency’s adverse decision to the circuit court under Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 91-14 (1985 and Supp.1992) (amended 1993) which generally controls appeals from agency decisions.

Because we hold that a party agency did not fall within the definition of a “person” who is entitled to appeal under HRS § 91-14 prior to May 20, 1993, we dismiss the appeal before us.

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On December 13, 1989, Appellee-Appel-lee 1 Leslie Brown, a County of Hawaii…