Ka Pa'akai O Ka'Aina v. Land Use Commission

Opinion of the Court by

RAMIL, J.

This consolidated appeal 1 arises from the Land Use Commission’s (LUC) grant of a petition to reclassify approximately 1,009.086 acres of land in the ahupua'a 2 of Ka’üpülehu on the Big Island of Hawai‘i from a State Land Use “Conservation District” to a State Land Use “Urban District.” Plaintiff-appellant/appellant Ka Pa'akai 0 Ka ‘Aina, an association of Ka Láhui Hawai'i (Ka Láhui), Kona Hawaiian Civic Club (KHCC), and Protect Kohanaiki Ohana (PKO) (collectively “Ka Pa'akai” or the “Coalition”) and Appellee/eross-appellant/ appellant/appellant Plan to Protect…