In re the Trustees Under the Will & of the Estate of Campbell

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAMURA, C.J.

Petitioners-Appellees James Campbell Company LLC (Campbell), James C. Reynolds, Inc. (Reynolds), and Continental Pacific, LLC (Continental) (collectively referred to as “Petitioners”) are the successors in interest to the Trustees under the Will and of the Estate of James Campbell, Deceased (Trustees), with respect to the property at issue in this appeal. Respondent-Appellant State of Hawai'i (State) is the successor in interest to the Territory of Hawai'i (Territory). See Admissions Act of March 18, 1959, Pub.L. No. 86-3 (hereinafter, “Admissions Act”), §…