Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. Housing & Community Development Corp. of Hawai'i

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J.

On July 15, 2009, defendants-appellees State of Hawaii (State), the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) and its executive director and board of directors, as well as Linda Lingle, in her capacity as Governor of the State [hereinafter, collectively, the State] filed a motion to dismiss the claims of plaintiff-appellant Jonathan Kamakawiwo'ole Oso-rio (who is the only remaining plaintiff-appellant in the above-captioned case, 1 which was remanded from the United States Supreme Court on May 4, 2009), contending, inter alia, that…