Life of the Land, Inc. v. Land Use Commission

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

These appeals, which were consolidated for oral argument, concern the reclassification of 320 acres in Oneula, Oahu, and 655 acres in Ewa, Oahu, from agriculture to urban by the Land Use Commission of the State of Hawaii (hereinafter LUC).

All lands involved were owned by The Estate of James Campbell (hereinafter Campbell).

Life of the Land, a non-profit environmental corporation, and Charles Carr filed appeals to the circuit court from the LUC reclassification decisions.

Campbell filed in circuit court motions to dismiss the appeals for lack of standing…