York v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

KOBAYASHI, J.

The State of Hawaii and various Hawaii public officials (hereinafter the State) appeal from a decision of the circuit court holding that Hawaii’s durational residence requirement for public employment violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.

Appellee, Carleen York, was hired by the State Department of Education as a general aide at Keaau Elementary and Intermediate School. She was dismissed therefrom when it was learned that she failed to meet the three-year residency requirement for public employment contained in Section…