The Sierra Club v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC.

Opinion of the Court by

McKENNA, J.

I. Introduction

This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses. Appellants Sierra Club and Clayton Hee challenge the Land Use Commission’s (“LUC”) reclassification of approximately 1525.516 acres of Appellee D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes’ (“D.R. Horton-Schuler”) land from the agricultural state land use district to the urban state land use district. The land is slated for development of the Ho'opili project. On transfer from the Intermediate Court of Appeals, Appellants seek review of the Decision and Order of…