Kahaikupuna v. State

*231Opinion of the Court by

ACOBA, J.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Daniel Lealoha Ka-haikupuna and Frederick Ponce [collectively, Plaintiffs] appeal from the September 22, 2004 judgment of the circuit court of the second circuit1 (the court) in favor of Defendants-Appellees the State of Hawai'i (the State), and the County of Maui (the County) [collectively, Defendants]. Plaintiffs also challenge the court’s August 31, 2004 findings of fact (findings), conclusions of law (conclusions) and order granting Defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint. Because we hold that Plaintiffs’ challenges to Hawai'i…