Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. State

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C.J. 1

Plaintiffs-appellants the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and the Board of Trustees of OHA (the trustees) [hereinafter, collectively, the plaintiffs] appeal from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit’s 2 May 19, 2004 final judgment in favor of defendant-appellee State of Hawaii (the State). On appeal, the plaintiffs contend that the circuit court erred in: (1) granting the State’s motion to dismiss their first amended complaint [hereinafter, motion to dismiss]; (2) denying the plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend the first amended complaint [hereinafter,…