Schwab v. Ariyoshi

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

OGATA, J.

Plaintiffs-appellants, William Schwab and Richard “Ike” Sutton (hereinafter appellants), brought suit as taxpayers, in their own behalf and on behalf of other taxpayers similarly situated, in the First Circuit Court, against defendants-appellees (hereinafter appellees) being various state officers in the executive, judicial and legislative branches, in their individual capacities, seeking to halt the implementation of Parts II, III and IV of Act 58, S.L.H. 1975, on the grounds that it had been invalidly enacted in violation of the State Constitution and rules…