Akaka v. Housel

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCEC-12-0000725 31-AUG-2012 11:39 AM NO. SCEC-12-0000725 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I KALEIHIKINA “KALEI” AKAKA, Plaintiff, vs. FRED HOUSEL; NICOLE LOWEN; BUCKY LESLIE; SCOTT NAGO, Chief Election Officer; STATE OF HAWAI#I OFFICE OF ELECTIONS; JAMAE KAWAUCHI, County of Hawai#i Clerk; OFFICE OF THE CLERK, HAWAI#I COUNTY; and NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Governor of the State of Hawai#i, Defendants. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND JUDGMENT (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna and Pollack, JJ.) We have considered (1)…