Department of Environmental Services v. Land Use Commission

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Petitioner-Appellant Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu (“DES” or “City”), appeals from the October 19, 2010 final judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit 1 (circuit court) in support of its September 21, 2010 order, which affirmed Respondent-Appellee Land Use Commission’s (“LUC”) October 22, 2009 “Order Adopting the City and County of Honolulu Planning Commission’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision and Order With Modifications” (LUC Order). We accepted DES’ appeal on August 1, 2011 as a mandatory…