Sandy Beach Defense Fund v. City Council

*364OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

This appeal involves a challenge to the validity of the procedures employed by Appellee, the City and County of Honolulu (County) when acting upon applications for Special Management Area (SMA) use permits pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Chapter 205A. Appellants, residents and community groups, challenge the County’s issuance of an SMA use permit to Appellee Kaiser Development Co. (Kaiser). They contend that the Honolulu City Council was required to hold a “contested case”1 hearing pursuant to the Hawaii…