Legal Opinion
Kaua'i Police Commission ex rel. Iona v. Carvalho
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
Decided June 30, 2016No. Nos. CAAP-13-0000015, CAAP-12-0001123Published
1Opinion of the Court
*289Opinion of the Court by
GINOZA, J.
The question presented in this case is whether, under the Charter of the County of Kaua'i (2010) (Kaua'i Charter), the authority to suspend and/or otherwise discipline the Chief of Police of the County of Kaua'i (Police Chief) rests with the Mayor of the County of Kaua'i or with the Kaua'i Police Commission.
Plaintiff-Appellant Kaua'i Police Commission, by its Commissioners in their official capacities (Police Commission),2 contends that the Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit (circuit court)3 erred in concluding that the authority to suspend and/or otherwise…
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- Wong v. Bd. of Regents, University of HawaiiHawaii Supreme Court · 1980
- Gregory v. . Mayor, Etc., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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