Legal Opinion

Kahana Sunset Owners Ass'n v. County of Maui

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided November 5, 1997No. 19588PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant The Kahana Sunset Owners Association (KSOA) appeals from the ruling of the circuit court affirming the Maui Planning Commission’s decision, which (1) concluded that an environmental assessment was not required for defendant-appellee JGL Enterprises, Inc.’s proposed Napilihau Villages development project and (2) granted a Special Management Area (SMA) use permit to JGL Enterprises. Because the Commission erred in holding that an environmental assessment was not required, we vacate the grant of the SMA permit and remand for further consideration after the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Rodrigues v. StateHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. ToyomuraHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
  3. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1357 v. Hawaiian Telephone Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Tate v. GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Bumanglag v. Oahu Sugar Co., Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  2. Korean Buddhist Dae Won Sa Temple v. SullivanHawaii Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Citizens for the Protection of the North Kohala Coastline Ex Rel. Withington v. County of Hawai'iHawaii Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Sierra Club v. Department of Transportation of the StateHawaii Supreme Court · 2009
  5. Korsak v. Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2000

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