Legal Opinion
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. Cnty. of Maui
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided July 20, 2018No. CIVIL NO. 14-00535 SOM/RLPPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Susan Oki Mollway, United States District Judge *1054I. INTRODUCTION.
Plaintiff Fredrick R. Honig bought land on Maui zoned for agricultural use. Honig leased the land to Plaintiff Spirit of Aloha Temple, which, in turn, applied for a Special Use Permit to build a church and hold religious events on the land, uses not allowed without a Special Use Permit in the agricultural zone in which the land was located. After the requested Special Use Permit was denied, Plaintiffs filed this action, asserting religious discrimination. Counts I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX against Defendant County of Maui…
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