State v. McKnight.

Dissent to Part III: Regarding the Search Warrant, by

ACOBA, J.,

with whom McKENNA, J., joins.

Ours is a long legal history and tradition of protecting the privacy rights of all persons within the State’s territorial boundaries. This fundamental pillar of our State bill of rights can only endure if the judiciary remains faithful to holding inviolate individual protections under the Hawai'i Constitution. Although not labeled as such, the decisions by the majority on the warrant issue herein (Opinion of the Court with respect to Part III, by Recktenwald, C.J.) (hereinafter “majority opinion”) and…