Nagle v. Board of Education

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

The primary issue on this appeal is whether HRS § 297-15 (1976) which mandates the retirement of public school teachers at age 65 violates the equal protection and due process clauses of the Hawaii Constitution, art. I, § 4 (as amended and renumbered art. I, § 5 (1978) ). 1 The First Circuit Court upheld the constitutionality of section 297-15 and granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. For reasons which will be set forth in this opinion, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

I. FACTS.

Flora S. Nagle (hereinafter “appellant”) was an…