THIRTY VOTERS OF CTY. OF KAUAI v. Doi

This is an original action seeking to set aside, on the basis of improper ballot and unlawful election procedures, the results of the election held on November 7,1978, in which an initiative measure limiting the power of the Kauai County planning commission to grant building height variances was narrowly defeated.

The stipulated facts show that, pursuant to the initiative and referendum provisions of the Kauai County Charter, a group calling itself Stop Highrise on Kauai (SHOK) submitted an initiative proposal limiting the power of the county planning commission to grant height variances to…