Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Corboy v. Louie.

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 2011No. 30049Published

1Concurrence

Concurring Opinion by

ACOBA, J.

I believe that Plaintiffs-Appellants John M. Corboy, Stephen Garó Aghjayan, Garry P. Smith, Earl F. Arakaki, and J. William Sanborn (Taxpayers), have standing as taxpayers to challenge the tax exemption set forth under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) and adopted in article XII of the Hawai'i Constitution.2 Accordingly, I *109disagree with the majority as to standing inasmuch as I would hold that Taxpayers have standing in this ease.

However, because Section 4 of the Admission Act provides that the provisions of the HHCA are “subject to amendment or repeal…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. CunoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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