Korean Buddhist Dae Won Sa Temple of Hawai'i, Inc. v. Zoning Board of Appeals

*300OPINION OF THE COURT BY

HEEN, J.

Appellees-Appellants Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) of the City and County of Honolulu (City) and Donald A. Clegg, Director of the City’s Department of Land Utilization (DLU) (collectively, where appropriate, the Board), appeal from the March 22, 1991 order (Order) of the first circuit court reversing ZBA’s denial (ZBA Order) of Appellant-Appellee Korean Buddhist Dae Won Sa Temple of Hawaii, Inc.’s (Temple) application for a variance from the City’s zoning ordinances and remanding the matter to ZBA for rehearing and reconsideration.

Sua sponte, we hold that the…