Sierra Club v. OFFICE OF PLANNING, STATE

Opinion of the Court by

DUFFY, J.

Appellee/DefendanL-Appellant State Office of Planning, State of Hawai'i (SOP), appeals from the Circuit Court of the First Circuit’s September 23, 2003 final judgment entered in favor of Appellant/Plaintiff-Appellee The Sierra Club (Sierra Club). 1 SOP and Appel-lees/Defendants-Appellees The Land Use Commission of the State of Hawai'i (the LUC), Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii, Inc. (Castle & Cooke), and Pacific Health Community, Inc. (Pacific Health) [hereinafter, collectively, Defendants] contend that the circuit court erred by vacating the decision of the LUC.

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