Hawaiian Homes Commission v. Bush

*282OPINION OF THE COURT BY

STAINBACK, J.

These two cases were consolidated for trial and argument in the district court and likewise consolidated for argument in this court upon appeal.

The defendants-appellants were tenants and occupants of separate lots situated in the Hoolehua district of Molokai under Hawaiian Homes Commission leases. On January 16 and 18, 1956, the commission sent to each defendant, through registered mail, notices stating they were to appear at the commission’s office in Hoolehua, Molokai, and show cause on February 3, 1956, why their respective leases should not be cancelled…