Hanabusa v. Lingle

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAYAMA, J.

Plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee Colleen Hanabusa (Hanabusa) appeals from the order and judgment of the circuit court of the first circuit, the Honorable Virginia Lea Crandall presiding, (1) denying Hanabusa’s motion for summary judgment and interve-nor-appellee/cross-appellant Ko Olina Beach Lagoon Estates, LLC’s (Ko Olina) joinder therein, and (2) granting the then governor, Benjamin J. Cayetano 1 [hereinafter, “the then governor”], in his official capacity as governor of the State of Hawai'i, Paul T. Kawaguchi (Kawaguchi), in his official capacity as…