Young v. Planning Commission

Opinion of the Court by

MOON, C. J.

In April 1996, plaintiff-appellant Ralph A. Young filed the instant declaratory judgment action against defendant-appellee Planning Commission of the County of Kauai [hereinafter, Kauai Planning Commission or the Commission]. In his complaint, Young alleged that his commercial tour boat operation on the Hanalei River did not constitute a “development” under the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 205A, and the Special Management Area (SMA) Rules and Regulations of the County of Kauai [hereinafter, SMA Rules], and…