Koolauloa Welfare Rights Group v. Chang

This is an appeal from an order entered December 2, 1981 certifying a class of plaintiffs as of October 11, 1977. We reverse and order dismissal of the case.

The complaint was filed on March 29, 1976, alleging that the appellees had violated § 91-3, HRS, in failing to promulgate, as rules, internal communication forms used by them in determining eligibility for certain public assistance payments by the State of Hawaii. It alleged that the named plaintiffs were bringing the action on their own behalf and on behalf of a class of recipients of public assistance who were specifically described in…