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Boshard v. Legislative Reapportionment

Supreme Court of Hawaii
Nov 15, 1973
515 P.2d 1249 (Haw. 1973)

Summary

challenging the state's 1973 reapportionment plan

Summary of this case from Travis v. King

Opinion

No. 5539

November 15, 1973

RICHARDSON, C.J., MARUMOTO, ABE, LEVINSON AND KOBAYASHI, JJ.

Thomas M. Pico, Jr. ( Gill Pico of counsel) for petitioners.

James T. Funaki ( Okumura Takushi of counsel) for respondents, 1973 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, et al.

Nobuki Kamida, Deputy Attorney General ( George Pai, Attorney General, of counsel) for George R. Ariyoshi, Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii.


This is an original proceeding in accordance with the last paragraph of Article III, Section 4, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, wherein petitioners filed a "petition for Writ of Mandamus or for Declaratory or Other Relief", urging this court to issue a writ mandating the respondents, 1973 Legislative Reapportionment Commission, to redraw and subdivide the first senatorial district which embraces all of the basic island unit of Hawaii.

Petitioners allege that the respondents have failed to follow a criterion set forth in Article III, Section 4, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii requiring, to-wit: ". . . insofar as practicable, districts shall be compact".

After due consideration of said Article III, Section 4, and a review of the Report and Reapportionment Plan (including the reapportionment and redistricting of the senatorial and representative districts) of the respondents, we are of the opinion that petitioners have failed to prove any violation on the part of the respondents as alleged.

Petition is denied.


Summaries of

Boshard v. Legislative Reapportionment

Supreme Court of Hawaii
Nov 15, 1973
515 P.2d 1249 (Haw. 1973)

challenging the state's 1973 reapportionment plan

Summary of this case from Travis v. King
Case details for

Boshard v. Legislative Reapportionment

Case Details

Full title:HENRY BOSHARD, et al., Petitioners, v. 1973 LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT…

Court:Supreme Court of Hawaii

Date published: Nov 15, 1973

Citations

515 P.2d 1249 (Haw. 1973)
515 P.2d 1249

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