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City of Honolulu v. State

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
Oct 19, 2018
SCPW-18-0000733 (Haw. Oct. 19, 2018)

Opinion

SCPW-18-0000733

10-19-2018

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; COUNTY OF HAWAI'I; COUNTY OF MAUI; COUNTY OF KAUA'I, Petitioners, v. STATE OF HAWAI'I; SCOTT T. NAGO, in his capacity as Chief Election Officer; RONALD D. KOUCHI, in his capacity as President of the Hawai'i Senate; SCOTT K. SAIKI, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai'i House, Respondents.


ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
(CIVIL NO. 18-1-1326-08) ORDER DISMISSING RESPONDENTS RONALD D. KOUCHI AND SCOTT K. SAIKI, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES
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On October 11, 2018, respondents filed their answer to the petition for extraordinary writ seeking pre-election relief in which respondents argue, among other things, that Ronald D. Kouchi, in his capacity as President of the Hawai'i Senate, and Scott K. Saiki, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai'i House of Representatives, should be dismissed from this original proceeding. Upon consideration of this argument and the representations made during the October 18, 2018 oral argument,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondents Ronald D. Kouchi, in his capacity as President of the Hawai'i Senate, and Scott K. Saiki, in his capacity as Speaker of the Hawai'i House of Representatives are dismissed from this original proceeding.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai'i, October 19, 2018.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack

/s/ Michael D. Wilson


Summaries of

City of Honolulu v. State

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
Oct 19, 2018
SCPW-18-0000733 (Haw. Oct. 19, 2018)
Case details for

City of Honolulu v. State

Case Details

Full title:CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU; COUNTY OF HAWAI'I; COUNTY OF MAUI; COUNTY OF…

Court:SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I

Date published: Oct 19, 2018

Citations

SCPW-18-0000733 (Haw. Oct. 19, 2018)