Morita et Als. v. Pub. Ut. Com

1 Citing case

  1. Captain Andy's Sailing v. DLNR

    113 Haw. 184 (Haw. 2006)   Cited 33 times

    A governmental license on the other hand is considered as a mere privilege; is not of itself a contract unless supported by a consideration other than the license fee; is revocable and hence temporary; confers no vested right of property; and being personal to the licensee is not transferable unless otherwise provided [.]See id. at 60-62 (emphasis added) (some citations omitted) (some internal quotation marks omitted) (some punctuation omitted); see also Morita v. Public Utilities Commission of the Territory of Hawai'i, 40 Haw. 579, 589-90 (1954) (citing the franchise/government license distinction in Fung). While not squarely on point, the franchise/license discussion is highly instructive in the instant appeal.