2007 Land Use in Review: CARD v. ZBA - Administrative Procedures in Land Use Cases

Administrative Procedures in Land Use Cases:  In Citizens Against Reckless Development v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals of the City and County of Honolulu (No. 27264, May 31, 2007), the Hawaii Supreme Court tackled the issue of when a request for an agency to issue a declaratory ruling under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 91-8 can effectively substitute for an appeal of an agency decision, and when it can't.