One of 2006’s bigger cases was Diamond v. Bd. of Land and Nat. Res., 112 Haw. 161, 145 P.3d 704 (Oct. 24, 2006), involving the location of the “shoreline” for purposes of determining the buildable area on an oceanfront parcel.
There was news coverage a-plenty, and I posted more than a few comments on the case and on the coverage. Start here, then read this, this, this, then this post.
I’d bet this case will have lasting impact, even though it was not about the public-private boundary, and only analyzed the location of the “shoreline” under Hawaii’s Coastal Zone Management Act.