The oral argument calendar of the Hawaii Supreme Court looks pretty interesting:
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The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, in a unanimous panel opinion authored by Judge Foley, held that a “zoning verification” by the Director of the City and County’s Department of Planning and Permitting is not a “decision of the Director” which a property owner must administratively appeal to the Honolulu Zoning Board of Appeals. Hoku …
Here‘s what we think is the final top-side amicus brief in Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 12-122 (cert. granted. Nov. 20, 2012), supporting the petitioner/property owner. Filed by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the brief argues that where “the government requires a direct transfer of funds, and…
We’re used to knee-jerk reactions by state and local governments to takings claims: whatever the circumstances, the property owner is wrong, and loses. So it’s nice to see a brief where a state government stakes out a more objective position.
Texas has filed an amicus brief in Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture…
The Hawaii Supreme Court has accepted certiorari and agreed to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ unpublished memorandum opinion in Diamond v. Dobbin, No. 30572 (Aug. 31, 2012). The Supreme Court’s order is here.
It’s another beach case, this time involving a shoreline certification. Shoreline certifications approved by the State Department of Land…
Here’s the petitioners’ merits brief in Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 12-122 (cert. granted. Nov. 20, 2012).
That’s the case in which the Court is reviewing Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture, 673 F.3d 1071 (9th Cir. 2011), in which the Ninth Circuit concluded a takings claim raised as…
The Hawaii Supreme Court recently accepted cert in two cases worth watching. Our colleage Rebecca Copeland has summaried both and posted the relevant documents over at Record on Appeal.
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We’ve talked California raisins before, but the latest is about oysters. Specifically, an oyster farm in a Marin County National Seashore, the Drakes Bay Oyster Company.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited the place a couple of weeks ago to see if he would be willing to extend the farm’s existing license, which has been…
Guess what? The Water Commission got it wrong again. The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals held in this unpublished memorandum order that the Commission must hold a “contested case” hearing upon demand when the Commission sets “interim instream flow standards” under the Water Code (in other words, how much water should be allocated to whom …
Anyone who practices land use law is familiar with the primary jurisdiction and exhaustion of administrative remedies doctrines. These rules require courts to either dismiss claims or abstain from exercising jurisdiction unless and until an administrative agency has first developed the record and passed on the issues. If you’ve got notice of the action you…
